IP-XACT Workshop: “An Introduction to IP-XACT”

IP-XACT Workshop: “An Introduction to IP-XACT”
by Admin on 02-20-2024 at 3:59 pm

Accellera at DVCon US 2024

Speaker: 

  • Richard Weber, Fellow, Director of Engineering, Arteris
  • Anupam Bakshi, CEO, Agnisys

Introduction: This tutorial explains basic usage of IP-XACT IEEE 1685-2022 for IP re-use and integration flows.

Summary:

This workshop explains the data model underlying the IP-XACT standard. This SoC… Read More


When Will Structured Assembly Cross the Chasm?

When Will Structured Assembly Cross the Chasm?
by Bernard Murphy on 12-13-2023 at 6:00 am

Trends in assembly min

First, a quick definition. By “structured assembly,” I mean the collection of tools to support IP packaging with standardized interfaces, SoC integration based on those IPs together with bus fabric and other connectivity hookups, register definition and management in support of hardware/software interface definition, Read More


An Update on IP-XACT standard 2022

An Update on IP-XACT standard 2022
by Daniel Payne on 10-18-2023 at 10:00 am

IP XACT 2022 min

Semiconductor IP design re-use has enabled the relentless growth in complexity of SoC and chiplet-based systems over the years, and with IP reuse comes many unique challenges.  Fabless design companies use IP provided by a vibrant ecosystem of IP suppliers and foundries, plus internal re-use in the quest to get to market more … Read More


Defacto Celebrates 20th Anniversary @ DAC 2023!

Defacto Celebrates 20th Anniversary @ DAC 2023!
by Daniel Nenni on 07-05-2023 at 10:00 am

20ans signature clean

Defacto Technologies is a company that specializes in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software and solutions. Defacto offers a range of EDA software solutions that help streamline and optimize various stages of the front-end design process. Their tools focus on chip design assembly and integration before logic synthesis

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Podcast EP137: The International Impact of Accellera’s Work

Podcast EP137: The International Impact of Accellera’s Work
by Daniel Nenni on 01-13-2023 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Lu Dai who is currently a Senior Director of Technical Standards at Qualcomm. Previously he was Senior Director of Engineering, leading Qualcomm’s SoC design verification team and front-end methodologies and initiatives. Lu is Chair of Accellera Systems Initiative and serves on the Board of Directors at RISC-V… Read More


STOP Writing RTL for Registers

STOP Writing RTL for Registers
by Steve Walters on 10-17-2022 at 6:00 am

Semifore EDA Software

After almost three decades in the EDA business, it is beyond my comprehension to understand why chip designers still hand-write RTL for complex register maps – chip designs with hundreds of registers and thousands of register fields.  In today’s silicon world where software is the key to chip-based product success, it is the register… Read More


Jade Design Automation’s Register Management Tool

Jade Design Automation’s Register Management Tool
by Kalar Rajendiran on 07-05-2022 at 10:00 am

RegMan supervisor CSRs

When more than one person is working on any project, coordination is imperative. When the team size grows, being in sync becomes essential. When it comes to SoC design management, registers and bit fields are used to communicate status of results and execute conditional controls. The Register Management function plays an essential… Read More


Using IP-XACT, RTL and UPF for Efficient SoC Design

Using IP-XACT, RTL and UPF for Efficient SoC Design
by Daniel Payne on 06-30-2022 at 6:00 am

ESDA Revenue

The ESD Alliance collects and reports every quarter the revenue trends for both EDA and Semiconductor IP (SiP), and the biggest component for the past few years has been the SiP, as IP re-use dominates new designs. For Q4 of 2021 the total SiP revenue was $1,314.3 Million, enjoying a 24.8% growth in just one year. Here’s a chart… Read More


An Ah-Ha Moment for Testbench Assembly

An Ah-Ha Moment for Testbench Assembly
by Bernard Murphy on 02-28-2022 at 10:00 am

Forest Trees min

Sometimes we miss the forest for the trees, and I’m as guilty as anyone else. When we think testbenches, we rightly turn to UVM because that’s the agreed standard, and everyone has been investing their energy in learning UVM. UVM is fine, so why do we need to talk about anything different? That’s the forest and trees thing. We don’t … Read More


CEO Interview: Tamas Olaszi of Jade Design Automation

CEO Interview: Tamas Olaszi of Jade Design Automation
by Daniel Nenni on 02-25-2022 at 6:00 am

Tamas Olaszi

Why does the industry need another register management tool? This is a question that Tamas Olaszi, the founder of Jade Design Automation hears from time to time since Jade-DA brought Register Manager, their EDA tool, to market. So why?

There is a genuine answer to this question but first let me use this interview to give some helpful… Read More