Bluespec's George Harper Launches Blog; Marketing VP Adds Insights to Electronics Industry Dialog at ChipsandBS.blogspot.com.WALTHAM, Mass. -- George Harper, vice president of marketing at Bluespec Inc., developer of the only ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. synthesis toolset for control logic and complex datapaths in chip design, has joined the electronics industry dialog with his blog, "Chips and BS." Located at chipsandbs.blogspot.com, Harper's journal entries are posted on a regular basis and are displayed in reverse chronological order. Harper began blogging in October 2005 to add his insights on industry happenings. "Analyzing the electronics and EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. industries is an exciting pastime because both are extraordinarily vibrant and wildly entertaining," remarks Harper. "There are constantly sources for new material." His postings cover everything from musings on competitors' announcements and the ways in which verification methodologies can be more effective to Haiku written by fellow Bluespec colleagues. Harper is a former chip designer. Prior to joining Bluespec and the EDA industry in 2003, he was director of marketing at chip maker Trebia Networks. He has more than 15 years experience from the semiconductor, communications and storage industries. Harper held senior marketing positions at Conexant Systems (formerly Maker Communications) and Shiva Corporation and engineering positions at LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic. "George's raw, controversial opinions and quirky insights on the design of chips make his blog a must read," says Shiv shiv n. Slang A knife, razor, or other sharp or pointed implement, especially one used as a weapon. [Probably Romany chiv, blade.] Noun 1. Tasker, Bluespec's chief executive officer. To give George your comments and feedback, call him at (781) 250-2200 or via email at george.harper@bluespec.com. For more information on Bluespec, visit its website located at: http://www.bluespec.com. Comments posted on the blog On The Blog is a British radio comedy series that was first broadcast in May/June 2007 on BBC Radio 2. It starred Andy Taylor as the nerdish wargaming blogger Andrew Glasgow who was the central character of the series. are George Harper's views and not necessarily a reflection of Bluespec's position. About Bluespec Bluespec Inc. manufactures an industry standards-based Electronic Design Automation (EDA) toolset that significantly raises the level of abstraction The level of complexity by which a system is viewed. The higher the level, the less detail. The lower the level, the more detail. The highest level of abstraction is the single system itself. for hardware design while retaining the ability to automatically synthesize high-quality RTL, without compromising speed, power or area. The toolset, the only one focused on control and complex datapaths, allows ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. designers to reduce design time, bugs and re-spins that contribute to product delays and escalating costs. More information can be found on www.bluespec.com or by calling (781) 250-2200. Copyright 2006 Bluespec, Inc. Bluespec is a trademark of Bluespec, Inc. All other brands, products, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of the companies with which they are associated. |
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