These libraries will be available from the Tekmos ftp site. There are several advantages to using this approach. First, it has allowed Tekmos to develop a set of design tools that operate at the gate level, but are vendor independent. The value of a vendor independent library is clearly seen when a customer finds it necessary to switch vendors or technology in the middle of a design. Second, having our own library allows us to expand it beyond the basic libraries provided by many semiconductor vendors.
Software tools are just that, tools.
And tools may be used in different ways. Over time, Tekmos has developed a number of design tests and procedures that we have incorporated into our libraries. The presence of these tests allows us to produce a robust design, increasing the chances for a first pass success. This approach also provides a convenient format for the vendor independent implementation of cores. It is a relatively straight-forward procedure to design a core at the behavioral level.