Late July… Summer is upon us in all its splendor… But the show goes on. In the past few days two interesting articles related to High-Level Synthesis (HLS) were published, in EETimes and EDN, respectively.
Tips for implementing a viable ESL-synthesis flow
In EDN, Nancy Wu – Chief Analyst at Gary Smith EDA – addresses engineers “about to make plunge” and discusses items to help them set … Read More
Tags: High-Level Synthesis, How-to, Gary Smith, Learning, Verification
When the world’s leading foundry invests time and resources to extend its reference flow with ESL methodologies, this has to be a sign that electronic-system level (ESL) practices have come of age. This announcement is not only the confirmation of the vital importance of ESL for the electronic design community, it is also a strong sign that flows have matured to the point where mainstream designers … Read More
Tags: ESL, High-Level Synthesis, Catapult C, TSMC
With every new technology comes a learning curve, and High-Level Synthesis isn’t different in this respect. Ramping up on a new tool obviously means learning its knobs and switches, but most importantly when it comes to synthesis, the ultimate key to successful results is to learn and understand the proper coding style.
Let’s time warp back to 1994. Back then I was learning RTL synthesis and picking … Read More
Tags: DAC, High-Level Synthesis, Bluebook
There it goes again… Every four years it’s the same struggle… How can one survive being both a soccer fan and an EDA professional when DAC and the FIFA world cup collide? In a few hours, France will play Uruguay. How can one soundly go through long final reviews when his home team is playing?
Of course, attending the conference as a visitor or an exhibitor isn’t quite the same thing and the preparation … Read More
Tags: DAC, Gary Smith, Catapult C, High-Level Synthesis
Whether seen as a necessity to tackle design complexity or an opportunity to improve productivity, high-level synthesis has been one of hottest EDA topics in the past couple of years. In this blog, I have been trying to provide, amongst others, regular updates on customer case studies - for instance here, here or here.
In the past couple of weeks, two new and really interesting contributions were added … Read More
Tags: High-Level Synthesis, User Testimonial, DAC
Many things jump to mind when I recall last year’s DAC in San Francisco. But I remember really well the scramble to find a seat in the auditorium packed with the 300 other attendees of the ESL Symposium.
For sure, this event should not be missed this year either. In Anaheim, and for the 8th year in a row, a panel of industry experts will discuss the driving forces in ESL and share their thoughts and … Read More
Does every end have a start? One would think this ought to be case, but on second look things might not be so straightforward. In an electronic design project you can quite easily identify “the end” and several major intermediate milestones, such as shipping the PG tape. But can you as easily define when a project starts?
In an academic view of the design flow, there are cleanly designated phases and … Read More
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I couldn’t resist a smile when I saw the following headline in a recent newsletter: “Ericsson wins $1.8bn of Chinese deals“. And my smile widened when, a few days later, I read about Ericsson scoring another huge deal in India.
The two announcements underscored the significant strides made by the Swedish company in the 4G wireless market. 4G, also known as LTE (Long Term Evolution), refers to the … Read More
Tags: Catapult C, Ericsson, 4G, High-Level Synthesis, LTE
Entire bookshelves have been written about the various human attitudes towards the perspective of change. And it is quite intriguing to watch the well know patterns unfurl in a real-life situation. I am just returning from a series of customer visits in Europe, and as it turns out, during this streak, I got to experience nearly the exact same conversation in two different meetings.
“High-level synthesis … Read More
Well the Power Diet almost worked. I managed to finish the fun run this year over a minute and half faster than last year but I told my daughter not to wait for me and she didn’t! “Ok, see ya at the finish Dad”, she says and then goes onto finish nearly a minute faster than me! But what really impressed me this year was my son’s performance. Last year he finished behind us, but this year he went … Read More
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