I can hardly believe it. I’ve been in the EDA business since 1980 when I joined TI’s Design Automation Department after graduating from Cal Poly with my BSEE. Since 1995, much of my attention has been focused on EDA standards. I reached a moment of truth this year when I admitted, albeit reluctantly, that I could be called a standards-lifer. So, I decided it’s time to share my perspectives on what’s going on in the standards arena. Welcome to my blog - I can’t wait to hear from you! New standards for audio/video bridging
Posted by Karen B on September 2nd, 2010
Beyond the world of language and format standards for electronic design automation tools is a whole universe of other technical standards. One area that I haven’t written much about is standards that affect IP products. (By IP, I don’t mean Internet Protocol or Intellectual Property as ideas or inventions. In my industry, IP refers to the building blocks that are used in computer chip design.)
My colleague, John Swanson, recently wrote a good article about new standards for audio/video bridging, or AVB. He describes the advancements in entertainment and home networking which bring us more amazing electronic products every year. More products mean more opportunity – or need – for interoperability. More need for interoperability means more standards.
The venerable IEEE Standards Association is addressing the need for these AVB standards. They will affect the entire supply chain, starting with IP such as Synopsys’ DesignWare® Ethernet QoS IP core. While you might never see the standards, you’ll certainly see the benefits.
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