Great article: Making IP Tradeoffs for Power

In this interesting article from Chip Design Magazine, the author interviews people from several IP companies, including Tensilica. The key to analyzing hardware design changes is to see what happens to the software once the change is made. That's the beauty of Tensilica's Xenergy tool. Change the processor, test out the software. See what changes make the most sense. Find out more about Xenergy at http://www.tensilica.com/products/literature-docs/application-notes/xtensa-tools/xenergy-energy-optimizator.htm.