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From: [ Puss in Boots ]
Subject: Is Apache PowerArtist or Atrenta Spyglass Power actually useful?

Hi John,

Please keep me anonymous.

Would like to have some user perspective on RTL-level power analysis and
optimization.  Specifically Apache PowerArtist/PowerArtistXP and Atrenta
Spyglass Power.  We are seriously considering using one in our next design.

So for Apache PowerArtist/PowerArtistXP:

    - Did you get any significan power savings using it?  How much?
    - What correlation to silicon results did you see?
    - What's the pricing/licensing model for it?
    - Ease of integration into a Synopsys/Cadence/Magma EDA flow?

And for Atrenta Spyglass Power:

    - Did you get any significan power savings using it?  How much?
    - What correlation to silicon results did you see?
    - What's the pricing/licensing model for it?
    - Ease of integration into a Synopsys/Cadence/Magma EDA flow?

We are not sure if these tools really work as well as advertised.  It would
help if we could the direct user's story on them.

    - [ Puss in Boots ]

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