D&R Industry Articles (November 2009)

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EDA tools and Design Methodology for multi-FPGA Designing/ Prototyping

As the cost of mask is increasing and the performance gap between FPGA and ASIC is reducing the FPGA is evolving a strong platform for not-only prototyping but also as a platform for real time design. But one of the major challenges that still remains is using of FPGA for large SoC design.

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Incorporating Quality into Reusable Interface IP

Today’s complex silicon-on-chip (SoC) designs contain multiple instances of silicon intellectual property including CPUs, DSPs, and large numbers of interface IP—SD, SDIO, USB, and MIPI—to store and route video, audio, and data within these designs. On some large SoCs, as much as 85 percent of silicon real estate is made up of third party IP.

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Femtocells Gather Momentum - Security Design is Pivotal to Consumer Acceptance

AT&T customers in Charlotte, North Carolina have the good fortune of being the latest subscribers that are can now able to sign-up for a femtocell which offers consumers reliable, high-bandwidth mobile services at home. A femtocell is a miniaturized version of a cell site that a customer installs at home and connects to a DSL or cable modem. This article offers background on how femtocell networks are constructed, offers a snapshot on standardization and interoperability efforts and then digs in to the important security requirements that are vital to successful deployment of femtocells.