Xilinx and CEA Join The SPIRIT Consortium
SAN JOSE, Calif.,
The
Consortium is driving critical technology alignment for more efficient SoC
design today by making IP re-use in multi-vendor tool flows practical through
the adoption of its proposed standard, IP-XACT™. The IP-XACT specification for documenting IP
using XML meta-data and interfacing tools using APIs that access design
meta-data descriptions of complete system designs is currently under IEEE
review. The Consortium tunes the
specifications it delivers to the requirements of the industry, and it is
focused on enabling technologies for
the efficient design of electronic systems from concept to production. By incorporating commercial IP into
FPGAs, companies can more easily address fast-moving markets, short product
life cycles, and the need to keep design costs low. The Consortium is also increasing its
investment in innovation by ensuring that leading academic and non-profit
research organizations can get access to early-release specifications. This
ensures that IP-XACT will be used as the basis for future design-flow integration
as well as meeting the needs of industry today.
About The Consortium
The SPIRIT Consortium is a global organization focused on establishing
multi-faceted IP/tool integration standards that drive sustainable growth in
electronic design. It is comprised of leading
EDA, IP, system integration, and semiconductor companies dedicated to the
adoption of a unified set of specifications for configuring, integrating, and
verifying IP in advanced SoC design tool sets.
For more information on The SPIRIT Consortium and its goals, please
visit www.spiritconsortium.org.
For more
information about The Spirit Consortium, please contact Jayne Scheckla at
503-685-4833 or jayne_scheckla@mentor.com.
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