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TITLE: EVALUATING VIRTUAL COMPONENTS
Designers frequently want to exam virtual components closely to
determine whether they are appropriate for an application.
However, lengthy evaluations can delay time-to-market and erode
much of the benefits of using pre-designed and verified blocks.
Consequently, virtual component suppliers are beginning to
provide secure simulation models on the web so that a designer
may insert the virtual component into a system under development
and run functional tests without obtaining the source code. This
procedure overcomes business and legal delays but users should be
aware that potential timing problems may be hidden at this level
of observation. So, when greater certainty is warranted,
designers generally prefer to obtain the RTL code and synthesize
it into a FPGA. For this purpose, Inventra provides one-month
free trials of over two dozen virtual components that have been
compiled with its FPGA Advantage tools. These components include
PCI bus interfaces, USB controllers and the popular 8051
microcontroller. For additional information, access: Inventra
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EVALUATING VIRTUAL COMPONENTS
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DATE: February 2001
TITLE: EVALUATING VIRTUAL COMPONENTS
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