Electronic Design

EiED Online>> FPGA 2: Xilinx Embeds Processors

Xilinx’s PowerPC and MicroBlaze Development Kit ($895) provides a quick way to get started with FPGA processor development using either the built-in PowerPC processor in the Virtex-4 FX12 found in the ...
Semiconductor Engineering

On-Chip FPGA: The “Other” Compute Resource

When system companies discuss processing requirements for their next generation products, the typical discussion invariably leads to: what should the processor ...
EDN

Plug-and-play embedded modules rest on FPGAs

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Taking a page from the history of board-level computer systems and adding several bits of new technology, startup Ultimodule Inc. has announced a complete do-it-yourself tool kit ...
Electronic Design

FPGAs Build Bridges To Wireless Connectivity

The need for wireless connectivity in embedded systems is growing. In general, connectivity is becoming widespread as consumers and enterprises alike become accustomed to having continual access to ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Embedded GPU for FPGA, Achieving Over 770 MHz Operating Frequency With Unconstrained Compile

A technical paper titled “eGPU: A 750 MHz Class Soft GPGPU for FPGA” was published by researchers at Intel Corporation and Imperial College London. “This paper introduces the eGPU, a SIMT soft ...