Leonardo is quickly gaining popularity as a logic synthesis tool. Although popular for FPGA design, Leonardo also boasts support for over 70 ASIC libraries and has been used to design ASICs up to 250,000 gates. Learn about Leonardo's ASIC specific functionality, the preferred ASIC design methodology with Leonardo and the secrets of success.

Bio:
Shawn McCloud is a Technical Marketing Engineer for Exemplar Logic in the ASIC Marketing organization. Shawn has a BSEE from Case Institute of Technology. He has an extensive background in top-down ASIC design using the Verilog language as a designer in Motorola's Microprocessor division in Austin, Texas. More recently, Shawn worked with Mentor Graphics in its ASIC Flows group where he was in charge of Mentor top-down Verilog ASIC flow and as a Technical Marketing Engineer for AutoLogic II.