EDN

Startup makes FPGA prototypes a snap

Aromas, Calif. — Startup Eridon Corp. wants to help embedded-systems developers literally snap together an FPGA-based prototype, without their having to understand the hardware or even program the ...
Semiconductor Engineering

FPGA Prototyping Gains Ground

FPGA technology for design prototypes is making new inroads as demands increase for better integration between hardware and software. FPGA prototyping, also known as physical prototyping, has been ...
EDN

FPGA-based prototyping grows up

ASIC, ASSP and SoC development is, and will always be, a risky and expensive business. Add to this the fact that today functional verification constitutes 50 to 70 percent of the development effort, ...
Design-Reuse

New Wave of FPGA Prototyping for System-on-Chip Designs

From the ubiquitous cell phone to the digital camera to the Internet router to the car navigation system, embedded systems are permeating our daily lives. And, they continue to grow in complexity.
Semiconductor Engineering

Hybrid Prototype Benefits

This month Nithya asked me to contribute a post on hybrid prototyping and add some color to how design teams have been benefiting from integration between virtual and FPGA-based prototypes. It’s been ...
Design-Reuse

Latest Synopsys FPGA-Based Prototyping Tool Releases Improve Speed and Turnaround Time

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 16, 2011-- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today ...
Electronic Design

Q&A: Using FPGA Prototypes for Software Development

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Tom De Schutter, Director of Product Marketing, Physical Prototyping, Synopsys Inc. FPGA-based prototyping allows for ...
Electronic Design

Point/Counterpoint: Today’s FPGA Prototyping—Breaking the Typecast Mold

FPGA prototyping platforms are growing in popularity because they are relatively low cost and have the ability to test system designs at speed versus simulation. Engineers often turn to two tools to ...
SDxCentral

Tachyum Builds Last FPGA Prototypes Batch Ahead of Tape-Out

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Linux--Tachyum® today announced the final build of its Prodigy® FPGA emulation system in advance of chip production and general availability next year. As part of the ...
Business Wire

Aldec Shortens Time of ASIC Design Prototype Bring-up in FPGA with HES-DVM Proto Mode

HENDERSON, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aldec, Inc., a pioneer in mixed HDL language simulation and hardware-assisted verification for ASIC and FPGA designs, has unveiled the latest release of HES-DVM™, the ...
The Next Platform

Europeans Push FPGA-Powered Exascale Prototype Out the Door

The European Exascale System InterconNect and Storage (ExaNeSt) project has wrapped up, having completed development of its prototype system and run a series of application benchmarks on it. The ...
Business Wire

Tachyum Unveils Prodigy Universal Processor FPGA Emulation Prototype

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tachyum™ Inc. today announced the upcoming availability of its Prodigy Universal Processor prototype, built using field-programmable gate array (FPGA) emulation boards. The ...