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FPGA→ 2012-13 Resource Guide
Tool providers focus on improving the efficiency of FPGA design
As FPGAs advance, more automation will help engineers by speeding up the design process in the face of increased complexity.
Top Innovators in EDA→ 2012 Resource Guide2012 Top Innovators in EDA: Serial innovation, collaboration, and patience
Serial innovation, collaboration, and patience are the themes from the 2012 Top Innovators in EDA: Dr. Chi-Ping Hsu, Dr. John Sanguinetti, and the Mentor Graphics Calibre Development Team.
Big 3 Executive Interview→ 2012 Resource GuideBig 3 Executive Interview - Lip-Bu Tan, CEO, Cadence Design Systems
In the Cadence Design Systems third of EDA Digest's Big 3 Executive Interviews, CEO Lip-Bu Tan identifies abstraction, automation, and reuse as key elements of an EDA innovation.
Software development→ May 2010Virtual prototyping pushes the fast forward button for software development
Curt reports on his conversation with Marc Serughetti, Director of Marketing at Synopsys. Learn where virtual prototyping, fast simulation of hardware that makes testing without physical hardware possible, is most likely to make its mark and why.
EDA→ March 2013Looking back at the milestones as DAC-50 approaches
As we approach the 50th Design Automation Conference, it's time to look back on the milestones of innovation that have happened in the EDA industry during the past five decades. Editorial Director Mike Demler lists his first five picks for the most influential developments to the EDA industry.
Verification testing→ June 2010Embedded software-driven hardware verification
Due to the increasing influence that verification has on project efforts and timelines and that software has on project success, smart verification that takes into account embedded software is becoming more and more important.
Verification→ July 2010Transaction-level modeling brings IP up to speed
Defining a unified methodology for SoC IP interoperability can address the new reality of tighter interdependence between hardware and software.
Transaction-Level Modeling→ December 2011Use Transaction-Level Models to ensure hardware and software are in sync
SystemC-based Transaction-Level Models (TLMs) ease communication and synchronization between software and hardware design teams.
EDA→ May 2014Reducing bugs in hardware design with EDA and formal verification technology
Complex SoCs are often behind schedule or require re-spins due to bugs not caught by verification. In order to meet hardware design challenges, and improve quality and efficiency, designers can integrate formal verification technology into the design cycle.
EDA→ April 2013Advances in EDA design methodologies led by next-generation FPGAs
As FPGA vendors strive to make their devices more SoC- and ASIC-like, they are collaborating with EDA companies to more seamlessly integrate their tools. This produces great benefits for designers as FPGA design methodologies are leading the way to new capabilities in areas such as Electronic System... [read more]
EDA→ August 2011EDA acquisitions point the way to long-elusive growth
The merger and acquisition game relating to EDA companies has changed, with IC design tools becoming a valuable addition to non-EDA companies with plans to develop more highly integrated solutions for electronic product development.
High-Level Synthesis→ 2012-13 Resource GuideIntegrating High-Level Synthesis designs into FPGA SoCs with less effort and risk
As FPGA SoCs grow in popularity, High-Level Synthesis (HLS) tools are becoming a popular tool for hardware development, though to take advantage of their benefits designers must overcome their challenges.
FPGAs, analog and mixed-signal integration→ 2011-2012 Resource GuideApproaches and tools for FPGA mixed-signal integration
Multiple methods for integrating ADCs into FPGAs are available, but the right implementation is contingent upon the signal being measured.
FPGA→ June 2012FPGAs in the spotlight at the 2012 Design Automation Conference
The proliferation of design tools by FPGA and EDA vendors is giving designers more choice in hardware/software, virtual/real platforms.
EDA→ November 2012EDA vendors roll out advances for 20 nm design
After nearly 50 years of shrinking designs in two dimensions, extending Moore's Law to 20 nm design technology requires the use of a new technique: Double Patterning Technology (DPT). EDA vendors will see a major impact as a result, and semiconductor foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corpor... [read more]
Programmable Logic→ December 2008Tipping points in programmable logic: Is FPGA design more complex than ASIC design?
Assessing which ASIC tool technologies will prove useful to FPGA tool flows
High-Level Synthesis→ May 2012White Paper: Integrating High-Level Synthesis Designs into SoCs with Less Effort and Risk
High-Level Synthesis (HLS) tools have become increasingly popular for creating ASIC and FPGA hardware with less effort and risk. The productivity gains can be very high, especially when starting from higher abstraction levels like that of Synphony Model Compiler, which uses the Simulink(r) environme... [read more]
EDA→ November 2010Virtual prototyping quad-core ARM with Android
Prototyping, development, debug, and validation of complex software services requires a prototyping environment that addresses both software and hardware architecture.
EDA→ August 2011Nanometer Circuit Verification Forum to follow CICC
Berkeley Design Automation and its EDA partners will hold a nanometer Circuit Verification Forum in Santa Clara on September 22.
EDA→ August 2011FPGA design tool vendor GateRocket has ceased operations
There is no word yet regarding an acquisition of GateRocket's assets, but the tools could be valuable to both Xilinx and Altera should they be interested in picking them up.
Static analysis→ October 2008Applying hardware verification techniques to software
As demonstrated by engineering research, model checking is a powerful tool that has yielded significant improvements in hardware reliability.
Design considerations→ April 2009Video: FPGA Design & Verification using Agilent SystemVue and LTE libraries
Why wait until hardware to test your LTE algorithms? Achieve earlier design maturity and algorithmic pre-compliance using the LTE Baseband Libraries for Agilent SystemVue. Design flow demonstration shows a "scrambler" block moving from ".m-file" algorithm to VHDL verification.
Model-Based Design (MBD)→ November 2011Maximizing the benefits of Model-Based Design through early verification
Implementing these four best practices in Model-Based Design leads to early verification and decreased testing at the end of the development cycle.
Simulation→ September 2009Simulation tool advancements speed design process and improve products
New simulation software tools solve the growing design problem of getting more work done faster and with less effort.
Software development→ August 2006ALF and 10 questions every QA team should ask
To head off software problems before they start, developers and Quality Assurance (QA) teams need a way to anticipate, identify, and manage issues that might arise. When problems occur with a new release, QA teams get a lot of questions, many of which are tied more to the code development process th... [read more]
Model-Based Design (MBD)→ October 2010Developing next-gen signal processing and communications systems: Engineering tools and design flow advancements
It used to be that system engineers, algorithm developers, and hardware engineers used different tools to do their jobs, which often resulted in workflow gaps that led to design errors. However, with Model-Based Design (MBD), engineers use models as a golden reference that links every part of the de... [read more]
