Bluespec Wins 2006 DesignVision Finalist Award; Bluespec ESL Synthesis Chosen as Finalist in the ASIC, IC Design Tools Category.WALTHAM, Mass. -- The International Engineering Consortium and the 2006 DesignCon Team today informed Bluespec Inc. that the Bluespec Compiler and Simulator toolset, the only electronic system level (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 solution for control logic and complex datapaths in chip design, has been chosen as a finalist in the 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 IC Design Tools category of this year's DesignVision Awards. Winners of the DesignVision Awards will be announced Tuesday, February 7, during DesignCon, which will be held February 6-9 at Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. The DesignVision Awards program recognizes technologies, applications, products, and services judged to be the most unique and beneficial to the industry. The DesignVision Awards also honor corporations and individuals for innovative contributions and developments that have proven important to society. Dr. Barry Sullivan, DesignCon 2006 program director, commented Friday on the award program: "DesignVision Awards recognize innovative products and services that support the work of electronic design engineers, the core audience at DesignCon. The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission is pleased to provide this recognition to companies whose products exemplify our standard of service to the industry." Bluespec will participate at DesignCon 2006 in two events: February 6, 1:30 p.m.: TechForum Tutorial: TF-MP1: Beyond RTL (Register Transfer Level) A high-level hardware description language (HDL) for defining digital circuits. The circuits are described as a collection of registers, Boolean equations, control logic such as "if-then-else" statements as well as complex event sequences; : Advanced Digital System Design Description: This tutorial will introduce new technologies and advanced techniques to cope with the complexity of designing modern digital chips which, increasingly, are complete systems containing multiple processors, complex IP blocks and high-speed buses and interconnection networks. Presented by: Rishiyur Nikhil, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , of Bluespec February 8, 9 a.m.: Management Forum Panel: Make Technical On-Line Marketing Truly "Technical" -- From Tactics to Strategy: What Works and What Doesn't? Chairperson: Ed Y. Zhang of Hometown Innovation Automation Inc. Bluespec panelist: George Harper About Bluespec Bluespec Inc. manufactures an industry standards-based Electronic Design Automation (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. ) 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 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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