Electronic Design

FPGAs Become Software Friendly

Fig 1. Altera’s NIOS II Embedded Evaluation Kit is a platform for checking out the 32-bit NIOS II soft-core processor. Fig 2. Microsemi’s SmartFusion Evaluation Kit has an FPGA with a hard-core Arm ...
Android Authority

FPGA vs software emulation for retro gaming: We've tested both and here are the big differences

When it comes to retro gaming, it can be hard to get your hands on original hardware. Even if you can, most retro consoles don’t jive with modern televisions, so the experience will be noticeably ...
Embedded

CPU plus FPGA design flow for software developers: A new tangible reality

Recently, Brian Bailey organized a round table that resulted in a two-part article called Supporting CPUs Plus FPGAs. The experts discussed the evolving reality of systems design based on FPGAs and ...
Business Wire

Lattice Releases Next-Generation FPGA Software for Development of Broad Market Low Power Embedded Applications

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC), the leading provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, today announced the release of its new FPGA ...
EDN

Product Update: FPGA and PLD Design Tools

The ACTgen Macro Builder is a parameterized macro function generator that enables users to construct highly efficient counters, adders, and other structured blocks. Developed as a productivity and ...
EDN

Putting FPGAs to Work in Software Radio Systems, Part 1

This multi-part report discusses the strengths of FPGAs and how they can be optimally used in software radio systems. Part 1 focuses on the basic elements of a software radio receiver system. It is ...
Business Insider

Napatech Software Optimized for Silicom's Latest Intel FPGA-Based SmartNICs

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Napatech™ (OSLO: NAPA.OL), a leading provider of programmable SmartNICs, in partnership with Silicom, today announced availability of its ...
Forbes

For Intel, Adding Altera, FPGA Hardware Is Easy: Next Comes Supporting Software

With last week's big Altera acquisition Intel made an expensive bet on a future of data center hardware that uses significantly more customized designs than today's monolithic racks of commodity x86 ...
Network World

Intel’s Altera spinout launches FPGA products, software

Altera – Intel’s standalone company focused on FPGA hardware – introduced an array of FPGA hardware, software, and services at its annual developer conference. Nine months ago, Intel spun out Altera ...
Network World

FPGA maker Xilinx aims range of software-programmable chips at data centers

As data centers are called upon to handle an explosion of unstructured data fed into a variety of cutting-edge applications, the future for FPGAs looks bright. That’s because FPGAs, or field ...
Electronic Design

Q&A: Using FPGA Prototypes for Software Development

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Tom De Schutter, Director of Product Marketing, Physical Prototyping, Synopsys Inc. FPGA-based prototyping allows for ...
Computerworld

FPGA maker Xilinx aims new software programmable chips at data centers

As data centers are called upon to handle an explosion of unstructured data fed into a variety of cutting-edge applications, the future for FPGAs looks bright. That’s because FPGAs, or field ...