Agreement bridges gap between design of DSP and FPGA systems

SEPTEMBER 21--In a new agreement, Sundance Multiprocessor Technology (Buckinghamshire, UK) and Celoxica will combine their expertise to offer out-of-the-box digital-signal processing (DSP) and FPGA system design solutions. These will be backed up by their established partnerships with Texas Instruments and Xilinx. Sundance is a supplier and manufacturer of advanced DSP and reconfigurable FPGA systems. Celoxica is a provider of C-based electronic system level (ESL) design and synthesis solutions. The joint approach offers users progress in complex signal-processing implementation.

Typically performed by system and software engineers, DSP programming relies on a software-oriented approach. FPGA devices are often programmed using design tools evolved from hardware-centric techniques. The different approaches and levels of abstraction make it difficult to combine the two technologies. The joint solution made possible by today's agreement from Sundance and Celoxica uses C-based ESL tools. These enable system optimizations employing a comprehensive array of off-the-shelf modules and systems to address the critical issues of hardware/software co-design, DSP/FPGA integration, power utilization, and cost reductions from design conception through to deployment.

The result of this partnership is the development of algorithm acceleration solutions for vertical applications. These include C-based IP modules, optimized FPGA hardware accelerators, and reference board prototypes built on Sundance boards programmed using Celoxica software tools. The companies will initially focus their efforts on software-defined radio (SDR) and complex image processing, and will begin rolling out solutions in Q4/05 at the Global Signal Processing Expo (GSPx) in Santa Clara, CA.

For more information visit:www.sundance.com; www.celoxica.com.