Title :
Future design tools for platform FPGAs
Author :
Lysaght, Patrick
Author_Institution :
Xilinx Res. Labs., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
According to current projections, programmable platforms will dominate ASIC design starts as the semiconductor industry moves to 90 nm process technology and beyond. In this paper, we assess the implications of this trend and explore the impact it will have on system-level design methodologies for FPGAs. We review current research and practice in system-level design and attempt to assess how much of the ASIC experience will be relevant to future FPGA designers.
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; field programmable gate arrays; logic design; 90 nm; ASIC design; platform FPGA design tools; programmable platforms; system level design methodologies; Application specific integrated circuits; Concurrent computing; Costs; Digital signal processing; Electronics industry; Embedded software; Field programmable gate arrays; Logic design; Silicon; System-level design;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Circuits and Systems Design, 2003. SBCCI 2003. Proceedings. 16th Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2009-X
DOI :
10.1109/SBCCI.2003.1232841
