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Article: TT003
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Behavioral Synthesis Methods for HDL-based Specification and Validation

Authors:

D. Knapp, Synopsys
T. Ly, Synopsys
D. MacMillen, Synopsys
R. Miller, Synopsys

Publisher:

Synopsys, Inc.

Publication Date:

21 November, 1995

Hotlink:

bc_dac.pdf

REVIEW: Although this paper is from the early days of Behavioral Synthesis (1995), the authors do a good job of illustrating the issues users will face when adopting Behavioral Synthesis into their normal, day-to-day design activities. By adhering to some basic design guidelines, the authors forecast simplified design and ease of verification.

While the article is dry and sterile (a classic DAC paper), it is a worthwhile read for anyone considering Behavioral Synthesis (especially Synopsys' Behavioral Compiler). This paper also won the Best Paper Award at the 1995 DAC.

-- Michael Horne, Qualis Design

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