Information We find Useful in Our FPGA Design Consulting Projects:

FILTER DESIGN SOFTWARE:

• Interactive - Easier to figure out and provides better feedback between the user and the design:
  
  1. MicroModeler DSP - (http://www.micromodeler.com/dsp) - Web based, interactive. Looks pretty good.
  2. WinFilter - (http://www.winfilter.20m.com) - Windows, graphical.
  3. MkFilter - (http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~fisher/mkfilter) - Web based
  4. ScopeFIR/ScopeIIR - (http://www.iowegian.com) - Windows, graphical
  5. NI LabVIEW Digital Filter Design Toolkit - (http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/209040) - Windows
  6. QEDesign http://www.mds.com/categories/software
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  Text-based. Longer learning curve, less feedback and more confusion.
  1. Gnu Octave - (http://www.gnu.org/software/octave)
  2. SciPy - (http://www.scipy.org)
  3. Scilab - (http://www.scilab.org)
  4. Matlab - (http://www.mathworks.com)

TOOLS:

• GTKWave 3.3.20 for Windows is available here
• Icarus Verilog For Windows is available here

FPGA:

• Xilinx is the largest FPGA, CPLD vendor http://www.xilinx.com
• Altera also manufactures and sells FPGA, CPLD chips http://www.altera.com

Boards:

• Links to FPGA Development Boards

DSP:

• Xilinx has a large number of DSP cores for its various devices http://www.xilinx.com dsp related
• http://www.altera.com dsp related
• http://www.quicklogic.com dsp related
• Texas Instruments supplies various programmable DSP chips http://www.ti.com

Verilog:

Simulation:

• SuperFinsim is a High-Speed compiled Verilog Simulator; Definitely recommended. http://www.fintronic.com
• Simucad makes a very nice Verilog Simulator http://simucad.com/products/verilogSimulation/silos.html

Tools: Mostly Free Verilog Parsers/Tools

• Verilog to html and Verilog parser
• A Verilog Parser in Perl
• Another Verilog Parser in Perl
• Icarus is a Verilog Simulator & Synthesis Tool

Synthesis:

• Magma Design Automation has a very powerful Synthesis toolset for ASIC and FPGA targets.
• One of the best FPGA Synthesis tools for Verilog and VHDL http://www.synplicity.com
• Mentor Graphics has a strong FPGA synthesis toolset http://www.mentor.com/products/fpga/synthesis/
• Synopsys makes Design Compiler and FPGA Express Synthesis Tools http://www.synopsys.com
• http://www.cadence.com has a full set of ASIC synthesis toolset

Other Tools:

• Soft Mixed Signal Corporation provides USB 2.0 PHY IP cores

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