Monthly Archives: June 2011

Icarus Verilog and freeware EDA

I recently started learning the Verilog hardware description language, and was bewildered by the size and complexity of the major commercial EDA offerings. They’re huge, expensive, Windows-based, GUI-driven monsters packed with quirks and features, aimed at teams of commercial engineers … Continue reading

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ARM development boards

ARM is a major competitor in the world of processors for portable and embedded devices such as cell phones and e-book readers. ARM does not sell processors directly; rather, it licenses its designs to manufacturers such as Texas Instruments, which … Continue reading

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