TABLE OF CONTENTS VHDL-AMS, as a hardware description language, is a fundamental tool for designing electronic circuits and systems. However, it does not stand alone. It must be part of a collection of methodologies, tools and utilities that form a complete electronic design automation (EDA) environment. The IEEE Design Automation Standards Committee (DASC) and other groups are actively developing standards that specify these other components of the EDA suite. In this appendix, we briefly introduce those standards related to VHDL-AMS that have been completed or are in progress and discuss future evolution of existing standards.
The IEEE practice is to designate authorized standards development projects that are in progress with the letter 'P' followed by the standard number. Several of the projects are in this state at the time of writing. When their development work is complete and the standard is passed, the 'P' will be dropped to form the official standard number.
The reader should bear in mind that the information here is a snapshot of standards at the time of writing. In the field of EDA, things move quickly. A good starting point for up-to-date information is the EDA Industry Working Groups Web page at www.eda.org. For each of the standards described in this appendix, we list the Web address of the group responsible for maintaining the standard.
www.eda.org/vasg/
VHDL is officially defined in IEEE Standard 1076 2001, IEEE Standard VHDL Language Reference Manual. This document is maintained by a subcommittee of...
