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What is your core Business?
a.VLSI based Solutions, which include
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i. We set up VLSI Lab for Engineering Institutes.
ii. We are Expert in Xilinx FPGA based protoboards.
iii.FPGA based Designs
iv.VLSI Training
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b.Test Equipments (IC testers, Programmers.)
c.High speed Multilayer PCB design.
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What solutions do you provide for a VLSI Lab?
a. Xilinx VLSI Design Software, Front End to back end,
b. Xilinx based System generator for DSP applications (Matlab to VHDL
conversion Software.)
c. In Chip Debugging Software, Chip Scope Pro.
d. World’s No. 1 Simulation tool from Mentor Graphics. (Modelsim Xilinx
Edition.)
e. Xilinx CPLD FPGA protoboards from different device families, from 800 system
gates to multimillion gates
f. DSP Application boards.
g. Video Processing cards.
h. Multifunction PCI cards.
i. ASIC Tester.
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What do you provide for VLSI based Solutions?
a. We are Xilinx XPERT Partner for designing.
b. We create IP cores.
c. We design and manufacture FPGA based Protoboards.
d. We also provide Customized board designs.
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Are you authorized to sell Xilinx Software?
a. Yes, we are authorized reseller for Xilinx Software.
b. The boards manufactured by us are listed on Xilinx Web site.
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Are all these boards are Indigenous?
a. Yes, all boards are Indigenous (Proprietary.)
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How you provide support for your products? Do you have service centers all
over India?
a. We have strong dealer network all over India. We provide services to our
customers through them.
b. We provide support by E-mail, phone calls, Website, if required personal
visit.
c. All manuals are available for download from our website.
d. Sample codes for all protoboards are available for download with the manuals
from our Web site, FREE of cost.
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Do you provide training for your products?
a. Yes, we provide training for our products at our premises as well as on site
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Can you design and supply FPGA boards as per specific University Syllabus.
a. Yes, we can design and supply FPGA boards as per the syllabus of any
university.
b. We have designed such board for Visveshwarya Technical University, Karnataka
and Pune University, Maharashtra.
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What is the recommended VLSI Lab set-up for Under Graduate (UG) level?
For UG level following is good VLSI Lab setup
a. One Xilinx ISE S/w
b. One Modelsim Simulation S/w.
c. One Chipscope Pro S/w.
d. Xilinx based System generator for DSP applications (Matlab to VHDL
conversion Software.)
e. Minimum. 10 to 15 CPLD/FPGA Boards & FPGA based application boards
f. Minimum 5 to 10 FPGA based. DSP in VLSI boards
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Who are your major customers?
Our Esteem client base includes
a. Defense Research and Development Organsation (DRDO ) Laboratories
b. Indian Space research Organisation ISRO
c. National Research Laboratories.
d. IITs, NITs, all Engineering colleges.
e. Universities.
f. Public & Private limited Companies.
g. Also we have major customers aboard.
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Does your client list include International customers too?
a. Yes, we have major International customers /clients
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Whether you are registered with DGS &D?
a. Yes we have registered with DGS &D.
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What are the Value Added services do you provide beyond standard Products?
Yes, we provide lots of such services apart from our standard products like
a. Special training for faculty who are new to VLSI technology.
b. Modular courses for Industry Research Engineers.
c. Consultancy to universities to set their VLSI Syllabus.
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Why does it take 10-12 weeks to supply licensed XILINX ISE software?
a. Xilinx is giving Commercial Software to education Institutes at highly
discounted price.
b. Xilinx is one of the only companies who gives, the same software to both
industry and education.
c. Hence to avoid misuse, they cross verify all the details provided to them by
the Education Institutes.
d. Hence the delivery time increases to 10-12 weeks.
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What is the purpose of XILINX SOFTWARE QUALIFICATION DOCUMENT?
a. Purpose of the Qualification Documents (hyper link) is to verify the
information of education institute, before approving
and supplying Xilinx software to university.
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What are the software requirements and compatible versions for a typical
Embedded Solution?
For Embedded Solutions following software are required
a. Xilinx ISE software ver 8.1i with latest Service Pack
b. Xilinx Embedded Development Kit. ver 8.1i with latest Service Pack
c. Xilinx Chipscope Pro Software for in-Chip Debugging. ver 8.1i with latest
Service Pack
d. Modelsim Simulator Software. PE or SE Version. ver 6.0 or higher.
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With most of R&D in electronics looking at VLSI, what kind of support
can Mechatronics provide to the various industrial sectors?
a. We can help in completing your project/Products by offering consulting
b. By manufacturing your critical FPGA protoboards.
c. By providing value added services like, Assembly, Testing and Verification
of the Boards after Fabrication.
d. By working jointly with your design team.
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Can you provide solutions with all FPGA vendors?
a. Though our preferred vendor is Xilinx, We have the capability to work on
other vendors technology.
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Is training essential to start using the EDA tools?
a. It is recommended that user should get essential training to start using the
EDA tools.
b. This way user can reduce learning curve and work efficiently to complete
project in time.
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What are the ways in which you can provide an insight on VLSI?
a. VLSI is a vast field and there is no way that we can explain it here.
b. But we can help you by, Explaining the design flow.
c. Offering a wide range of training, from 1-week to 6-months. …etc
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What are the partnerships you have with XILINX? What is the advantage of
having partnerships?
a. We had 2-partnerships with Xilinx
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i) We were a member of their "on-board program" to provide, prototyping
solutions based on their technology
ii) We were a member of their Experts program, to provide design solutions
based on their technology.
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b. Xilinx has now combine all these partnerships and calls all its partners as
members of their alliance program.
c. MTE presently has "Xilinx Alliance Partnership"
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We are already using Matlab. How can we make it compatible to work with
Protoboards?
a. As Matlab is already available, only the following needs to be added to your
laboratory.
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i) Xilinx ISE software
ii) Xilinx System Generator Software
iii)Mechatronics Make DSP-in-VLSI Board.
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Who are the other vendors for FPGA and how they differ from XILINX with
respect to technology & market share?
a. Other vendors FPGA vendors are Altera, Actel, Lattice ..etc
b. Xilinx is the inventor of FPGAs and has highest market share in all PLDs.
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What about License and validity period of XILINX tools and how these tools
are Interlinked with respect to no. of license and validity?
a. Xilinx license policy is TBL policy. For education institutes end user can
install these software on multiple PCs so there is no
need to pay extra amount for additional installations.
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What is the difference between a dedicated DSP and VLSI based DSP?
a. Dedicated DSP is for specific application based and those boards cannot be
used for other application.
b. VLSI Based DSP is General platform to design DSP based applications using
FPGAs.
c. We can directly convert Matlab/simulink blocks into HDL file.
d. Further VLSI based DSP is inherently faster than an implementation based on
normal DSP processors, by a factor of 10 to 100.
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What is difference between your proto boards & XILINX protoboards?
a. There is no difference, our protoboards are more suitable for Indian
customers, as they are customized for syllabi of
various universities.
b. Further, MTE’s After sales service support is an added advantage over Xilinx
protoboards.
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Where can we get higher end XILINX devices?
a. From Xilinx authorized distributors and resellers like MTE.
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Where can we use VLSI technology / what is use of VLSI Technology?
a. VLSI technology is applicable in the digital domain.
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How we can use VLSI Technology in our current / existing project(s)?
a. We can update the existing boards (using discrete components) with use of
FPGA(s) with HDL code.
b. These new board will be much smaller than the earlier boards
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How can this Technology be used to replace obsolete IC’s?
a. We can program the function the obsolete IC using VHDL and we can implement
this VHDL code in a suitable CPLD/FPGA to perform the
desired function.
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What are the software requirements and compatible versions for a typical
DSP-in-VLSI solution?
a. Recommended that the following versions of Xilinx design tools for use with
System Generator v8.1 SP1.
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FPGA Place and Route
Embedded Software Design
RTL Synthesis
RTL Simulation
Real Time Debugging
MATLAB v7.0.1/Simulink v6.1
MATLAB v7.0.4/Simulink v6.2
MATLAB v7.1.0/Simulink v6.3
MATLAB v7.2/Simulink v6.4
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Xilinx ISE 8.1.02 SP1
Xilinx EDK 8.1.02 (optional)
Xilinx XST 8.1.02
Model Tech. ModelSim 6.1b
Xilinx ChipScope Pro 8.1.02
(R14.1) Service Pack 1
(R14.2) Service Pack 2
(R14.3) Service Pack 3
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For more and updated information please visit
http://www.xilinx.com/products/software/sysgen/sw_req.htm
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What are the recommended books for VLSI to meet the expectations of a
beginner?
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Reference Book |
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A Verilog HDL Primer By J. Bhasker. |
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A Verilog HDL Synthesis-A Practial Primer By J. Bhasker. |
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C. H. Roth Jr, Digital Systems Design using VHDL. PWS Publishing Company, 1998. |
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C. H. Roth Jr, Fundamentals of Logic Design, Jaico Publishers, 1998.
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C. Mead and L. Conway, Introduction to VLSI Systems, Addison Wesley, 1979.
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CMOS logic Circuit Design By John P. Uyemura. |
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Design Warriar's Guide for FPGA. By Clive Max. |
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Digital design by Morris Mano. |
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Digital Logic and computer Design by Moris Mano. |
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F. J. Hill and G. R. Peterson, Computer Aided Logic Design - With Emphasis on
VLSI, 4th Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1993.
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FPGA Design With Verilog By Ken Coffman. |
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L. Glaser and D. Dobberpuhl, The Design and Analysis of VLSI Circuits, Addison
Wesley, 1985.
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N. Weste and K. Eshranghian, Principles of CMOS VLSI Design, Addison Wesley,
1985 . |
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Principles Of CMOS VLSI Design 2e By Neil H. E. Weste, Kamran Eshraghian. |
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S.M. Sze, VLSI Technology, 2nd Ed., McGraw Hill, 1988. |
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The Designers Guide to VHDL by Peter Ashenden. |
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V. P. Nelson, H. T. Nagle, B. D. Caroll and J. D. Irwin, Digital Logic Circuit
Analysis and Design,
Prentice-Hall International, 1995.
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Verilog HDL- A Guide To Digital Design & Synthesis By Sameer Palnitkar. |
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VHDL by Douglas Perry. |
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VHDL Primer by Jayram Bhaskar. |
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VLSI Technology By S. M. Sze. |
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Xilinx Manual. |
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Z. Navabi, VHDL: Analysis and Modeling of Digital Systems, McGraw Hill, 1998.
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What is your design flow for any project?
Specs from customer, sch entry component preparing procurement. PCB Design, PCB
Manufacturing, assembly testing. This is our standard flow.
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Where you manufacture multilayer board?
We manufacture multilayer board from Hi-Q Bangalore based company.
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What type of certification they provide?
They provide BBT, environmental test
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Where you get assemble your BGA, FBGA chips?
At peninsula Bangalore
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