Cadence Design Systems Inc. and Computer software industry

IC designers often spend as much as 60 to 80% of their time simply verifying designs, and that percentage is growing. To get a leg up on verification, many design [...]

Computer Systems, Simulation, Prototype, Real-Time System, Control systems, Simulation of computer systems -- Evaluation, Real-time systems -- Models, and Control systems -- Models

Rapid real-time control prototyping is being applied to system simulation. Rapid-prototyping hastens simulation since it uses fast, dedicated digital signal processing (DSP) hardware. Real-time control systems simulation necessitates the modeling of plant dynamics and controller functions. Vendors claim that rapid-prototyping systems help reduce project time by as much as 50%. Hardware-in-the-loop digital signal processing plant emulation, for example, enables the testing of controller electronics validity even if the live plant is still unavailable. Plant prototyping also dispenses of the risks and inconveniences prevalent in live-plant prototyping. Additional DSP hardware can be used to increase prototyping system power, but integrity and complexity tradeoffs have to be considered first.

Programmable logic devices -- Innovations and Circuit design -- Methods

In-system programmable (ISP) devices provide designers with prototyping benefits. ISP devices can be programmed several times in the prototype system until correct functionality is achieved. Designers using ISP devices can also make key changes to the manufacturing process, thereby giving companies substantial economic benefits. The devices can be programmed in the field by connecting to the pc board's programming pins via a cable or by building the necessary reprogramming circuitry on the pc board itself.

Prototypes, Engineering -- Evaluation and Analog integrated circuits -- Design and construction

Analog circuit designers are increasingly relying on prototyping methods to designing high-speed, high-performance analog or mixed-signal circuits. These methods, which include the 'dead-bug' technique and the solder-mount approach, are used in conjunction with simulation techniques to verify the performance of analog circuits and make the necessary changes in the design of the final product.

Electronic components industry -- Methods

by Paul Rako, Technical Editor Tiny components and high-frequency circuits demand rigorous prototyping methods. Prototyping has become far more difficult than it was in the old days. For one thing, [...]

Software quality, Technology application, and Software -- Technology application

by Warren Webb To cope with constantly shrinking design schedules and to simplify the inevitable product updates, a growing number of embedded-system designers are incorporating reconfigurable-FPGA technology. Lending support to [...]

Product description/specification, Electronic test device, Z-World Inc. -- Product information, Z-World Rabbit 2000 Core Module (Electronic test device) -- Design and construction, Testing and measuring equipment industry -- Product information, and Testing equipment -- Design and construction

The Rabbit 2000 Core Module development kit from Z-World provides a low-cost environment to speed prototyping and debugging projects using the Rabbit 2000 8-bit processor. The kit includes a prototyping [...]

Application-specific integrated circuit, Custom IC, Application-specific integrated circuits, and Custom integrated circuits

by Bob Kirk, AMI Semiconductor Converting your FPGA to an ASIC yields many benefits. Here's a look at how designers can maximize those benefits and make the transition as quick [...]

Graphics/imaging utility, Software product introduction, Innoveda Inc. -- Product introduction, Visual Elite 2.0 (Graphics/imaging utility) -- Product introduction, Graphics software -- Product introduction, and Computer software industry -- Product introduction

INNOVEDA HAS ENHANCED its Visual Elite tool to enable engineers to design from the system level down to RTL. Visual Elite V2 provides virtual-prototyping capabilities that allow designers to create [...]

CAE software, Software product introduction, OKI Semiconductor -- Product introduction, PLAT (CAE software) -- Product introduction, Computer software industry -- Product introduction, and Computer-aided engineering

WITH THE [micro]PLAT prototyping-system platform from Oki Semiconductor, you can develop system-on-chip telecomm, mobile-communication, and networking applications based on the ARM7 microprocessor and also mix and match IP (intellectual-property) blocks [...]

CAD/CAM software, Zuken Inc. -- Product introduction, HotStage 3.0 (CAD/CAM software) -- Product introduction, and Computer software industry -- Product introduction

HotStage 3, the latest release of Zuken's Engineering Prototyping product, allows designers to perform pretransmission simulation. Designers can use HotStage 3 as a virtual scratchpad to identify viable design strategies, [...]

Cooperative agreement for product development, Company technology development, Field programmable gate array, CAE software, Synplicity Inc. -- Product development, and Computer software industry -- Product development

SYNPLICITY'S PARTNERS IN PROTOTYPING (PIP) program brings together hardware, software, and design-service providers to offer a methodology for quickly and reliably building FPGA-based prototype boards, further speeding the overall ASIC-design [...]

Computer design -- Innovations, Computer industry -- Product development, Computer software industry -- Product information, Tool industry -- Product information, Machinery industry -- Product information, Milling-machines -- Usage, CAD-CAM systems -- Usage, and CAD-CAM systems industry -- Product information

WHEN YOU'VE GOT TO PRODUCE A PC BOARD AND ENCLOSURE, THE RIGHT CAD-DRIVEN EQUIPMENT CAN ACCELERATE YOUR DESIGN CYCLE AND REDUCE FRUSTRATION. IF YOUR ENGINEERING TEAM COULD DELIVER JUST the [...]

Computer software industry -- Marketing

TIME-TESTED THERMAL-MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE CAN EASILY IDENTIFY AND HELP TO ELIMINATE THERMAL PROBLEMS BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION OF HARDWARE PROTOTYPES. SOFTWARE THAT'S COMPATIBLE WITH CAD PROGRAMS MAKES IT EASY TO INTEGRATE THERMAL [...]

Hardware product introduction, Circuit designer, Aptix Corp. -- Product introduction, Aptix Virtex-II prototyping module (Circuit designer) -- Product introduction, and CAD-CAM systems industry -- Product introduction

* Incorporates the Xilinx XC2V6000 Virtex-II FPGA * As many as 10 modules plug directly into the free holes in the Aptix System Explorer or Software Integration Station * Virtex-II [...]

Application-specific integrated circuits -- Design and construction and Programmable array logic -- Usage

Designing application specific integrated circuit prototyping has become easier with the introduction of high-density field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Using FPGA-based prototyping techniques, systems designers can test the functionality of the system while waiting for the actual circuit to be built. The approach reduces the time needed to develop such circuits and simplifies the work of systems engineers.

Prototypes, Engineering -- Usage and Computer simulation -- Evaluation

The growing complexity of electronics systems and the significant advances in programmable logic are forcing many design engineers to use prototypes instead of relying solely on data provided by computer simulations. Prototyping offers many advantages over software simulators, such as considerable reduction in risk for new designs, increased flexibility during testing and faster testing for different designs.

Surface-mount technology -- Evaluation and Prototypes, Engineering -- Methods

Surface-mount technology (SMT) requires special equipment and capabilities and also boosts entry costs to the use of modern technology. SMT offers two major advantages in electronic design: they result in smaller boards and the board parts are easier to acquire. However, SMT's main problem is the complexity of its actual use. Companies planning to adopt SMT should first evaluate the part of its organization that will use SMT and establish how the unit can profit from the use of the technology.

Technology application, CAE software, Standard IC, CAE software -- Technology application, Integrated circuits -- Technology application, and Semiconductor chips -- Technology application

The Pinnacle IC-prototyping tool now supports multimode, multi-corner synthesis and placement. Additions to the tool include a detailed native-analysis kernel, a sign-off-quality timing-analysis engine enabling data tool sharing between floorplanning [...]

CAE software, Software product introduction, Innoveda Inc. -- Product introduction, Visual Elite (Graphics/imaging utility) -- Product introduction, and Computer software industry -- Product introduction

TOOL STRENGTHENS VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING. Innoveda's Visual Elite tool enables engineers to design from the system level down to RTL. Visual Elite V2 provides virtual-prototyping capabilities that allow designers to create [...]