The change to physical synthesis, aka SP&R, aka RTL-to-GDS-II, design tools for the 0.13-micron and 90nm process nodes is pulling several other methods and tools previously reserved for the highest ...
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Claiming to have a full RTL-to-GDSII design flow at last, Monterey Design Systems has added logic synthesis to its Dolphin placement and routing system. The Dolphin-RTL synthesis ...
True or false: ASIC design follows a very straightforward path that begins with high-level architectural definition. It proceeds through RTL design and preliminary floorplanning. After synthesis, the ...