April 25, 2013
The Power Treadmill
Other than CPF and UPF, which only specify power intent, there is not a standard methodology for implementing a power management architecture.
EDA
Articles tagged: 'EDA'
March 28, 2013
The Smartphonification Of Things
The Internet of Things is a really interesting and exciting area that will drive some substantial changes in how and which chips get built and maybe more importantly how they get used, according to Drew Wingard, chief technical officer at Sonics. “To think of it as a new market I don’t think is right. There …
March 23, 2013
Unlocking the Full Potential of Soft IP
EDA vendors, IP suppliers and Foundries provide an eco-system for SoC designers to use in getting their new electronic products to market quicker and at a lower cost. An example of this eco-system are three companies (TSMC, Atrenta, Sonics) that teamed up to produce a webinar earlier in March called: Unlocking the Full Potential of Soft IP.
November 28, 2012
Open IP Development Tools
How much time have you wasted trying to understand software tools by deciphering the logic of their creator? I always find it very frustrating to be limited by features and tool capabilities that do not do exactly what I want, or which do not work at all with my other applications. We are engineers! We can learn and adapt, but we often want to be able to extend and improve the tools we are using. Why is that not always possible?
Adding or replacing an EDA tool from different vendors in your design flow does not have to be a headache. It should never force you to make major modifications in your methodology and overall environment. So how is it achieved? Enforcing the support of standards for tool interoperability is an obvious first step.