| How to Build a Fast, Custom FFT from C by OptNgn Software, LLC in EE Times Programmable Logic Designline |
May 11, 2011 -- FPGAs are great vehicles for FFTs. You can get solid libraries from the manufacturer and be quickly on your way. For even faster performance, engineers are splicing their other processing code in-line with FFT libraries. This is ... read more |
| Guidelines for Successful SoC Verification in OVM/UVM by Mentor Graphics Corp. in Design & Reuse |
May 9, 2011 -- With the increasing adoption of OVM/UVM, there is a growing demand for guidelines and best practices to ensure successful SoC verification. It is true that the verification problems did not change but the way the problems are appr ... read more |
| Optimize Data Flow Video Apps By Tightly Coupling ARM-Based CPUs-to-FPGA Fabrics by iVeia, LLC in EE Times Embedded |
May 10, 2011 -- Design teams have long used FPGAs in tandem with standard microprocessors both as a way to add peripheral functions and as a processing resource capable of operating on real-time data streams such as video. To maximize performanc ... read more |
| TLM 2.0 Standard into Action: Designing Efficient Processor Simulators by Design & Reuse |
May 5, 2011 -- The increasingly growing complexity of integrated systems-on-chip forces the early use of simulation in order to explore the huge design space characterizing them. Simulators also enable software development before the final hardw ... read more |
| Platforms Continuum for System Realization by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in Embedded Computing Design |
May 5, 2011 -- The electronics industry is moving from being hardware-defined to being system-defined, while electronic products become increasingly application-driven. As a result, product differentiation has shifted to system (software-based) ... read more |
| Debugging for Antenna Issues in Copper Processes by Mentor Graphics Corp. in EE Times EDA Designline |
May 4, 2011 -- The antenna effect in IC designs has long been recognized, but an effective solution has been a little more elusive. Unlike most traditional design rule checking (DRC) errors, antennae issues are identified based on multiple layer ... read more |
| Thick Copper Paves Way for High-Current Drive in High-Voltage Power ICs by Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd. in EE Times Power Management Designline |
April 29, 2011 -- Mixed-signal BCDMOS processing would seem to be an obvious choice for implementing the ever-more-complex power management ICs; however, all BCDMOS process technologies are not alike. In fact, many are based on CMOS logic proces ... read more |
| Developing the World'S First Real-Time 3D OCT Medical Imaging System with NI FlexRIO by National Instruments Corp. in EE Times Programmable Logic Designline |
April 26, 2011 -- Researchers in Japan recently used optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging, high speed acquisition, and FPGAs to create the world's first real-time 3D OCT imaging system with the goal to advance cancer research. The team com ... read more |
| DSPs with PCI Express Interface Extend Connectivity While Improving Performance and Power Efficiency by PLX Technology, Inc. in EE Times Signal Processing DesignLine |
April 25, 2011 -- PCI Express (PCIe) has successfully penetrated business-focused market segments such as graphics, storage, servers, communications, and embedded systems. Wi-Fi modules, set-top boxes, cable modems and home gateways now feature ... read more |
| Plan Strategies for Adopting Model-Based Design for Embedded Applications: Part 4 - Implementation, Verification and Validation by MathWorks, Inc. in EE Times Automotive Designline |
April 21, 2011 -- Implementation is the process of translating the design to embedded software that can be executed on production hardware. In Model-Based Design the translation from design to embedded software is automated through code generati ... read more |
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