| Efficient Computing and Advanced Visualization Accelerates Electronic Design
by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in EE Times EDA Designline |
April 12, 2007 -- In the nanometer era, several stages of the design process require a time-consuming validation process. However, the time-to-market window is continuously shrinking in this highly competitive environment. To complicate this pro ... read more |
| How to Test the Interconnections Between FPGAs on a High-Density FPGA-based Board by Ittiam Systems, Ltd. in EE Times Programmable Logic Designline |
April 11, 2007 -- High-density FPGA-based boards are widely being used for logic development and verification before taping out the actual IC. On a high-density FPGA-based board where multiple FPGAs are interconnected with hundreds of signals, c ... read more |
| How to Choose an Embedded Media Processor: Part 1 by Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) in EE Times Signal Processing DesignLine |
April 10, 2007 -- Selecting a processor for multimedia applications is a complex endeavor. To make the best decision, you need: a thorough analysis of each candidate processor's core architecture and peripheral set; a solid understanding of how ... read more |
| Designing PC Boards with Speedy FPGAs by Altera Corp. in EE Times Embedded |
April 9, 2007 -- As field-programmable gate arrays have evolved into true programmable systems-on-chips, the task of designing the printed-circuit boards on which these chips are used has become more complex. Multimillion-gate densities, transce ... read more |
| The Growing Need for Secure Storage in Automotive Systems by Kilopass Technology, Inc. in EE Times EDA Designline |
April 6, 2007 -- As cars move closer to becoming highly integrated transportation, information and entertainment systems, their semiconductor content continues to grow. Today's cars comprise several dozen processors, a wide range of sensors and ... read more |
| Expanding Applications for Low-cost FPGAs by Lattice Semiconductor Corp. in EE Times Programmable Logic Designline |
April 4, 2007 -- Over the last several years, the popularity of low-cost FPGAs has increased dramatically, to the point where low-cost FPGAs now represent approximately 25% of the overall market. However, the features these products provide (or ... read more |
| A Survey of Mainstream DSP Processors by Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. (BDTI) in EE Times Signal Processing DesignLine |
April 4, 2007 -- The DSP processor landscape is changing in many ways. For example, in years past, vendors offered numerous "general-purpose" DSPs intended to serve a wide range of applications. Today, many DSP families are focused on certain ty ... read more |
| What's Different About Multiprocessor Software: Part 1, the Role of the Operating System by EE Times Embedded |
April 4, 2007 -- While real-time operating systems provide apparent concurrency on a single processor, multiprocessor platforms provide true concurrency. The concurrency and performance provided by multiprocessors can be very powerful but also h ... read more |
| Practical Approaches to Deployment of SystemVerilog Assertions by EE Times EDA Designline |
April 3, 2007 -- As ASICs continue to grow in size and complexity,
traditional verification techniques relying on procedural testbench languages
are no longer sufficient. Stimulus generation needs to be further automated to
accelerate cove ... read more |
| What's Different About Multiprocessor Software: Part 1, the Role of the Operating System by EE Times Embedded |
April 3, 2007 -- While real-time operating systems provide apparent concurrency on a single processor, multiprocessor platforms provide true concurrency. The concurrency and performance provided by multiprocessors can be very powerful but also h ... read more |
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