WLCMQA'97

Productivity Gains through Re-Use and Quality Improvements of HW Models

A. Allara
alberto.allara@italtel.it
A. Balboni
Alessandro.Balboni@italtel.it
M. Bombana
Massimo.Bombana@italtel.it
M. Mastretti
Mirella.Mastretti@italtel.it
Italtel S.pA.
Palazzo Laboratori CLTE, 20019 Settimo Milanese, Milano. Italy.

J. Riesco
jacobo@geocities.com
P. Plaza
pierre@tid.es
Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo
Emilio Vargas, 6, 28043 Madrid. Spain.

Joachim Schaaf
schaaf@tzd.telekom.de
Deutsche Telekom AG
TZ Darmstadt, FZ112b. Postfach 100003, 64276 Darmstadt. Germany

Second Workshop on Libraries Component Modeling and Quality Assurance (WLMQA'97)
Toledo (Spain). April 23-25, 1997.

ABSTRACT
Industrial design flows for HW and mixed (HW/SW) applications increasingly exploit re-use of HW models and libraries of complex, quality proven components to increase productivity and decrease time to market. In this paper we analyze the concept of productivity and underline the existing links with various design parameters, focusing on reħ use and quality of models. Some theoretical models are introduced to quantify HW model re-use. These are used to provide guidelines to support decision making. Then we analyze heuristic techniques through which designers currently apply HW model re-use in both VHDL and Verilog based design environments. Finally we show how REQUEST Project complies with the industrial requirements and generalizes the experience of designers proposing solutions for quality improvements and design re-use. Some conclusions will provide hints on future activities of the project.


Related files:
[Paper (PDF)] lcmq97.pdf Paper (Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format PDF)
[Slides (PDF)] lcmq97pp.pdf Presentation Slides (PDF)

Copyright note:
Copyright © 1997 SIG-VHDL and the Univerity of Cantabria. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the SIG-VHDL or the University of Cantabria.


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