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SPW: Is there support for Cadence's SPW product?


Record #1716

Product Family: Software

Product Line: Cadence

Product Part: concept

Product Version: 1.7

Problem Title:
SPW: Is there support for Cadence's SPW product?


Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard

General Description:
Is there support for Cadence's SPW product?


Solution 1:

Cadence's SPW is device and architectural independent. It generates
RTL Verilog/VHDL code for input to any synthesis tool. Hence, the flow
works for all Xilinx devcies which are supported by synthesis tools.

Please contact Cadence regarding any concerns with intergrating this
product into the Xilinx design flow.

SPW is a block-oriented design, simulation, and implementation environment
for electronic systems. Common application areas for SPW include wireless
and wired communications, multimedia, and networking equipment. SPW is
ideal for algorithm development, filter design, C code generation,
hardware/software architecture co-design and hardware synthesis.

Features:
- Graphical Block Diagram Editor
- Interpretive datapath and control simulation within single environment
- Waveform creation, editing and mathematical manipulation
- Intelligent design optimization, automated and efficient design
  exploration. (v4.0 only)
- Interactive Virtual prototyping supports probes to monitor signals, and
  interactive debugging capability. (v4.0 only)

Contains the following products:
  Block Diagram Editor
  Signal Calculator
  Signal Flow Simulator




End of Record #1716 - Last Modified: 12/23/99 11:32

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