S2C announces the newly upgraded ProdigyTM Multi-Debug Module Pro (MDM ProTM). S2C’s popular Prodigy Multi-Debug Module (MDMTM) has been helping FPGA prototyping customers to shorten the debug process and get their designs to market quickly with greater confidence. S2C’s MDM solution captures and stores waveforms continuously in dedicated standalone hardware removing the need to consume […]
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Embedded-vision-optimized FPGAs optimized for automotive applications
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation expanded its award-winning Lattice Crosslink-NX family with new FPGAs specified for automotive applications such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. The new CrossLink-NX FPGAs bring best-in-class low power, small form factor, high-performance I/O, and reliability to embedded vision applications for today’s technologically advanced automobiles. Lattice CrossLink-NX FPGAs […]
Clamshell spring-pin socket handles Intel FBGA packages
A new BGA socket addresses high-performance requirements for FineLine Ball grid Array packages. The CBT-BGA-6111 socket has a contactor that is a stamped-spring pin with a 19-gm actuation force per ball and a cycle life of 125,000 insertions. The self inductance of the contactor is 0.93 nH, insertion loss is less than 1 dB at […]
Power management ICs handle Xilinx ZU+ MPSoC FPGAs
AnDAPT launched six new PMIC solutions for powering up multiple supply rails of Xilinx ZU+ MPSoC FPGAs family and Xilinx-defined used cases. Xilinx ZU+ MPSoC power architecture requires more than 25 power rails AnDAPT has worked closely with Xilinx on the designs which speed the development of power supplies for a variety of industrial and […]
Design platform combines hardware emulation, FPGA prototyping technologies to accelerate verification cycles
Siemens Digital Industries Software unveiled its next-generation Veloce hardware-assisted verification system for the rapid verification of highly sophisticated, next-generation integrated circuit (IC) designs. This is the first complete, integrated offering that combines best-in-class virtual platform, hardware emulation, and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) prototyping technologies and paves the way to leverage the latest powerful hardware-assisted […]
FPGA-based software works with Intel-powered SmartNICs
Napatech in partnership with Silicom announced the availability of its Link-Virtualization FPGA-based SmartNIC software for Silicom’s latest generation of Intel FPGA-based SmartNICs. The combination of Napatech’s software and Silicom’s SmartNIC increases the application, networking, security, and storage performance of servers deployed in virtualized data centers. Napatech’s Link-Virtualization software is a production-grade, turn-key solution that harnesses […]
What are system integration issues with FPGAs?
FPGAs are complex devices and are being used in more and more systems. The complexity of FPGAs is both a strength and a weakness. It’s a strength because of the many system performance benefits and capabilities they bring for designers to leverage. It’s a weakness because of the complexities of successfully integrating high pin-count FPGAs […]
How does using FPGAs impact the design process?
Using field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) can significantly increase the complexity of the design process. As seen in the previous FAQ on the application considerations when selecting FPGAs, these devices can bring improved performance to complex functions and improve overall system performance. This FAQ will consider the design process for FPGAs while the next and […]
Secure FPGAs enable hardware root-of-trust, PFR, end-to-end supply chain security
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the Lattice Mach-NX FPGA family, the second generation in its successful line of secure control FPGAs. Building on the capabilities of the Lattice MachXO3D family announced in 2019, Mach-NX FPGAs deliver heightened security features and the fast, power-efficient processing needed to implement a real-time Hardware Root-of-Trust (HRoT) on future server platforms, as well as computing, […]
FPGAs optimized for automotive, high-security applications
Lattice Extends Industry-leading Security and System Control to Automotive Applications MachXO3LF and MachXO3D FPGAs Support Extended Temperature Range for Automotive and other Ruggedized Applications HILLSBORO, OR – September 16, 2020 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the low power programmable leader, announced new versions of its MachXO3LF™ FPGAs for flexible deployment of robust automotive control applications and MachXO3D™ FPGAs for […]
