New Electronics

Xilinx introduces Vivado ML Editions

Xilinx has introduced Vivado ML Editions, the first FPGA EDA tool suite that's based on machine-learning (ML) optimisation algorithms, as well as advanced team-based design flows, for significant ...
Electronic Design

Understanding FPGA Processor Interconnects

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. FPGAs are wonderful tools. They consist of a collection of logic cells called lookup tables (LUTs) surrounded by an ...
EDN

Beginner’s Guide to Understanding FPGA Development

There are a lot of great Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) articles; however, it can be challenging to find ones written for beginners. I wrote this article to help beginners understand basic FPGA ...
Electronic Design

Free Access to Soft-Core Cortex-M Designs for Xilinx FPGA Users

Xilinx and Arm have partnered to deliver Cortex-M1 and Cortex-M3 soft cores across Xilinx’s FPGA families. Like many free things, there’s a long-term cost depending on where things go. For example, if ...
Hackaday

6502 Goes FPGA (Again)

While there has been no shortage of FPGA-based recreations of classic processors, we always enjoy seeing a new approach. Last month [Some Assembly Required] took on the challenge to recreate a classic ...
Semiconductor Engineering

The Case For FPGA Equivalence Checking

Formal Equivalence Checking (EC) has become a standard part of the ASIC development flow, replacing almost all gate level simulation with a rigorous consistency check between pre- and post-synthesized ...