E-cast: Electronic Systems Level Design (ESL): The Prevailing Method Addressing the Rigors of Advanced Systems Design

Summary: The challenge for EDA tool vendors in attacking electronic system level (ESL) design can be simply stated - provide the tools and methodologies that let system-on-chip (SoC) designers use abstract, system-level models to create implementation-ready (RTL) descriptions of their desired hardware. The challenge for designers, on the other hand, is in winding their way through the variety of point tools offered by the several dozen vendors who've stacked out a position in the ESL tool market.