In this model, PLDs are used to develop designs deemed too high cost for mass production. The designs are converted to conventional standard cell or gate array-based ASICs to create an equivalent ...

We realized early in the design of such an environment, ultimately named SOPC Builder, that the tool flow to create a Nios processor-based system would be as important as the processor itself. As ...

The first component of this head start is that IP developers can assume a common design environment for much of the PLD-using community and it is possible to restrict verification to a popular but ...

However, translation becomes simple and reliable if you use PLD-design methods to express your design. In particular, most designers use Boolean equations to describe their PLDs' functions because of ...

San Jose, Calif.-based programmable logic supplier Xilinx Inc. has achieved certification for automotive industry quality standard ISO/TS 16949. The ISO/TS 16949 standard enables Xilinx to supply ...

Asic conversion is the design service offered by companies where existing PLD or FPGA designs can be converted into lower cost but non-programmable Asics for volume production. Altera’s own ‘PLD ...