EDN

The war is over: C++ and SystemC coexist in a single flow

Since its debut in 2004, the current generation of high-level synthesis (HLS) tools has made tremendous progress in terms of both quality of results (QoR) and wider applicability. The success of this ...
Design-Reuse

Calypto, Forte Collaboration Results in Advanced SystemC Design Flow

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Oct 23, 2008 -- As the result of more than three years of collaboration, Calypto(TM) Design Systems Inc. and Forte Design Systems have created an advanced SystemC design flow ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Ensure Equivalence Of Synthesizable C++/SystemC Designs Against Generated/Handwritten RTL

High-level synthesis (HLS) is a design flow in which design intent is described at a higher level of abstraction than RTL, such as in SystemC/C++ or MATLAB. HLS tools are expected to synthesize this ...
Electronic Design

SystemC Advances Set the Stage For New SoC Design Flow Strategy

A new specification for Open Core Protocol (OCP) users will present a seamless flow for complex system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs. Publication of the spec comes via the OCP International Partnership (OCP ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Is SystemC Broken?

In order to perform architectural exploration, performance analysis and optimization, early validation of software, improved productivity in hardware development and many other tasks, the industry ...
Design-Reuse

Open-source Framework and Practical Considerations for Translating RTL VHDL to SystemC

SystemC has gained wide acceptance in the design of new digital IPs. However, there are numerous IPs already designed in VHDL. With the advances in SystemC ecosystem, like IEEE standardization, TLM-2 ...