Week In Review: System-Level Design


Synopsys extended its FPGA prototyping board with a new version that is optimized for IP and subsystems. This is particularly interesting given the fact that Synopsys is one of the largest IP providers and currently sells subsystems based on its ARC processor IP. Among the new features are support for 4 million gates for software development and hardware-software integration, as well as synthes... » read more

Mentor Buys Oasys Assets For Digital Implementation


Bolstering its bid in the digital implementation flow as well as positioning itself squarely against EDA leaders Cadence and Synopsys in the RTL synthesis arena, Mentor Graphics this afternoon announced it has acquired ‘certain assets’ of Oasys Design Systems for its RealTime RTL physical synthesis technology. This acquisition aligns with Mentor’s goal to deliver a best-in-class digita... » read more

Experts At The Table: Power Budgeting


By Ed Sperling Low-Power Engineering sat down with Barry Pangrle, solutions architect for low-power design and verification at Mentor Graphics; Cary Chin, director of technical marketing for low-power solutions at Synopsys; Vic Kulkarni, general manager of the RTL business unit at Apache Design Solutions; Matt Klein, principal engineer for power and broadcast applications at Xilinx; and Paul ... » read more

Power Budgets: Where Is The Low-Hanging Fruit?


Low-Power Engineering looks for the best ways to cut power for a reasonable cost with Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, Apache Design Solutions, Oasys Design Systems and Xilinx. [youtube vid=Gqoenm00Mso] » read more

Experts At The Table: Power Budgeting


By Ed Sperling Low-Power Engineering sat down with Barry Pangrle, solutions architect for low-power design and verification at Mentor Graphics; Cary Chin, director of technical marketing for low-power solutions at Synopsys; Vic Kulkarni, general manager of the RTL business unit at Apache Design Solutions; Matt Klein, principal engineer for power and broadcast applications at Xilinx; and Paul ... » read more

Experts At The Table: Power Budgeting


Low-Power Engineering sat down with Barry Pangrle, solutions architect for low-power design and verification at Mentor Graphics; Cary Chin, director of technical marketing for low-power solutions at Synopsys; Vic Kulkarni, general manager of the RTL business unit at Apache Design Solutions; Matt Klein, principal engineer for power and broadcast applications at Xilinx; and Paul van Besouw, presi... » read more

Experts At The Table: Power Budgeting


Low-Power Engineering sat down with Barry Pangrle, solutions architect for low-power design and verification at Mentor Graphics; Cary Chin, director of technical marketing for low-power solutions at Synopsys; Vic Kulkarni, general manager of the RTL business unit at Apache Design Solutions; Matt Klein, principal engineer for power and broadcast applications at Xilinx; and Paul van Besouw, presi... » read more