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Honored Contributorwhat 'merlin' stands for
Hi all, This maybe a silly question, but it indeed upsets me a lot. i currently use ddr3 controller in my project, and among the files generated by Quartus, there is a 'merlin' in the module ...
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Honored ContributorKent Orthner chose "Merlin" for the name of the interconnect in his master's thesis:
https://curve.carleton.ca/system/files/etd/658a9cfb-691e-4ba1-be2a-b44df0cec643/etd_pdf/8512214c1b3e535e734a3be0d53dd4c8/orthner-packetbasedtransactioninterconnectfabricfor.pdf But why did Kent choose "Merlin"? I've never asked him, but I'm guessing he noticed the use of other Arthurian names (Avalon, Guinevere) and found something that fit in with that.
