FPGA
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Xilinx introduces new Targeted Design Platforms at NAB show
Xilinx and Tokyo Electron Device Ltd. have developed a new Display TDP for 4K2K Display applications Xilinx has launched a new set of Targeted Design Platforms (TDP), at the 2102 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas this week. The Display TDP supports development of content for emerging quad High Definition 4K2K (Quad [...]
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Focus shifts to software for FPGA SoCs at DESIGN West
Though the Embedded Systems Conference has now been renamed to DESIGN West, the 2012 event was once again a great venue for catching up on the latest technology for programmable embedded applications from leading FPGA vendors. Manufacturers are now shipping production silicon for some of the FPGA SoCs they announced over the last year, which [...]
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Xilinx rolls out 7-Series FPGA design kits and DSP reference platform
Xilinx has announced availability of the first design kits and Targeted Design Platform (TDP) for the company’s latest 28nm Kintex-7 and Virtex-7 FPGAs. The kits were developed through a close partnership between Xilinx and their Alliance Members – 4DSP Inc., Analog Devices Inc., Avnet Electronics Marketing, Northwest Logic, MathWorks, Texas Instruments, and Xylon. According to [...]
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Virtual or real: Prototyping platform(s) for ARM-based FPGA design
SoC FPGAs offer both hardware and software approaches to platform prototyping, each of which confronts different challenges of the hardware-software codesign process.
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DSP, FPGAs, and the quest for instant gratification
Devices integrating programmable logic into processors are easing the translation between software and hardware engineering teams in FPGA design flows.
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Xilinx Expands Targeted Design Platforms for Industrial Networking and Motor Control Applications
Xilinx has announced plans to add to their Targeted Design Platform for industrial applications by extending their offering from the low cost 45nm Spartan-6 FPGAs, to the new 28nm Artix-7 and Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform (EPP). Yvonne Lin, Industrial Marketing Manager at Xilinx, says that the company participates in the industrial market in both the [...]
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Power is the common denominator, but greater analog design productivity is the solution
The demand for energy-efficient designs highlights the need to bridge the gaps between analog-digital EDA tools and flows.
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Accessory Development Kit opens up a world of applications for Android
The rapid growth of Android presents challenges to developers, but Google’s plan to reduce operating system fragmentation and support embedded applications creates many new opportunities.
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Altera announces SoC FPGAs with dual-core ARM Cortex A9 and virtual prototyping support
Altera has announced development of a family of ARM-based SoC FPGAs, which will provide users with single-chip solutions that integrate a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with Altera’s low power Cyclone V and Arria V FPGA fabrics. Todd Koelling, Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Embedded Processors at Altera, says that the SoC FPGA processor system will [...]
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FPGAs can lead the way to next-generation technology
FPGAs can offer designers a cost-performance advantage over ASICs for applications that require leading-edge semiconductor processes, but improvements in design tools and ease-of-use will be required in order to gain more widespread adoption.
