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[myhdl-list] Good news: real silicon!

[Jan D. <ja...@ja...>]

Early 2008 I designed the digital controller in a mixed-signal
ASIC design with MyHDL. 

Overall, the project has been a big success and soon the chip
will go into high-volume production (millions).

I have now received permission to write a paper about the
role that MyHDL played in the project. Needless to say, I'm
very proud on this accomplishment. In a project like this,
reliability and cost are crucial. Therefore, this will also
be my answer to those who question the reliability and
efficiency of MyHDL-based design - an answer in silicon!

I'm aware of several FPGA projects that have been completed
successfully with MyHDL, but no ASIC projects so far. So
I'm going to claim this is the first ASIC tape-out, unless
someone tells me otherwise! (This can be in private email.)

Best regards,

Jan

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Re: [myhdl-list] Good news: real silicon!

[Christopher F. <chr...@gm...>]

> Early 2008 I designed the digital controller in a mixed-signal
> ASIC design with MyHDL.
>
> Overall, the project has been a big success and soon the chip
> will go into high-volume production (millions).
>
> I have now received permission to write a paper about the
> role that MyHDL played in the project. Needless to say, I'm
> very proud on this accomplishment. In a project like this,
> reliability and cost are crucial. Therefore, this will also
> be my answer to those who question the reliability and
> efficiency of MyHDL-based design - an answer in silicon!
>
> I'm aware of several FPGA projects that have been completed
> successfully with MyHDL, but no ASIC projects so far. So
> I'm going to claim this is the first ASIC tape-out, unless
> someone tells me otherwise! (This can be in private email.)
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jan
>


Congratulations!!!!  That is a very big milestone for MyHDL and very
exciting.  Good job with all the hard work!

Kudos again.
Chris