“What idiot set this deadline?!”
Merry Christmas to all our fellow prototypers!
Posted in Getting Started, Project management
Crossing the Boundaries (Combinatorially)
I looked it up in Webster; yes “combinatorially” is a real adverb.
Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping, Tips and Traps
Partitioning Poser #1
There are those who say that one should partition so that only sequential eements are allowed to appear at the FPGA edges, thus simplifying the timing and constraints at the FPGA pins.
Posted in Uncategorized
Meet the Prototypers #2: Configuration and debug of PCIe in the lab
The North American leg of our FPMM Workshop world tour is over and what a brilliant series it has been so far! I have met prototypers working on many different projects; some new to prototyping, some very experienced, but all looking to make connections and share best practices with other prototypers in their area.
Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping
Prototyping High-Speed USB 3.0 – see the video
hi all,
Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping, In-System Software Validation
FPMM, Live and Face-to-Face
Blimey, there are a lot of prototypers out there!
Posted in Admin and General, ASIC Verification, FPGA-Based Prototyping, Getting Started
Meet the Prototypers #1 : Prototyping enables immediate BBC Demonstration of DVB-T2-Lite
Problem: How do you start live tests of the new DVB-T2-Lite standard within days of it being approved?
Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping
“ . . . and some have prototyping thrust upon them”
It was the eminently quotable William Shakespeare who wrote “some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” The quote comes from Twelfth Night, by the way.
Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping
HAPS Chaps
Look who I met at DAC yesterday, Andrew Dauman, VP of Engineering for FPGA at Synopsys and Neil Songcuan, Product Manager of the Synopsys HAPS hardware.
Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping
First days impression from DAC 48
Here is a short summary of my first days impression from DAC 48 gained from walking the exhibit hall. The amount of FPGA-based prototyping hardware being exhibited has definitely increased over previous years. This is in respect to both the number of explicit vendors directly involved in FPGA-based prototyping and the vendors that are utilizing an FPGA-based prototyping platform to demonstrate their capabilities or IP. This really reflects the importance designers get and see in FPGA-based prototyping. The HAPS hardware is on display right at the front of the Synopsys booth, very eye catching.
Posted in FPGA-Based Prototyping
Michael (Mick) Posner joined Synopsys in 1994 and is currently Director of Product Marketing for Synopsys' DesignWare USB Solutions. Previously, he was the Director of Product Marketing for Physical (FPGA-based) Prototyping and has held various product marketing, technical marketing manager and application consultant positions at Synopsys. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the University of Brighton, England.