Title :
Applications ´90: design tools
Author_Institution :
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
Developments in design tools over the past year are examined. Progress was more incremental than in the past, consisting of refinement rather than innovation. Logic synthesis gained acceptance, while behavioral-level synthesis moved a step closer to reality. Testability became a design parameter, hardware accelerators got even faster, and work continued on developing frameworks that will allow one tool to retrieve information from another and display it in a uniform manner.<>
Keywords :
CAD; logic CAD; logic testing; behavioral-level synthesis; hardware accelerators; logic synthesis; software design tools; testability; Analog integrated circuits; Color; Computer aided software engineering; Design automation; Graphics; Integrated circuit modeling; Integrated circuit synthesis; Logic design; Signal design; Software design;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
