Semiconductor Engineering

Logic Synthesis Basics For FPGA

In the early days of digital design, all circuits were designed manually. You would draw K-map, optimize the logic and draw the schematics. If you remember, we all ...
EDN

Mentor’s first wave of new FPGA synthesis tools targets 50 million gate designs

WILSONVILLE, Ore. — Three months after disclosing an ambitious plan to redefine design software for field programmable gate arrays, Mentor Graphics Corp. here is preparing to ship its first beta ...
Electronic Design

In Adding Control-Logic Support, A High-Level Synthesis Tool Goes Full Chip

High-level synthesis (HLS), or the notion of synthesizing a design into RTL from a higher level of abstraction, has been gaining currency among design teams. For some time now, there have been ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Beyond Human Reach: Meeting Design Targets Faster With AI-Driven Optimization

The implementation flow for semiconductor devices is all about optimizing for power, performance, area (PPA), or some combination of these attributes. The history of this flow in electronic design ...