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Synopsys, Xilinx offer FPGA prototyping manual
3/2/2011 12:31 PM EST
SAN FRANCISCO—EDA and IP vendor Synopsys Inc. and programmable logic vendor Xilinx Inc. have made available the FPGA-Based Prototyping Methodology Manual (FPMM), a practical guide to using FPGAs as a platform for system-on-chip (SoC) development, the companies said Wednesday (March 2).
According to the companies, the FPMM includes design and verification expertise contributed by engineering teams from several companies, including Texas Instruments Inc., STMicroelectronics NV, Freescale Seminductor Inc. and Nvidia Corp. Each of these engineering teams has employed FPGA-based prototyping to accelerate complex ASIC and SoC development projects, according to Synopsys (Mountain View, Calif.) and Xilinx (San Jose, Calif.).
The manual covers all aspects of FPGA-based prototyping, including understanding the challenges and benefits of prototyping, the implementation of a SoC design in FPGA and its use for software and system validation, the companies said. The manual is authored by Doug Amos and René Richter of Synopsys and Austin Lesea of Xilinx.
More information about the book, including instructions on how to purchase a copy through Amazon.com and downloading a free eBook version, are available on Synopsys' website.
According to the companies, the FPMM includes design and verification expertise contributed by engineering teams from several companies, including Texas Instruments Inc., STMicroelectronics NV, Freescale Seminductor Inc. and Nvidia Corp. Each of these engineering teams has employed FPGA-based prototyping to accelerate complex ASIC and SoC development projects, according to Synopsys (Mountain View, Calif.) and Xilinx (San Jose, Calif.).
The manual covers all aspects of FPGA-based prototyping, including understanding the challenges and benefits of prototyping, the implementation of a SoC design in FPGA and its use for software and system validation, the companies said. The manual is authored by Doug Amos and René Richter of Synopsys and Austin Lesea of Xilinx.
More information about the book, including instructions on how to purchase a copy through Amazon.com and downloading a free eBook version, are available on Synopsys' website.
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John.Wiley
3/3/2011 7:53 AM EST
Might want to point out that the free eBook can only be downloaded by Synopsis customers...
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Doug.Amos
3/10/2011 10:59 AM EST
hi John,
At the moment, one needs a solvnet ID, which you may already have. feel free to contact me on fpmm@synopsys.com and I'll make sure you get a download.
I hope you enjoy the book,
Doug
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lgadwah
3/3/2011 11:30 AM EST
Maybe if enough people request it either Synopsis or Xilinx will make it available to everyone for free. Who else but potential customers would be downloading an FPGA design guide anyway?
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Doug.Amos
3/10/2011 11:01 AM EST
hi,
As mentioned, the ebook is available for free. If you do not have a solvnet ID, then drop me a line. thanks for your comment.
Doug
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NANDA
3/3/2011 11:48 AM EST
Better Late than Never.
Congrats and Thanks to Xilinx & Synopsys
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ManishK
3/28/2011 1:51 AM EDT
Hi Doug.Amos,
I am interested to read the FPMM, but I don't have the Solvnet ID, can you mail me the same. My mail id is mkalburgi@gmail.com
Thanks.
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