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ASIC & FPGA Design


There is a lot of design information available in the form of white papers, datasheets, and online write-ups.


ASIC Manufacturers & Services

ASIC Design Books










Achieving Design Security Requirements Using eASIC’s Technology
White Paper from eASIC Corp.

The Art of Successful ASIC Design
From Opencores.org by John Bedford Solomon.

ASIC Basics Tutorial
An overview or tutorial of the basics of the ASIC, its advantages and disadvantages and a tutorial about the ASIC design process and the use of an ASIC design service. From Radio-Electronics.com.

ASIC Design at Home
From Journal of Universal Computer Science, Heinrichmeyer Friedrich.

ASIC Design Channel
ASIC design articles, product information and vendors from Power Design 365.

ASIC Design Guidelines
Application note from Atmel Corporation.

ASIC Design Tips
A mix of useful tips from Doulos Ltd.

ASIC Design Methodology Primer
Abstract from IBM.


ASIC-Style Design Techniques for Programmable Devices
By Salil Raje Hier Design.

ASIC to FPGA Design Methodology & Guidelines
From Altera Corporation.

ASIC Volume Production Without Breaking the Bank
Whitepaper from ChipX, Inc. 

Creating a Timing Constraint File for RTL Synthesis Using the Synplify ASIC® Tool
Application note from Synplicity, Inc.

Design Guidelines for Optimal Results in FPGAs
By Jennifer Stephenson, Altera Corporation.

Design your own ASIC
From Advanced Packaging, by By Donald Hawk and Kevin Kolwicz.

Development of ASIC Chip-Set for High-End Network Processing Application-A Case Study
By Sanjeev Patel, Wipro Technologies.

Embedding the 1-Wire Master
Application note from Maxim Integrated Products.

Floorplanning Application Note
Oki Floorplanner Software user guideline.

Mixed Signal ASIC Design Methodology for Space Applications
By L. Foglia.

Mixed-Signal ASIC Success Story
Whitepaper from ChipX, Inc.

Navigating the Silicon Jungle: FPGA or ASIC?
From Chip Design, by John Blyler.

Prototyping Physical Layer IP ASIC with FPGA
Whitepaper from ChipX, Inc. 

SideChip ASIC Approach Increases Chip Designers' Flexibility
Whitepaper from ChipX, Inc.

SOI Eases Radiation-Hardened ASIC Designs
From EE Times, by Thomas Romanko and Brian Clegg.

Translation Of Existing ASIC Designs
From Atmel.

Tutorial 1 - Introduction to ASIC Design Methodology
This tutorial is meant only to provide the reader with a brief introduction to those portions of the design process that occur in the HDL Design Capture and HDL Design Synthesis phases, and a brief overview of the design automation tools typically used for these portions of the design process.

Use ASIC Design Methodology for Your Next FPGA Design
By Dino Caporossi.




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