FPGA synthesis accepts VHDL and Verilog

Simulink HDL Coder and Precision Synthesis provide a rapid path from Simulink models to FPGA implementation.

Mentor Graphics has added support for hardware description language (HDL) generated by MathWorks Simulink HDL Coder in the Mentor Graphics Precision suite of advanced synthesis products.

This capability enables mutual customers to transfer VHDL and Verilog generated by Simulink HDL Coder into the Precision Synthesis tool directly to generate an optimised netlist implementation for FPGA designs.

All mutual customers using Precision 2006a release or newer with Simulink HDL Coder can benefit from this flow, which will improve the productivity of FPGA design synthesis.

The MathWorks and Mentor Graphics have collaborated on this flow to assure interoperability.

Simulink HDL Coder generates bit-true, cycle-accurate, synthesisable Verilog and VHDL code from Simulink models, embedded Matlab code and Stateflow charts.

"Simulink HDL Coder and Precision Synthesis provide a rapid path from Simulink models to FPGA implementation", says Ken Karnofsky, Director of Marketing, Signal Processing and Communications for MathWorks.

"We are pleased to offer a workflow that leverages the capabilities of Mentor's advanced FPGA synthesis products".

"This integrated flow with Simulink HDL Coder and Precision Synthesis benefits our mutual customers", said Daniel Platzker, Product Line Director of FPGA Synthesis at Mentor Graphics Design Creation and Synthesis Division.

"Both are industry-leading tools that support a vendor-independent design methodology, and this integrated flow significantly shortens the time to market of FPGA designs".

The Precision Synthesis tool is the industry's most comprehensive vendor-independent solution for FPGA design, and it is the only synthesis tool which offers true pushbutton multivendor physical synthesis.

With comprehensive language support, including SystemVerilog, an advanced ASIC prototyping flow, and automatic incremental synthesis, the Precision Synthesis tool is uniquely suited to handle today's high-end FPGAs designs.

The Precision Synthesis tool features award-winning design analysis, allowing designers to cross-probe between multiple views and perform interactive static timing "what-if" analyses.

The Precision Synthesis tool reduces design iterations and enables faster, more predictable completion of designs, while delivering a high quality of results.

Precision Synthesis is available at a starting price of US $20,200.

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