Every new hardware device that offers some kind of benefit compared to legacy devices faces the task of overcoming the immense inertia that is imparted to a platform by the software that runs upon it.

A field programmable gate array (FPGA) is a user-programmable piece of silicon constructed in very large-scale integration (VLSI) technology. The VLSI transistor-level detail is absolutely predefined ...

Xilinx has announced the availability of ISE Design Suite 13.3 featuring new capabilities for DSP designers to implement bit-accurate single, double and full custom precision floating-point math ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2011-- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading provider of programmable platforms, today announced the acquisition of high level synthesis leader AutoESL Design ...

Time-saving verification tools have been added to an advanced tool flow for high-end FPGA design. The flow, a collaboration between Xilinx Inc. of San Jose and Synopsys Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., ...

With the increasing size and complexity of FPGA devices, there is a need for more efficient verification methods. Timing simulation can be the most revealing verification method; however, it is often ...

[Kodera2t] wanted to experiment with programmable logic. Instead of going with an FPGA board, he decided to build his own CPLD (complex programmable logic device) board, with a built-in programmer.

Although there are a few exceptions, FPGAs are predominantly digital devices. However, many FPGA applications process analog data, so you often see an FPGA surrounded by analog and digital converters.