[SI-LIST] Re: We need help

  • From: steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: John.Hill@xxxxxxxxxx,<si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:18:55 -0700

John, your first problem seems to be one of education of your 
management.  SiSoft's web-site should be useful to you for that.

Good luck,


Steve.
At 12:39 PM 9/5/2006, Hill, John wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>I have been designing products with embedded microcontrollers in the
>automotive industry for many years. Up until now the memory has always
>been in the chip. Now I have been asked to design a product with
>multiple 400 to 600 MHz processors. The memories for these processors
>are external DDR1 and DDR2. As you all know it takes a lot of skill to
>be successful at these frequencies.  I have done a lot of reading to
>learn how to do it. The problem is that my management has not joined me
>in learning about this new design world. They are having trouble
>understanding why I am spending so much time reading. Then there is the
>list of capital equipment that I have requested. It is a lot bigger than
>they had expected. My direct supervisor has been very supportive.
>However my concern is that much of our management does not know what to
>expect.
>
>We need someone to provide support to our management and to help them
>understand SI technology. It would also be helpful if we could find an
>expert to join us for a design review. The problem is that since the
>management does not know the technology, they do not know if I am
>spending my time wisely or not. It is very difficult for them to know if
>I am doing a good job or bad job. If you are a consultant or professor
>that may be able to help, please e-mail me.
>
>Best regards,
>
>John
>
>
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