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Research on Open-Source Hardware Based Design Method |
Mai Song-ping①; Zhang Chun②; Yang Kun①; Wang Zhi-hua② |
①Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China;②Institute of Microelectronics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China |
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Abstract Reusability is the key element in today’s VLSI design. Open-source hardware provides a more thorough and effective way for design reusability than traditional charged closed-source IP by sharing its design documents and IP modules. And open-source hardware based SoC design method is being accepted and practiced by more and more designers. This paper introduces relative concepts, benefits, problems and perspectives of open-source hardware in detail, and discusses open-source hardware based design flow in depth by exampling an open-source processor design.
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Received: 05 December 2005
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