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Formal-methods checking contributes to FPGA use in hi-rel designs
Formal-methods checking contributes to FPGA use in hi-rel designs
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Microsemi and OneSpin Solutions (Munich and San Jose, California) are targeting high-reliability design verification with a formal-based FPGA equivalency checking…
Which chip categories markets’ growth will beat the average?
Which chip categories markets’ growth will beat the average?
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In 2015 the chip market will grow by 7 percent compared with 2014, according to market research firm IC Insights.
4th-gen mixed-signal programmables add analogue features, boost accuracy
4th-gen mixed-signal programmables add analogue features, boost accuracy
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Silego Technology’s SLG46620V GreenPAK4 is the the fourth generation of its GreenPAK (GPAK) mixed-signal matrix ICs, a family of configurable…
Economic recovery driving industrial chip market to 10% CAGR
Economic recovery driving industrial chip market to 10% CAGR
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The industrial chip market is going to hum along at nearly 10 percent annual growth for the next few years…

Demonstrating ASIC IP performance and quality demands an FPGA-neutral design flow
Demonstrating ASIC IP performance and quality demands an FPGA-neutral design flow
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“Companies designing complex SoCs [are moving] increasingly toward licensing IP cores for a majority of the building blocks of their designs instead of building their own in-house custom versions. Selecting…
Dual-axis motor control kit uses mixed-signal programmable IC
Dual-axis motor control kit uses mixed-signal programmable IC
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Microsemi has used its SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA as the hardware basis of a dual-axis motor control development package, that includes an IP suite and reference design to simplify motor control…
Bluetooth Smart dev kits by Dialog, in distribution
Bluetooth Smart dev kits by Dialog, in distribution
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Distributor Digi-Key has the SmartBond kits to accelerate development of small, low-power Bluetooth devices for the Internet of Things (IoT). Dialog Semiconductor’s SmartBond Basic and Pro development kits are a…
30A high integration DC/DC for FPGA point-of-load regulation
30A high integration DC/DC for FPGA point-of-load regulation
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A DC/DC conversion module from Altera’s Enpirion acquisition features adaptive digital control and is optimised to power FPGA cores: specifically, Altera’s Generation 10 devices of which the Arria 10 variants…
USB Type-C controller in chip-scale package for active USB 3.1 cables/adapters
USB Type-C controller in chip-scale package for active USB 3.1 cables/adapters
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Cypress Semiconductor has applied the combination of configurable logic, I/O driving capability and mixed-signal circuitry it uses in its programmable PsoC devices, to produce an ASSP for the rapidly-developing USB…
An “ASSP-like” S/W-driven programming environment for Zynq chips, Xilinx promises
An “ASSP-like” S/W-driven programming environment for Zynq chips, Xilinx promises
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Xilinx has announced its SDSoC development environment for its All-Programmable SoCs and MPSoCs, aiming to make use of the devices easier and more accessible while maximising their performance and capabilities.
Switching from C/C++ to FPGA hardware acceleration
Switching from C/C++ to FPGA hardware acceleration
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Xilinx is extending its SDx product family and making its newly launched all programmable SoCs and MPSoCs more accessible to non-hardware engineers with the SDSoC Development Environment.
Programmable analog ICs complement MCU, FPGA
Programmable analog ICs complement MCU, FPGA
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At the recent Embedded World exhibition, Maxim Integrated was reporting a broad range of interest in its MAX11300 configurable analogue device, also known as “PIXI”. We first reported the device…
Programmable analogue chips as I/O to MCU & FPGA-based systems
Programmable analogue chips as I/O to MCU & FPGA-based systems
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At the recent Embedded World exhibition, Maxim Integrated was reporting a broad range of interest in its MAX11300 configurable analogue device, also known as “PIXI”. We first reported the device…
IKEA and Samsung back Qi wireless charging advance
IKEA and Samsung back Qi wireless charging advance
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Global home furnishings retailer IKEA has breathed new life into the wireless charging market with the launch of Qi-powered bedside tables, lamps and desks that eliminate cable mess and allow …
European chip market contracted in January
European chip market contracted in January
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The three-month average European chip market contracted in January 2015 when compared with same period in 2014, in contrast to the global market increased by 8.7 percent, according to the…
Altera Ships 20nm SoCs
Altera Ships 20nm SoCs
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Altera Corporation is now shipping its second-generation SoC family, the Arria 10 SoCs combining ARM processors with a 20nm FPGA fabric.
Low power, USB Type-C charger & device reference designs from Lattice
Low power, USB Type-C charger & device reference designs from Lattice
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Lattice Semiconductor has used its programmable-device platform to create three low power, online solutions for USB Type-C that are intended to reduce development time/risk, and expedite introduction of USB Type-C…
Low power, USB Type-C charger and device reference designs
Low power, USB Type-C charger and device reference designs
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Lattice Semiconductor has used its programmable-device platform to create three low power, online solutions for USB Type-C that are intended to reduce development time/risk, and expedite introduction of USB Type-C…
Xilinx reveals FPGA & programmable SoC product plans for 16-nm silicon technology
Xilinx reveals FPGA & programmable SoC product plans for 16-nm silicon technology
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The programmable-logic maker has announced new product ranges and updates in a number of areas; forthcoming high-end product in 16-nm finFET processes; new processor options in its system-on-chip (Zynq) offering;…
Europe, Japan fall in 2014 chip R&D spend
Europe, Japan fall in 2014 chip R&D spend
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Fabless chip company Qaulcomm is increased its spending on semiconductor R&D by 62 percent in 2014 as it pursues market and R&D spend leader Intel, according to data from IC…
16nm FPGAs pack more memory and hard IP, save power
16nm FPGAs pack more memory and hard IP, save power
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Xilinx has announced its 16nm UltraScale+ family of FPGAs, which the company describes as 3D-on-3D (multiple dies using vertical FinFETs 3D transistors stacked on a 2.5D interposer) multi-processing SoCs (MPSoC).
Achronix takes its Speedster22i FPGAs to production, focus on fast interfacing
Achronix takes its Speedster22i FPGAs to production, focus on fast interfacing
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Achronix Semiconductor has announced that its Speedster22i family of FPGAs has transitioned into production status. A key target market is wired networking designs for 100G speeds and above.
Early software development for Altera’s Stratix 10 SoC, in Mentor suite
Early software development for Altera’s Stratix 10 SoC, in Mentor suite
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Altera’s Stratix SoC hosts embedded (“hard” ) processors cores; a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53. Altera and Mentor Graphics have collaborated to give embedded software developers access to Vista virtual platforms that…
Millimeter-wave prototyping platform for 5G application development
Millimeter-wave prototyping platform for 5G application development
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Xilinx provides IP for a 256QAM millimeter wave modem, integrated on the BEEcube BEE7 baseband platform: the combination is said to provide a complete “out of the box” solution for…
Early software development for Stratix 10 SoC, in Mentor suite
Early software development for Stratix 10 SoC, in Mentor suite
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Altera’s Stratix SoC hosts embedded (“hard” ) processors cores; a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53. Altera and Mentor Graphics have collaborated to give embedded software developers access to Vista virtual platforms that…
FPGA design software suite has full knowledge of fastest QDR-IV SRAMs
FPGA design software suite has full knowledge of fastest QDR-IV SRAMs
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Cypress’s QDR-IV SRAMs and Altera’s Quartus II Software can, says Cypress, streamline design of next-generation networking equipment; the tools enable users to simulate, compile and set timing for designs with…
Radiation-hardened mixed-signal ASICs for space – updated
Radiation-hardened mixed-signal ASICs for space – updated
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Building upon some 30 years of aerospace experience, Atmel’s ATMX150RHA ASIC delivers flexible analogue capabilities and up to 22million routable gates simplifying the design process for next-generation space applications…
How to build a 0.95V, 40A power supply for an FPGA
How to build a 0.95V, 40A power supply for an FPGA
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Maxim Integrated has posted an application note detailing a reference design in which automatic compensation and PMBus compliance simplify a power design for the Kintex UltraScale FPGA (from Xilinx).


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