New Methodologies Drive First-Pass SOC
Success
By Lauren Brust
Systems on a chip require not merely new tools and strategies, but new ways of thinking about chip design. The necessary changes are going to require much greater cooperation across the entire industry.
Software Metrics Lead the Way to Better HDL Coding Practices
By Gregory P. Chapelle and Michael L. Lewis
Software designers
have long used simple measurement systems to help them work more efficiently. Hardware designers can use these same techniques to streamline their design processes and facilitate code reuse.
Focus Report: Programmable Logic
By Tets Maniwa
The booming programmable industry is going through its own reconfiguration, which includes changes in both devices and the vendor community itself.
EDA Platform Benchmark: When Should You Upgrade EDA Hardware?
By James Lee and Bob Peterson
The choice of an EDA platform is becoming both easier and harder--easier because the new machines perform well, and harder because the tradeoffs
are tough to gauge.
Editorial
By Tets Maniwa
Living Through Mergers and Acquisitions
Viewpoint
By Charlie
Huang
The Deep-Submicron Neighborhood Demands Noise Abatement
