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New commits: commit c30612fb3a422c5deb0d02da80f5ba2c3c314a4c Author: John J. McDonough jjmcd@fedoraproject.org Date: Wed Apr 1 08:15:17 2009 -0400
Add Electronic Design Automation content from wiki
Also reorder section to place Sci/Tech first, AR last
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<section> - <title>Electronic Design Assistants</title> - <remark>This beat is located here: <ulink type="http" url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Documentation_EDA_Beat">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Documentation_EDA_Beat</ulink></remark> - <para> - TBD + <title>Electronic Design Automation</title> + <!--<remark>This beat is located here: <ulink type="http" url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Documentation_EDA_Beat">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Documentation_EDA_Beat</ulink></remark>--> + + <para> + Fedora Electronic Lab is Fedora's high-end hardware design and + simulation platform. This platform provides different hardware + design flows based on the semiconductor industry's current + trend. FEL maps in three methodologies {design, simulation and + verification} with opensource EDA software. + </para> + + <para> + FEL's website : <ulink type="http" + url="http://chitlesh.fedorapeople.org/FEL/%22%3Ehttp://chitlesh.fedorapeople.org/...</ulink>. + </para> + + <para> + The latest methodology included on FEL platform is the means for + verifications and debugging for digital based designs. + </para> + + <para> + The perl modules included for F11 brings a new methodology under + the Fedora umbrella. This methodology is Verification together + with possibilities for co-simulation based design and + simulation. Fedora remains the sole linux distribution + distributing FEL methodologies for hardware design, simulation and + verification. + </para> + + <para> + Updates of the existing RPM packages have improved design + experience in terms of development time and debugging. While FEL + understands Moore's Law is important for its userbase, these + improvements will allow users to design a more efficient and + successful designs with opensource software. + </para> + + <para> + These enhancements brought to the Fedora umbrella increase chances + that Fedora users can complete their high-end hardware design even + if scaled to 90nm and wrap up their project with final tapeout. + </para> + + <para> + FEL bridges 2 different opensource communities : + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + opensource software community + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + opensource hardware community + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + + <para> + After 3 consecutive and successive releases, FEL/Fedora is + regarded as the Leader in this field by both communities due to + its 3-years experience and quality EDA solutions. + </para> + + <para> + Below entails the highlights of the major development items to put + the quality barrier higher than the previous releases: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + Perl modules to extend vhdl and verilog support. These perl + modules together with rawhide's gtkwave improves chip + testing support. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Introduction of Verilog-AMS modeling into ngspice + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Improved VHDL debugging support with gcov. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Improved support for re-usable HDL packages as IP core + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Improved PLI support on both iverilog and ghdl </para> - </section> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Introduction of C-based methodologies for HDL testbenches + and models. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Improved co-simulation based hardware design. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Introduction of design tools for DSP design flow + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + + <para> + Users who are using the standard fedora live media and even + <screen> + yum groupinstall 'Electronic Lab' + </screen> + to deploy this high-end hardware design, simulation and + verification platform. + </para> + +</section> diff --git a/en-US/Release_Notes.xml b/en-US/Release_Notes.xml index bc50457..31aba14 100644 --- a/en-US/Release_Notes.xml +++ b/en-US/Release_Notes.xml @@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ </section> <section> <title>Changes in Fedora for specific audiences</title> - <xi:include href="AmateurRadio.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <xi:include href="ScientificTechnical.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <xi:include href="ElectronicDesignAssistants.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> + <xi:include href="AmateurRadio.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> </section> <xi:include href="Legal.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <xi:include href="Revision_History.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
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