Xilinx, Inc. demonstrates 400G (4x100G) OTN single-chip applications based on its All Programmable Virtex-7 FPGAs and SmartCORE IP portfolio. Optimized for high speed and low power, these networks are even smarter and more programmable, configurable and adaptable. Xilinx Booth demonstrations 4x 100G OTN Transponder on a single Virtex-7 FPGA The Xilinx 400G capacity OTN one-chip solution and features […]
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Next-gen FPGAs and SoC for increased power efficiency
Altera Corporation introduced its Generation 10 FPGAs and SoCs, offering system developers breakthrough levels of performance and power efficiencies. Generation 10 devices are optimized based on process technology and architecture to deliver the industry’s highest performance and highest levels of system integration at the lowest power. Initial Generation 10 families include Arria 10 and Stratix 10 FPGAs and SoCs with […]
Smarter Solutions that Reduce Network CapEx and OpEx Costs
Xilinx and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. are collaborating to bring smarter solutions to market. These solutions reduce CapEx and OpEx costs through the use of Sumitomo Electric’s Gallium Nitride (GaN) power amplifier transistors and Xilinx SmartCORE IP that result in higher radio unit efficiencies. Wireless system designers using Xilinx’s SmartCORE IP can scale to support […]
Stratix V GX FPGAs
The 28 nm Stratix V GX FPGAs have achieved inclusion on the latest PCI-SIG Integrators List for the PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 specification (Gen3). They have successfully passed all PCI-SIG compliance and interoperability tests, completing inclusion for Stratix V on all three generations of the Integrators Lists for PCIe. With Cyclone V and Arria V devices included […]
FPGA and SoC software reduces compile times
The release of the Quartus II software version 13.0, delivers the highest levels of FPGA and SoC performance and designer productivity. Users targeting 28 nm FPGAs and SoCs will experience on average a 25 percent reduction in compile times. The most difficult-to-close designs targeting high-end 28 nm Stratix V FPGAs will see compilation times slashed […]
Sensor Extender Enables Longer Distances Between Image Sensor and ISP
The SensorExtender offers a low-cost approach to remotely locate image sensors up to eight meters away from the image signal processor (ISP) and transmit and receive video signals at resolutions that range up to 720p60 and 1080p30. The reference design uses inexpensive low-cost Cat5E cable to carry high-definition video and to send I2C sensor control […]
World’s Smallest FPGA for Miniature Systems
The iCE40 LP384 FPGA, is the smallest member of its expanding iCE40 family of ultra-low density FPGAs. Enabling designers to rapidly add new features and differentiate cost-sensitive, space-constrained, low-power products, the new small footprint FPGA is ideal for applications such as portable medical monitors, smartphones, digital cameras, eReaders, and compact embedded systems. The tiny, low […]
