Design Tools Interoperability Using VHDL

• Demonstrate the feasibility of developing a canonical representation of VHDL information that can support the integration of System-Level Design Tools

BENEFITS

• Provides rapid and uniform approach to information sharing for Systems-Level VHDL tools

• Select 3 system-level design tools from the Lockheed Martin RASSP Toolset
• Document requirements for intermediate representation of VHDL and necessary transformations and rules
• Implement demonstration software system
• Demonstrate developed system
• Develop plan for creating generally applicable translation system

• "New-Canonical" Form (NCF) neutral intermediate VHDL representation EXPRESS data model
• Omniview's Alchemist-to-NCF translation module
• Alta Group of Cadence's SPW-to-NCF translation module
• NCF-to-DASYS' DASynth translation module
• VHDL Design Tool Final Report, 9/96