EDN

How to improve FPGA-based ASIC prototyping with SystemVerilog

ASICs provide a solution for capturing high performance complex design concepts and preventing competitors from simply implementing comparable designs. However, creating an ASIC is a high-investment ...
EDN

Co-emulation for better IC testing

While IC design complexity increases, the amount of time allotted for designing ICs remains about the same. That compels engineers to accelerate all the processes involved. I’m a member of a team that ...
Business Wire

Aldec Brings Assertions to FPGA Designers with the Release of Active-HDL 8.1

HENDERSON, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aldec, Inc., a pioneer in mixed-language simulation for ASIC and FPGA devices, announced today the release of Active-HDL 8.1. The new release introduces a ...
Business Wire

Cadence and Mentor Graphics Deliver Interoperability with Open SystemVerilog Verification Methodology

SAN JOSE, Calif., & WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS), and Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ:MENT) today announced that they will standardize on a verification ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog?

Designers of electronic hardware describe the behavior and structure of system and circuit designs using hardware description languages (HDLs)—specialized programming languages commonly known as VHDL, ...