Recommended Tutorials, White Papers, etc.

On-Chip Communications Network Report (Sonics, Inc.)

This report covers the results of an independent, blind worldwide survey covering on-chip communications networks (OCCN), defined as is the entire interconnect fabric for SOCs. The survey was executed in October 2012, with 318 design and verification professionals participating. . . . read more

The SoC Interconnect Verification Challenge (Test and Verification Solutions, Ltd. (TVS))

With increasing numbers of CPU cores, multimedia subsystems and communication IPs in today's system-on-chips, the main SOC interconnects, crossbars or networks-on-chip fabrics become key components of the system. In addition, IP reuse and network-on-chip (NoC) generation solutions have enabled the conception of new SoC architectures within a few months if not only weeks. . . . read more

VHDL PaceMaker Interactive Tutorial (Doulos, Ltd.)

VHDL PaceMaker is a self-teach tutorial that gives you a great foundation in the basics of the VHDL language. VHDL PaceMaker is ideally suited to self-paced learning prior to attending full-scope instructor-led VHDL training. As well as serving as an introductory tutorial, VHDL PaceMaker, with its interactive hyperlinks, provides an excellent interactive reference tool for the VHDL designer. It includes a full syntax reference, a glossary of technical terms, and the ability for you to annotate your own notes. . . . read more

Design-for-Test Guidelines (Corelis, Inc.)

In today's fast-paced environment with short time-to-market requirements, it has become increasingly important to design products that allow for early fault and failure detection. The earlier a mistake or a defect can be detected in the design phase or in the production process, the less money it will cost to remedy it and the sooner the product will be ready for production or shipment. Therefore, a good design-for-test (DFT) strategy is needed for the design, prototype and production phase of a product. . . . read more

Variation-Aware Custom IC Design Report 2011 (Solido Design Automation, Inc.)

This report covers the results of an independent worldwide custom IC design survey. The survey was executed in late 2010, with 486 IC design professionals participating. . . . read more

FPGA Design Tutorial (1-CORE Technologies)

This FPGA design tutorial covers various issues in the fields of FPGA design, simulation and synthesis. It is targeted towards both beginners and experienced FPGA designers. . . . read more