²ÝÁñÉçÇø

Overview

The authors of the FPGA-Based Prototyping Methodology Manual (FPMM) are all experts in prototyping SoC designs using FPGAs and believe that FPGA-based prototyping is of such crucial benefit to today¡¯s SoC and embedded software projects that they are compelled to do all they can to ensure your success. In the manual they share what they refer to as "The three laws of prototyping" which govern most, if not all, prototyping projects

This methodology manual provides information on how these three laws of prototyping can be broken or overcome by using automation and a design-for-prototyping methodology; if the procedural and design guidelines of design-for-prototyping can be integrated within the whole SoC project, then software quality and project schedules will be improved. This manual is a must-read for anyone designing, or getting ready to design, an SoC.

Check out our blog  . This blog is dedicated to discussing technically challenging ASIC prototyping problems and sharing solutions.

About Authors

Doug Amos, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.
Doug gained an honors degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath, England in 1980. He did his first programmable logic design in the mid-80¡¯s, when FPGAs were still called Logic Cell Arrays. Since then, Doug has designed or supported countless FPGA and ASIC designs either as an independent consultant or working with the leading vendors. Doug became Synplicity¡¯s first engineer and Technical Director in Europe (Synplicity was acquired by ²ÝÁñÉçÇø in 2008) and has presented widely on FPGA design and FPGA-based prototyping since that time.

Austin LeseaAustin Lesea, Xilinx, Inc.
Austin graduated from UC Berkeley in 1974 and 1975 with his BS EECS in Electromagnetic (E&M) Theory and MS EECS in Communications and Information Theory. He has worked in the telecommunications field for 20 years designing optical, microwave, and copper- based transmission systems. He developed SONET/SDH GPS-based Timing Systems for 12 of those years. For the last ten years at Xilinx, Austin was in the IC Design department for the Virtex product line. His new role is working for Xilinx Research Labs, where he is looking beyond the present technology issues.

Rene RichterRen¨¦ Richter, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.
Ren¨¦ holds an MSEE degree, the Dipl.-Ing. der Elektrotechnik, from the Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany in 1999. He has worked 11 years in the area of FPGA-based Prototyping, first at ISYTEC, then Pro Design and now at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø; each transition as a result of an acquisition. Ren¨¦ managed the development of the CHIPit hardware platforms before moving on to become Director of Applications. During this time he developed co-simulation interfaces and prototyping hardware and has implemented many ASIC designs in FPGA. Ren¨¦ has also developed prototyping concepts and solutions for customers and he is one of the inventors of the UMRBus and CHIPit product line.