The C and Matlab (M) languages have become popular for modeling DSP algorithms because of the more concise expression of behavior. However, these lack an effective automated path to implementation. In ...

"We are defining the way people think about FPGAs for DSP, and our new release of System Generator continues to set the standard for tool performance and productivity," said Jerry Banks, director of ...

With the Simulink HDL Coder, the MathWorks hopes to have in place the "missing link" that bridges the yawning gap between those high-level Matlab models and synthesizable RTL (see the figure).