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How do your favorites rank? Have you ever wondered how popular the different IEEE standards for electronic design automation are? Have you ever wondered which ones show the least interest? When buying books online, popular book buying websites sites will rank customer purchases. Many newspapers manage lists that you can consult to determine what is the most popular; what has the highest demand. But … Read More

SystemC, Verilog, 1076.4, 1364, 1076, VHDL, IP-XACT, VITAL

Watch DVCon Co-Located Event Presentations Two presentations from the second annual SystemC Day at DVCon 2011 are available now.  The first presentation is the keynote by Jim Hogan, serial EDA entrepreneur at Vista Ventures, LLC and the second is an introduction to the emerging IEEE Std. 1666™, SystemC standard by Jim Aynsley at Doulos.  SystemC Day brought users together to discuss the current state … Read More

SystemC, esl, 1666, OSCI, SoC, Jim Aynsley, Jim Hogan

Open SystemC Initiative Tackles the Future If you have examined the DVCon program, you know that it is a week full of the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM).  And I certainly encourage those with an interest in UVM to attend the Monday tutorial and the technical conference the next few days.  But you may also want to bring a colleague to attend the SystemC Day activities. For SystemC Day at … Read More

UVM, Jim Hogan, NASCUG, DVCon, TLM, OSCI, SystemC

IEEE Standards Association Hosts Design Automation Standardization Workshops in Bangalore & Delhi I, along with several other individuals, will participate in two IEEE-SA EDA standardization workshops in India on Friday, 4 February 2011 in Bangalore and on Thursday 10 February 2011 in New Delhi.  In the last year, the IEEE announced it opened an office in Bangalore, India.  This is the fourth IEEE … Read More

UPF, 1735, 1666, SystemC, 1801