ESL Survey

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your responses help us improve our ESL services and tools.

1) Please enter your contact information:

2) Where do you work?

AmericasAsia PacificEuropeJapanOther (please specify)

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3) Which of these best describes your professional background?

Software engineerFirmware engineerHardware engineerHardware verification engineerSystem engineer/architectProject managementOther (please specify)

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4) Which of these best describes the market segment of your applications?

Aerospace and defenseAutomotiveConsumerIndustrial, science, or medicalNetworkingWired and/or wireless communicationsOther (please specify)

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5) Which of these best describes your target application?

Audio/video/image/multimedia processingCommunicationsDSP algorithmEncryption algorithmPacket processingScientific algorithmOther (please specify)

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6) Do you use FPGAs in your design?

Yes   No   No, but I plan to

7) Which Xilinx tools have you used for your design?

ISE™ software   System Generator for DSP   Embedded Development Kit   None   Other (please specify)

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8) How do you most often specify your design?

Piece of paperMatlab modelC modelOther (please specify)

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9) Are you interested in a high level language tool for implementing FPGA designs? Examples of high level languages include C, C++, System C, and Matlab.

I am curious. Tell me more.   I am ready to evaluate such a tool.   I already use such a tool.   I am not interested.   Other (please specify)

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10) Specify your high level language design preference:

Strictly ANSI C   Modified C   System C   Other (please specify)

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11) Are you using or planning to use a processor in your next design?

MicroBlaze™ processor   PowerPC™ 405 processor in Virtex FPGAs   External processor   No

12) Are you interested in a SystemC-based modeling environment for Xilinx processor-based design flow?

I am curious. Tell me more.   I am ready to evaluate such an environment.   I already use such an environment.   I am not interested.   Other (please specify)

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13) Why are you interested in ESL tools and methodologies?

Ability to design hardware with high level languages   Rapid prototyping and time to market   Accelerating CPU bottlenecks   Other (please specify)

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14) How much of your design do you want to implement with ESL tools?

Everything   Specific modules only

15) Please identify your top three priorities for ESL for FPGA tools.
Do not check more than three items.

Leverage modeling (e.g., SystemC) and analysis (e.g. bus traffic) to explore hardware and software tradeoffs.   Simplify the acceleration of performance-critical code in FPGAs   Require minimal changes to original embedded software targeted to FPGA hardware   Require minimal changes to original workstation software targeted to FPGA hardware   Highlight potential performance, area, and power improvements in source code   Highlight critical timing paths in source code   Report accurate estimate of timing and FPGA resource utilization   Report accurate estimate of power and suggest optimization strategies   Invoke FPGA implementation tools and handle errors automatically   Keep QoR close to manually created RTL code   Trade performance for ESL synthesis and FPGA compile time   Receive comprehensive hands-on training   Purchase "Getting Started" evaluation kits   Other (please specify)

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16) Which Xilinx ESL Initiative Members (http://www.xilinx.com/esl) provide solutions that best match your requirements?

AutoESL   Binachip   Bluespec   Celoxica   Codetronix   CriticalBlue

Impulse   Mentor (CatapultC)   Mimosys   Mirabilis Design   Mitrion   Nallatech

Synplicity (SynplifyDSP)   SystemCrafter   None   Other (please specify)

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17) How can we improve the Xilinx ESL pages (http://www.xilinx.com/esl) to better serve your needs?

18) Would you like a Xilinx ESL Initiative Representative to contact you for more details on your views and requirements for ESL tools?

Yes   No