Simulation and synthesis of VLSI communication systems

This paper describes CAD tools for communication system design. The tools allow for rapid algorithm development using a functional model library and scripting procedures that automate iterative optimization of algorithm parameters. Implementation tools are linked into the algorithm design environment to allow efficiency in generating hardware designs from algorithm descriptions. Examples from channel coding and from modern design illustrate how the data flow simulation in the CAD environment can be exploited for simulating and designing each of these components.