Description
Digital microelectronics for space applications have traditionally been developed at the Register Transfer Level (RTL) through manual process using Hardware Description Languages (HDLs). While this approach has served as a one-size-fits-all solution, recent challenges such as increasing system complexity and reduced times-to-market have motivated the exploration of alternative methods.
This paper focuses on the auto-coding of reliable HDL from high-level models of digital microelectronics, addressing key questions like why, how, and in which space applications engineers are adopting auto-coding tools. Additionally, the paper also provides an overview of the ongoing production of the Handbook for Auto-Coding of HDLs for Space FPGAs, highlighting its main insights and implications for the field.
