FPGAs
Adding programmable logic blocks to MCUs
Adding programmable logic blocks to MCUs offers some interesting benefits, as Sally Ward-Foxton discovers for ES Design magazine.
FPGA speeds time-to-market of mobile devices
Designed to speed the time-to-market of mobile devices, the iCE40 UltraLite FPGA has been released by Lattice Semiconductor. Measuring 1.4x1.4mm, the device is 68% smaller than its closest competitor. The FPGA, which features built-in hardened IPs and LED drivers, also requires 30% less power than its closest competitor. The device’s small footprint, high level of integration and low power consumption allow manufacturer’s to easily ad...
Channels of communication
Securing M2M communications using a physical unclonable function. By G. Richard Newell, Senior Principal Product Architect, SoC Group, Microsemi.
Lattice ships over 250m iCE devices
Since their inception approximately three years ago, Lattice Semiconductor has shipped more than 250m iCE series devices. The iCE series has been extremely popular in the growing mobile device markets, particularly for consumer applications; the latest member of the family - the iCE40 Ultra FPGA - is shipping in high volume as mobile device manufacturers take advantage of the reduced power and size of these programmable devices.
FPGAs enable 'always-on' applications
Enabling a new class of always-on applications using FPGAs. By Subra Chandramouli, Director, Consumer Segment Marketing, Lattice Semiconductor.
FPGA kit simplifies evaluation for bridging & I/O expansion
To allow easy evaluation and design for its family of MachXO3L instant-on, non-volatile FPGAs, Lattice Semiconductor has released the MachXO3L Starter Kit. Product developers can immediately deploy programmable bridging and I/O expansion with breakthrough I/O density, at Lattice's lowest cost per I/O offering.
Module simplifies power supply design for FPGAs
A dual 3A/single 6A step-down DC/DC power module, which simplifies power supply design for FPGAs, ASICs, MPUs and DSPs, has been introduced by Intersil. The ISL8203M measures 9.0x6.5x1.83mm and features an efficiency of 95%, providing power system designers with a high performance, easy to use solution for their low power, low voltage applications.
FFSA LSI solution enables microwave communication equipment
NEC has now begun the commercial production phase of its iPASOLINK microwave communication equipment for mobile networks, which utilises Toshiba’s FFSA (Fit Fast Structured Array) custom LSI solution. Toshiba’s solution, which employs licensed technology from BaySand, meets NEC's performance, power and time-to-market requirements.
FPGA Mezzanine Card is both an ADC & a DAC
An FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC), which is both an ADC and a DAC, has been introduced by VadaTech. Compliant to the VITA 57 specification, the FMC525 meets Radar, LTE/Broadband communications systems, ATE, physics and video/broadcast requirements.
FPGA development kit extends to high speed digitisers
Keysight Technologies has unveiled an updated version of its U5340A FPGA development kit. The new version allows for expanded deployment of on board IP signal processing across the full range of Keysight PCIe high-speed digitisers and the 12-bit AXIe 8-channel wideband digital receiver/digitiser.