Calculator

About the Prototyping Calculator:

This calculator generates graphs showing the performance crossover point for emulation vs. FPGA-based prototyping.

- Enter values for Bring up Time, Clock Speed, Unit Test Time, and Cost per Gate.

- Enter Number of Runs and click Calculate.

The graph plots the Number of Runs against Time. Time is calculated from the Number of Runs multiplied by the Unit Test Time. A given Unit Test Time is specified for Emulation, which then generates the Unit Test Time for prototyping, using the ratio of Clock Speeds.

The plot also accounts for Bring up Time, which adds an offset to each curve. The Number of Runs determines how far out to calculate the curves.

A second curve for prototyping is generated showing the effect of running prototypes in parallel (replicates). This curve is generated using the ratio of Cost per Gate.

The table shows Elapsed Time in hours as well as days (both 8-hour days, and running 24/7.

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What type of chip are you designing

What is the capacity of the ASIC gate included in the design?

5 million-20 million

20 million-50 million

50 million-100 million

100 million-1 billion

More than 1 billion

Which FPGA do you prefer to use?

Xilinx VU440

Xilinx KU115

Xilinx VU19P

Xilinx VU13P

Xilinx VU9P

Intel S10-10M

Intel S10-2800

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What kind of FPGA configuration do you need?

Single FPGA

Dual FPGA

Four FPGAs

Eight FPGAs

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What kind of peripheral interface do you need?

How many prototype verification platforms do you need?

Do you need the following tools?

Segmentation tool

Multiple FPGA debugging tools

Co-modeling tool (allows large amounts of data to interact between FPGA and PC host)

When do you need to use our products?

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6-12 months

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