The past few years have seen substantial shifts in how logic content is delivered into electronic systems. The most dramatic of these changes is the sharp reduction of traditional ASIC design starts — ...

Heard about Structured ASICs but aren't sure exactly what they are and how to use them. In this edition of REFRESH! EEPN contributing editor, Andrew Leone, gives you a guided tour of these devices and ...

A systematic approach to program design developed in the mid-1970s by Constantine, Yourdon, et al, that included the use of graphical notation for effective documentation and communication, design ...

What makes the structured ASIC cost effective? It's a matter of per-unit cost, including all of the associated overhead, in volume. Many factors must be added up to determine the final per-chip cost, ...