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Build Complex ASICs Without ASIC Design Expertise, Expensive Tools - Take advantage of an architecture comparable to your original FPGA prototype design by migrating to a structured ASIC
by John Gallagher, Director for Synplicity’s ASIC synthesis technologies & David Locke, Marketing Manager for structured digital products with AMIS
ED Online ID #7382
March 1, 2004
To implement custom digital logic for system-level prototyping and qualification, OEM system designers have switched from costlier FPGAs to ASICs. However, the only ASIC option was a cell-based version. Recently, though, structured ASICs arrived as an alternative. The combination of nearly cell-based density, speed, and power consumption, coupled with low nonrecurring engineering costs, short turnaround time, and compatibility, along with existing low-cost design tools, have made structured ASICs the logical choice for applications not demanding bleeding-edge performance.
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ED Online ID #7382
March 1, 2004
To implement custom digital logic for system-level prototyping and qualification, OEM system designers have switched from costlier FPGAs to ASICs. However, the only ASIC option was a cell-based version. Recently, though, structured ASICs arrived as an alternative. The combination of nearly cell-based density, speed, and power consumption, coupled with low nonrecurring engineering costs, short turnaround time, and compatibility, along with existing low-cost design tools, have made structured ASICs the logical choice for applications not demanding bleeding-edge performance.
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