EDN

Physical RTL optimization solves problems early

While most of the ASIC industry is focused on solving timing and congestion problems at the netlist level, LSI Logic has developed and deployed an innovative methodology to resolve these physical ...
EDN

RTL coding architecture affects power estimation & analysis

A well thought out design flow for SoCs ensures that the resulting device meets the requirement of low power dissipation. To meet these goals at the device level, individual modules (or components of ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Top Five Trends In RTL Signoff

The “shift left” of the development cycle is critical for the huge, complex chips used in such applications as AI and high-performance computing (HPC). Identifying design issues at the netlist stage ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Achieving RTL-To-Netlist Equivalence

Running quality tests and regression at RTL level, and even fixing all discovered design bugs does not guarantee the flawless hardware design. To make sure there are no bugs in the target hardware, ...
Design-Reuse

ChipVision breakthrough ESL technology enables interactive creation of RTL code optimized for low-power consumption

Achieves up to 75 percent power savings in critical semiconductor blocks; significantly reduces development costs and design risk OLDENBURG, Germany and SAN JOSE, Calif. -- May 15, 2007 -- ChipVision ...
Electronic Design

Reduce Power in Chip Designs with Sequential Clock Gating

Clock gating is one of the most frequently used techniques in RTL to reduce dynamic power consumption without affecting the functionality of the design. One method involves inserting gating conditions ...