EDN

Building an FPGA FIFO without using logic resources

Today, FPGA designers are using these flexible devices to perform everything from simple glue logic tasks to implementing complicated system on a chip (SoC) functions. The efficiency and ease of ...
EDN

Atmel says logic conversion blocks cut costs compared to FPGAs and CPLDs

NANTES, France–Atmel Corp. here today announced new 0.25- and 0.35-micron embedded memory blocks for its Ultimate Logic Conversion products, which will enable users of field-programmable gate arrays ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Double Duty Logic Block Architecture Enabling Concurrent LUT and Adder Chain Usage (Nanyang Technological Univ. et al)

A new technical paper titled “Double Duty: FPGA Architecture to Enable Concurrent LUT and Adder Chain Usage” was published by researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Cornell University, ...
Electronic Design

Embedded FPGA Under the Hood

For the most part, embedded FPGA can be viewed as a “black box,” which is effectively as an RTL engine. However, sometimes it’s helpful to understand what’s going on underneath the hood to evaluate ...
Design-Reuse

Tier Logic announces innovative 3D-FPGA technology: low-cost FPGAs & no-risk, timing-exact ASICs

Santa Clara, Calif., March 10, 2010. Tier Logic, Inc., a privately held fabless semiconductor company, today introduced its new 3D-based technology for FPGAs and ASICs, known respectively as its ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Introduction To eFPGA Hardware

Intel builds processor chips and Arm provides processor cores to integrate into chips. Xilinx and Intel (nee Altera) build FPGAs and a range of new startups provide embedded FPGA (eFPGA) to integrate ...
Design-Reuse

FPGA prototyping of complex SoCs: Partitioning and Timing Closure Challenges with Solutions

In the nanometer era, complex SoCs have higher risk of re-spins. Undoubtedly FPGA prototyping is the right way of pre-silicon SoC validation, accelerate system software development and to meet time-to ...
Electronic Design

Fast-Turn Alternatives To FPGAs

ASIC suppliers have long noted the advantages FPGAs can offer in getting a solution to market a lot faster than a traditional full-custom design. By combining the advantages of ASIC technology and ...
Hackaday

Who Could Possibly Need An FPGA With 9M Logic Cells And 35B Transistors?

Xilinx recently announced the Virtex UltraScale+ VU19P FPGA. Of course, FPGA companies announce new chips every day. The reason this one caught our attention is the size of it: nearly 9 million logic ...
Forbes

Xilinx Targets The Core Functions Of Future EVs/AVs

As the amount of electronics in vehicles increases with electrification, driver assistance, and autonomous control, so do the demands on software. These advanced ...