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		Open Source Verilogby Paul McLellan on 08-03-2014 at 8:01 amCategories: EDA
 
			
		
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
		Over the years there have been various open source EDA projects but none that has realized a full industrial strength design tool that has broad adoption and is strong enough to compete with similar products from the EDA industry.
Open source is clearly a great way to develop software. Lots of people can see all the source code and … Read More 
	 
	
	
	
		
	
		
			
		
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
		Intro
Mentor, Cadence and Synopsys all offer Verilog simulators, however when was the last time that you benchmarked your simulator against a tool from a smaller company?
I just heard from an RTL designer (who wants to remain anonymous) about his experience comparing a Verilog simulator called CVC from Tachyon against ModelSim… Read More