EDA
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MathWorks Introduces HDL Coder and Verifier For MATLAB
MathWorks Inc. has announced HDL Coder for MATLAB, a tool that enables algorithm developers and system engineers to automatically generate synthesizable VHDL and Verilog code from models they have written in the company’s MATLAB language. Engineers can use the tool, which was previously available only in MathWorks Simulink, to implement FPGA programming or for ASIC prototyping and design. According [...]
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DSP, FPGAs, and the quest for instant gratification
Devices integrating programmable logic into processors are easing the translation between software and hardware engineering teams in FPGA design flows.
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Virtual or real: Prototyping platform(s) for ARM-based FPGA design
SoC FPGAs offer both hardware and software approaches to platform prototyping, each of which confronts different challenges of the hardware-software codesign process.
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Power is the common denominator, but greater analog design productivity is the solution
The demand for energy-efficient designs highlights the need to bridge the gaps between analog-digital EDA tools and flows.
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FPGAs can lead the way to next-generation technology
FPGAs can offer designers a cost-performance advantage over ASICs for applications that require leading-edge semiconductor processes, but improvements in design tools and ease-of-use will be required in order to gain more widespread adoption.
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EDA 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.
