In the previous article on this topic, I stated the importance of prototyping during product design and development to verify your design. I reviewed the many plastic prototyping options available to ...

This book collects the best practices FPGA-based Prototyping of SoC and ASIC devices into one place for the first time, drawing upon not only the authors' own knowledge but also from leading ...

Synopsys, in cooperation with Xilinx, ARM, LSI and nVidia, has just released a new book on the subject of FPGA-Based prototyping – one of my favorite subjects (Click Here to visit the appropriate ...

Are methodology manuals selfishly motivated by the vendors who produce them? Sure they are, but that doesn't mean there's nothing in it for you as a design engineer. Here's an introduction to the FPGA ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., March 2, 2011 -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification ...

Set-Top-Box(STB) SoC designs are extremely complex with multi-million standard cells, higher core utilization of around 70-80 %, and multiple clock domains including high and low frequencies. An ...

High-speed, pre-silicon system models help developers start software development earlier and ensure timely product release. As the software content in today's 2.5G and 3G phones rapidly increases, ...

The competitive market demands that new businesses perform product development swiftly from the design phase to the production phase for market competitiveness. Rapid prototyping services constitute ...