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FUDConBrussels chitlesh@fedoraproject.org2007
Beyond software
electronic lab
Design, Simulate and Program electronics.
Max Spevackspevack@fedoraproject.org FUDCon Berlin
Linuxtag 2009
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[ Fedora Electronic Lab ]
An opensource Design and Simulation platformFor Micro-Electronics
A one-stop linux distribution for hardware design
Marketing means for opensource EDA developers(Networking)
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Identifying a Problem to solve !
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Approx. 6 month design development cycle
Tackling Design Complexity
Lower Power, Lower Cost and Smaller Space
EDA Industry's neck squeezed in 2008
Management (digital/analog) IP Portfolio
Electronic Designers Problems
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FUDConBrussels 2007 chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
A basic Design Flow
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Example of RTL Synthesis versus scripting
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FUDConBrussels 2007 chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
FUDConBrussels 2007 chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
FEL Development Methodology
The reason why FEL is so unique
All languages win
Bottom Up and Top down research Abstraction
Current Industry Trend
Do not package one's favourite tools only
Think Methodology and Design Flow
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Development Time during One cycle
Industry TrendMarket ResearchMeet the Outside World
Upstream TalksBuilding EDA community
Fedora PackagingAnd updates
Fixing the WorldMarketing
FEL LiveDVD
FeedbacksAnd wishes
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Co Simulation Based Design
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FEL-11 Leonidas
Perl modules from Veripool
Hoping gEDA/gaf 1.6
Ktechlab new release
Cbased synthesis tool verilator
Centralized location for documentation
OVM/SystemC dropped
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FUDConBrussels 2007 chitlesh@fedoraproject.org
FEL User and Developer benefits
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Long Term goals to achieve
Align FEL along big Vendors in terms of Marketing
Participation in a Standards committeeprogress of EDA standards under the IEEE-SA (Standards Association)
Interoperable PDK Libraries
Usage of opensource Industry standard file formats
Strengthen the opensource EDA community
Usage of a common design database
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Questions & Answers
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The electronic lab team
fedoraelectroniclablist@redhat.com