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News Release from: QuickLogic | Subject: QuickWorks Version 9.4
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 February 2003
Development software supports latest
FPGA devices
Version 9.4 of the QuickWorks development software includes support for the new Eclipse-II family of field programmable gate arrays.
Version 9.4 of the QuickWorks development software includes support for the new Eclipse-II family of field programmable gate arrays In addition, the software provides routing, placement and timing enhancements for the complete range of QuickLogic ESP and FPGA devices
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition to enabling design support for the Eclipse II family, QuickWorks 9.4 enhances design performance and quality with a number of new features.
Improvements in placement, buffering and technology mapping boost performance by up to 11% compared with earlier versions of the software.
A new priority router allows designers to assign routing priorities to a selected set of timing critical nets, so the highest-priority nets are addressed first with minimal wiring delay.
Windows-based placement enables designers to control placement of logic modules on the device, and supports overlapping windows and manages parent-child module relationships.
Finally, for ESP designers, delay information is reported for the ASSP module as well as the programmable portion of the device for more accurate timing reports.
"The enhancements in QuickWorks V9.4 provide users with a range of control and flexibility", said Tim Saxe, VP of Engineering for QuickLogic.
"For stringent design requirements, users can apply their expert knowledge to get the most performance out of the tools; at the same time, the tool enhancements also work well for those using a more pushbutton approach".
The basic QuickWorks 9.4 tool is available for no charge for Windows (98, 2000, Me, XP and NT) and Unix platforms.
The software can be downloaded from the QuickLogic website.
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