May 13, 2003 -- San Jose, Calif. -- Forte Design Systems, a leading
provider of synthesis solutions for high-level design, today announced it is
offering free on-line SystemC training. This introductory course is intended
for designers who are investigating language alternatives for high-level
design. SystemC is an open source C++ library that is emerging as a standard
for high-level design and system modeling. Designers who complete the course
will gain a clear understanding of the fundamentals of SystemC and
considerations affecting its choice as a language for high-level design.
The comprehensive introductory on-line course can normally be completed
in 4-6 hours and will cover methodology, language usage, as well as
comparison of SystemC and C++. It will teach syntax and usage of SystemC
elements including channels, modules, data types, processes, and interfaces.
A section on modeling will describe characteristics of different modeling
levels, such as transaction-level, timed functional and RTL modeling, as
well as testbench development. The training will also consider SystemC in
the context of an overall tool flow.
Content for the course was created in partnership between Forte and
Willamette HDL, a leading provider of SystemC training. Forte is an active
member of the Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI) SystemC community, and has
previously donated core technology to the group. Willamette HDL is noted for
its on-site courses that offer a mix of lectures and hands-on lab exercises,
introducing designers to the SystemC library of classes that provide
modeling constructs for describing systems and hardware.
"This course will allow the next generation of designers to become
familiar with the key elements of SystemC, and the advantages of designing
at a higher level of abstraction using SystemC," said Mike Meredith, Forte's
vice president of technical marketing and SystemC representative. "Forte is
pleased to be able to contribute to the SystemC community by making this
course available to designers."
"Design abstraction is fundamental to raising productivity to the levels
needed to meet aggressive design schedules in the face of growing
complexity," said Jacob Jacobbson, president and CEO at Forte. "SystemC
provides a level of abstraction not available with HDLs – and when combined
with leading edge technologies such as behavioral synthesis, design teams
will see a significant decrease in their overall design and verification
times."
The SystemC Introductory Training Course is available immediately on Forte's
website at no charge. Interested parties may register at
LearnSystemC.ForteDS.com or on
www.ForteDS.com.
Additionally, Forte will offer a demonstration of this training at their
booth (#1977) at the Design Automation Conference in Anaheim, California on
June 2, 3 and 4, 2003.
Forte Design Systems is a leading provider of software products that enable
design at a higher-level of abstraction. Forte's innovative behavioral
synthesis technology allows design teams creating complex electronic systems
from algorithmic designs using ASICs, FPGAs, and SoCs to significantly
reduce their overall design and verification time. Forte is headquartered at
100 Century Center Court, San Jose, CA 95112. For more information, visit us
at www.ForteDS.com or
see us at the 40th Design Automation Conference in Anaheim June 2-5 in booth
#1977.
Founded in 1993, Willamette HDL, Inc., has become a valuable training and
consulting services partner to electronics and electronic design automation
(EDA) companies, delivering customized, informative courses for designers
wanting to more effectively leverage SystemC. Attended by more than 3,000
students, its extensive offering of Verilog, VHDL, and SystemC technology
training range from language introduction courses to advanced modeling for
optimal results. Willamette HDL is a privately held and self-funded company
based in Beaverton, Ore. For more information about Willamette HDL, call +1
(503) 590-8499 or visit its website at
www.whdl.com.
The Open SystemC™ Initiative (OSCI) is an independent, not-for-profit
organization composed of a broad range of companies, universities and
individuals dedicated to supporting and advancing SystemC as an open source
industry standard for system-level design and verification. SystemC is the
standard design and verification language built in C++ that spans from
concept to implementation in hardware and software. The SystemC platform,
that includes the SystemC specification, source code, and reference manuals,
can be downloaded at
www.systemc.org.
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