http://www.semifore.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:59:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We completed some performance testing of the Semifore Compiler in September and I wanted to share some of the results with you. We translated the Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9) Family Datasheet (downloaded from www.intel.com/assets/pdf/datasheet/316972.pdf ). This is a complex chip, often referred to as the Southbridge, which ... http://www.semifore.com/blog/2008/11/02/semifore-releases-runtimes-and-memory-usage/ As a part of our ongoing efforts to streamline design entry, Semifore now supports new and legacy designs using Excel spreadsheets as input. We have a full Error Correction Code example available on-line at http://www.semifore.com/products/ecc-example/. We have posted example output for Verilog, Word, HTML files, and verification ... http://www.semifore.com/blog/2008/08/27/see-our-excel-spreadsheet-input-at-eda-tech-forum/ We got an E-mail from Gary Delp thanking us for our review and feedback on the SystemRDL spec. We asked for and received Gary's permission to share it on our blog. "Semifore reviewed the SystemRDL spec in detail, and provided very helpful feedback for our June 2008 working group meeting. The ... http://www.semifore.com/blog/2008/07/11/gary-delp-technical-director-the-spirit-consortium-thanks-semifore/ The word mask has different meanings depending on your role in the design process. For many in the software development role a mask is a special value used to extract a set of bits from a larger quantity. For many in the hardware development role a mask is a quantity ... http://www.semifore.com/blog/2008/07/03/what-is-a-mask/ Semifore today appointed Herbert Winsted to the position of director of business development. Mr. Winsted will be responsible for worldwide sales and support. Semifore provides address maps for both new and legacy designs. Our single web-based source for your address map provides RTL, C and design documents views. ... http://www.semifore.com/blog/2008/05/15/herbert-winsted-leads-semifore-worldwide-sales-and-support/ Visit us at DAC Booth #681. See why Semiore is replacing internal tools for managing register address maps. 45th Annual Design Automation Conference Anaheim, California June 8 - 13, 2008 Imagine the whole design team working from a common control register specification viewable from a web page. We can work with you ... http://www.semifore.com/blog/2008/05/07/semifore-events-dac-2008/ Our partner Gary Stringham & Associates (www.garystringham.com) is presenting at the Embedded Systems Conference (www.cmp-egevents.com/web/esv/home), April 14-18, 2008, in San Jose, California, register now to attend either or both of these sessions that Gary will be presenting: ESC-106 Best Practices in Hardware/Firmware Interface Design Full-day tutorial: 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday, April 14 Room: ... http://www.semifore.com/blog/2008/04/07/gary-stringham-associates-presents-at-embedded-systems-conference/ Semifore and 74ze Engineering announced a strategic partnership today to provide services to import address maps for legacy design into Semifore's register management solution. Once converted, Semifore's CSRCompiler can manage register specifications in Verilog, C, and a variety of documentation outputs including HTML, Adobe FrameMaker, and Microsoft Word. A single ... http://www.semifore.com/blog/2008/03/08/legacy-ip-re-use-jumpstart-from-74ze-engineering-partnership-with-semifore/ Semifore will be exhibiting at DATE08, Europe's largest event for the design, test, and manufacture of electronic systems and circuits. Design, Automation, and Test in Europe Munich, Germany 10-14 March, 2008 Semifore will be demonstrating the latest version of the CSR product tools for address map registers specification. A single web-based page for the ... http://www.semifore.com/blog/2008/03/02/design-automation-and-test-in-europe-date/ John McKenna has joined the Advisory Board of Semifore. As an advisor, Mr. McKenna will provide Semifore with strategic insight into the SOC semiconductor industry and provide direction for the company's register address map platform. Mr. McKenna has worked in a variety of roles in the last twenty-five years: director of ... http://www.semifore.com/blog/2008/02/15/hello-world/