Embedded FPGAs start to take hold in SoC
The embedded FPGA is beginning to find a market, with communications leading the way but machine learning likely to drive further adoption.
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Mixed-signal circuits push scaled CMOS at VLSI
The circuits sessions at mid-June's VLSI Symposia in Honolulu feature a number of papers that improve the performance of scaled mixed-signal processes.
Xilinx plans reconfigurable compute for 7nm FPGA generation
Xilinx plans to make reconfigurable computing the focus of its upcoming generation of FPGAs, which will be made on a 7nm finFET process at TSMC and expected to start sampling next year.
55th DAC features design contest to build smarter drones
June's DAC will see the culmination of a contest involving more than 100 teams vying to demonstrate the best use of machine learning on embedded hardware in a flying drone.
FPGA powers custom RF tests on low-cost module
Slovenian startup Red Pitaya has added a front-end module and firmware to its FPGA-based StemLab board to create a customizable vector network analyzer (VNA) and RF tester.
Group to build CCIX accelerator test chip
ARM, Xilinx, Cadence Design Systems, and TSMC have agreed to produce a test chip for the CCIX project.
DAC 2017 preview: Plunify
Plunify will demonstrate its new Kabuto tool that recommends RTL fixes for FPGA designs at the Design Automation Conference.
Microsemi builds Windows IDE for RISC-V
Semiconductor supplier Microsemi has used the Eclipse open-source IDE platform to develop a Windows-based toolchain for CPUs that supports the RISC-V instruction set.
Xilinx to bring analog conversion onto finFET FPGAs
Xilinx plans to add high-speed analog interfaces to its upcoming FPGAs to better support high-density 5G basestation designs.
Microsemi takes flash FPGAs to 28nm
Microsemi has launched a family of non-volatile FPGAs that use a 28nm process to increase density over the previous SmartFusion devices.
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