Software engineers have long depended on integrated design environments (IDEs) to help manage complex design processes. Now, hardware engineers can take advantage of the same complexity-taming level of integration. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton explores the IDE in Vivado Design Suite with Brian Lay of Xilinx.

Click the link below to check out watch a video about the various use models for the Vivado Design Suite, the main features of the Interactive Design Environment (IDE), Tcl-based design flows from synthesis, and simulation through implementation.