Publ. pedagógica LEONARDO MTSD:

Sumário:

This document contains the materials for the training action Modern Techniques for System Design, which is part of the Design for Debug and Test module within workpackage 2 of the Leonardo INSIGHT II project. The objective of this training action consists of introducing the attendees to the general context of advanced electronic product development and providing the basic concepts needed for the remaining training actions that form the Design for Debug and Test module: Techniques for Prototype Debugging and Validation, Design for Test Standards and Proposed Standards, and Design for Debug and Test Techniques.

Índice:

1 - INTRODUCTION

2 - A QUESTIONNAIRE ON SYSTEM DESIGN PRACTICES

The questionnaire
    Goals, contents and general remarks
    The product life-cycle
    The design and development flow
Answers analysis and statistics 
    Characterisation of the electronic product
    Points and methodologies addressed during specification 
    The design and development phase 
    The integration, manufacturing and field operation phases 
Some conclusions

3 - A STATE OF THE TECHNOLOGY REPORT ON DESIGN FOR DEBUG AND TEST 

Report contents
    Sources of information 
    Relevant standards 
    Commercial products
    Shareware / freeware products 
    Consortia / associations 
    Commercial companies
    Centres of excellence
    Relevant projects 
    Conferences and workshops
    Who is who
    Future trends 
How to use the report 
    Internal links within the report
    Links to World-Wide Web sites and pages 
    Links to stored material in the CD-ROM 
    Updating the report

4 - FUTURE TRENDS

New design entry techniques
    High-level behavioural HDLs and Analog HDLs
    Megacores and megacells
Improving the design correctness
    The verification process
    New design methodologies

5 - CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

BIBLIOGRAPHY