High-level design (HLD) represents a hardware design at a more abstract level than register transfer level (RTL). A high-level synthesis (HLS) tool then can be used to produce the RTL necessary to ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI) announced the SystemC Verification (SCV) standard for system-level design on Wednesday (Nov. 20). Based on Cadence Design Systems Inc.'s ...

A design tool firm is offering free training in the SystemC language through its website. Forte Design Systems said its introductory course is aimed at engineers who are investigating language ...

J Bhasker's new book, A SystemC Primer, introduces first-time users to the fundamentals of SystemC. Bhasker, who has written primers for both VHDL and Verilog, as well as other well-received tutorial ...

The concept of system architectural definition at a level of abstraction higher than RTL is a good one. Such methodologies become much more feasible as tools roll out in support. To that end, Synopsys ...

High-level synthesis (HLS) is a design flow in which design intent is described at a higher level of abstraction than RTL, such as in SystemC/C++ or MATLAB. HLS tools are expected to synthesize this ...

ELK GROVE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Accellera Systems Initiative (Accellera) announced today its SystemC Summer of Code 2025 program, created for students interested in contributing ...

WILSONVILLE, Ore., January 25, 2010 – Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that the Catapult® C Synthesis tool has added SystemC synthesis, expanding the Catapult C tool’s ...

Since its debut in 2004, the current generation of high-level synthesis (HLS) tools has made tremendous progress in terms of both quality of results (QoR) and wider applicability. The success of this ...