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PLDs/FPGAs/ASICs Page 143

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The engineering desk-to-bench ratio
The engineering desk-to-bench ratio
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Dennis Feucht discusses the right and wrong, senior and junior ways to organize the theoretical and practical work of an…
USB Type-C Interface IP for Lattice Semiconductor’s programmable logic
USB Type-C Interface IP for Lattice Semiconductor’s programmable logic
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Four programmable solutions support Type-C management functions with low power and small form factor; Lattice is providing integrated support for…
Turning FPGAs into programmers’ best friends
Turning FPGAs into programmers’ best friends
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Xilinx chose Super Computing 2014 to unveil its SDAccel development environment for OpenCL, C, and C++. The new environment will…
Altera, IBM develop FPGA-accelerated POWER Systems with Coherent Shared Memory
Altera, IBM develop FPGA-accelerated POWER Systems with Coherent Shared Memory
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POWER8 systems that exploit reprogrammable FPGA accelerators gain significant improvements in system performance, efficiency and flexibility, the two companies say.

Xilinx wraps FPGAs into programmer-friendly reconfigurable-computing environment
Xilinx wraps FPGAs into programmer-friendly reconfigurable-computing environment
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Xilinx chose Super Computing 2014 to unveil its SDAccel development environment for OpenCL, C, and C++. The new environment will enable software developers to use FPGAs in the comfort of…
Analog/Xilinx rapid prototyping kit supports wide band signal processing development
Analog/Xilinx rapid prototyping kit supports wide band signal processing development
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Analog Devices has introduced a rapid prototyping kit today to support design of wide-dynamic-range GSPS data converter-to-FPGA (field-programmable gate arrays) connectivity.
High-integration Bluetooth Low Energy IC from Cypress
High-integration Bluetooth Low Energy IC from Cypress
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Cypress Semiconductcors' PSoC 4 BLE simplifies design of sensor-based systems and wearables, human interface devices, remote controls and toys…
“Lark” development board based on Altera’s Cyclone V SoC
“Lark” development board based on Altera’s Cyclone V SoC
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Distributor Farnell element14 has announced the Lark Board, a high-performance development board based on Altera's Cyclone V SoC and intended for the development of high-volume applications including automotive, medical equipment,…
Biology, deceit & security in the Internet of Things
Biology, deceit & security in the Internet of Things
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Biology-inspired and deceit-based strategies offer new ways to think about defense against Internet of Things (IoT) "pathogens" at a system-level.
Altera and MathWorks cooperate on model-based design workflow
Altera and MathWorks cooperate on model-based design workflow
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A design workflow automates the integration of hardware and C code into Altera SoCs; Altera has announced programming support for its ARM-based SoCs using industry-standard workflows from MathWorks.
Chip market growth continues to slow in September
Chip market growth continues to slow in September
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For the fourth consecutive month the annual growth in the global semiconductor market slowed in September, according to data from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization, reported by the…
Camera Link frame grabber integrates FPGA-based image vision processor
Camera Link frame grabber integrates FPGA-based image vision processor
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Matrox Imaging's RadientPro CL vision processor and the associated Matrox FPGA Development Kit (FDK) lets developers of machine vision applications harness the high-speed image acquisition power of Camera Link cameras…
How a wide choice of peripheral cells influences the performance and cost of analogue/mixed-signal ICs
How a wide choice of peripheral cells influences the performance and cost of analogue/mixed-signal ICs
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Skilled designers of an advanced analogue or mixed-signal ICs are constantly on the look-out for new ways to squeeze higher performance, lower power or lower cost out of the silicon…
Global chip capex to rise 11% in 2014
Global chip capex to rise 11% in 2014
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Gartner forecasts sharp rise in spending on chip manufacturing equipment in 2014.
Automotive-grade, integrated power regulators from Altera/Enpirion
Automotive-grade, integrated power regulators from Altera/Enpirion
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AEC-Q100-qualified PowerSoCs, asserts Altera, feature the smallest footprint, superior efficiency, excellent thermals, and high reliability.
Enpirion adds PowerSoCs to Altera FPGA ecosystem
Enpirion adds PowerSoCs to Altera FPGA ecosystem
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AEC-Q100-qualified PowerSoCs, asserts Altera, feature the smallest footprint, superior efficiency, excellent thermals, and high reliability.
Microsemi adds security features to create “most secure” FPGAs
Microsemi adds security features to create “most secure” FPGAs
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Microsemi's ultra secure SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs are claimed to have more advanced security features at the device, design and system levels than any other leading FPGA.
RFEL’s technology applied in Square Kilometre Array radio astronomy project
RFEL’s technology applied in Square Kilometre Array radio astronomy project
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The University of Oxford, a member of the Low Frequency Aperture Array (LFAA) consortium, working together with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation to build the world's largest radio telescope,…
Fully-programmable FPGA-based software-defined radios for military comms
Fully-programmable FPGA-based software-defined radios for military comms
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Military communications designs are assisted by technology enabling programming for any combination of waveform and RF transmissions, including MIMO. Altera and Lime Microsystems, a provider of fully programmable RF transceivers,…
Chip market growth slows but Europe stays strong
Chip market growth slows but Europe stays strong
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In August global semiconductor market growth slowed, although Europe continued to show strong year-on-year growth at above 10 percent, according to data from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization,…
Evaluation board for Altera’s Max 10 flash-based ‘system’ FPGAs
Evaluation board for Altera’s Max 10 flash-based ‘system’ FPGAs
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Arrow Electronics has released the BeMicro Max 10 FPGA evaluation board. Developed in collaboration with Altera and Analog Devices, the BeMicro Max 10 is intended for testing the features and…
Beyond programmability: full design observability at runtime
Beyond programmability: full design observability at runtime
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After the successful launch of two generations of ABAX general-purpose 3D programmable logic devices (3PLDs) based on its proprietary Spacetime programmable logic architecture, Tabula is nailing the verification challenges inherent…
Microsemi development kit hosts largest SmartFusion2 programmable device
Microsemi development kit hosts largest SmartFusion2 programmable device
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Microsemi's SmartFusion2 parts feature programmable logic on the same die as an ARM processor core and a range of embedded logic functions; the Advanced Development Kit hosts the largest density,…
Tabula’s Spacetime FPGAs allow “full design observability” at runtime
Tabula’s Spacetime FPGAs allow “full design observability” at runtime
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After the launch of two generations of ABAX general-purpose "3D programmable logic" devices (3PLDs) based on its proprietary Spacetime programmable logic architecture, Tabula is addressing the verification challenges inherent to…
MAX 10 FPGAs from Altera blend programmable logic and analogue
MAX 10 FPGAs from Altera blend programmable logic and analogue
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MAX 10 FPGAs host up to 50k logic elements, plus programmable analogue blocks, and retain their configuration in dual-configuration flash memory. By use of a soft-core Nios processor, the can…
Altera’s MAX 10 FPGAs blend programmable logic and analogue
Altera’s MAX 10 FPGAs blend programmable logic and analogue
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MAX 10 FPGAs host up to 50k logic elements, plus programmable analogue blocks, and retain their configuration in dual-configuration flash memory. By use of a soft-core Nios processor, the can…
Asia-Pacific IC usage domination growing
Asia-Pacific IC usage domination growing
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Asia-Pacific is the dominant market for ICs for most products categories, the exceptions being Europe leading in the automotive sector and the Americas region in government and military, according to…
Two years of plenty coming for chip industry, says analyst
Two years of plenty coming for chip industry, says analyst
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Amid an abundance of market opportunities both in terms of applications and regions, the chip market is showing clear signs of a recovery, according to Malcolm Penn, CEO and principle…


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