FPGAs

A field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is an integrated circuit (IC) that lets you implement custom digital circuits. You can use an FPGA to create optimised digital logic for things like digital signal processing (DSP), machine learning, and cryptocurrency mining.

FPGA design is being used more frequently in sectors from radio communications to space tech. Written from the knowledge of Jason Jibrail, Senior Software Engineer, from Ignys design consultancy, we explore the current status of FPGA design usage, and key points for project consideration when choosing whether to include an FPGA in your design.

WPG EMEA has strengthened its European linecard armoury by reaching a distribution agreement with Guangzhou-based semiconductor manufacturer Gowin to sell, market and support their full range of products throughout EMEA.

SiFive is a semiconductor IP company founded in 2015 by the inventors of the open RISC-V instruction set architecture. Its semiconductor IP ranges from high-performance application processors and vector processors to low-power embedded 64- and 32-bit microcontrollers.

Exostiv Labs has released its range of Exostiv Blade products. With the Exostiv Blade series, the company pursues its target to increase visibility into FPGA-based systems used for FPGA debug, IP Verification and FPGA prototyping of ASICs and SoCs.

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has announced its Lattice CrossLink-NX FPGAs and AI-optimised software solutions power Lenovo’s latest ThinkPad X1 portfolio.

An enhanced version of XJFlash, its ultra-fast in-system flash programmer has been released by XJTAG.

The Summer of FPGA Celebration at element14 is continuing with a fun design challenge to test and exhibit the skills community members gained over the summer.

Optimised for infotainment, advanced driver assistance systems, and safety-focused applications. Built on the Lattice Nexus platform, these new Certus-NX devices combine automotive-grade features with I/O density, power efficiency, small size, reliability, instant-on performance, and support for fast PCI Express and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.

Lattice CertusPro-NX general purpose FPGAs can deliver advanced system bandwidth and memory capabilities to edge applications.