Low power CPLD family 20 August 2008, Altron Arrow Lattice Semiconductor has today announced its new, low power complex programmable logic devices (CPLD), the 1,8 V ispMACH 4000ZE family.
This second-generation in-system programmable CPLD family is ...
New package option for Cyclone III 20 August 2008, EBV Electrolink Providing designers with a high density FPGA, Altera has announced the availability of new 8 x 8 mm packaging (M164) for its family of 65 nm Cyclone III FPGAs. Designers of space-constrained high-volume ...
Small form factor FPGAs 20 August 2008 Xilinx recently unveiled its latest 90 nm low-cost Spartan-3A FPGAs. Optimised for use in applications such as digital displays, set-top boxes and wireless routers, the new small-form factor devices address ...
FPGA complies with military standards 20 August 2008, ASIC Design Services Actel has completed the stringent MIL-STD 883 Class B qualification of its four-million gate radiation-tolerant RTAX-S field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The high-density RTAX4000S device has completed ...
Software calibration enhances analog accuracy 6 August 2008, ASIC Design Services Enabling lower system power and higher accuracy for intelligent system management and industrial control applications, Actel has announced an enhanced software-based calibration capability for its mixed-signal ...
The many flavours of low-power, low-cost FPGAs 28 May 2008, ASIC Design Services Motivated by the belief that people should have a choice, Baskin-Robbins, a global chain of ice cream parlours, opened in 1945 with 21 flavours, an innovative concept at the time. In 1953, the store kicked ...
FPGA family opmitised for DSP 28 May 2008 Xilinx has released its digital signal processing (DSP)-optimised Virtex-5 SXT FPGAs. These devices are part of the Xilinx XtremeDSP portfolio of solutions that includes development kits, design software, ...
CPLDs for portable applications 28 May 2008, EBV Electrolink Expanding its low-power portfolio of programmable logic solutions, Altera has announced the new, low-power MAX IIZ CPLD designed specifically to address the power, package and price constraints of the ...
New low-price, low-power FPGAs 30 April 2008, ASIC Design Services Directly addressing design requirements for programmable solutions that meet ever-tightening power and cost budgets, Actel has announced the addition of two new members to its award-winning IGLOO and ...
Using FPGAs to eliminate motor resonance 16 April 2008 Machine builders face many challenges when designing and prototyping machines or refurbishing old ones.
With today’s market pressures, machines need improved performance, increased throughput, and customised ...
Service Pack 2 for ispLEVER 7.0 released 19 March 2008, Altron Arrow Lattice Semiconductor has announced the immediate availability of Service Pack 2 for Version 7.0 of its ispLEVER FPGA design tool suite. The release adds additional usability and accuracy enhancements ...
Altera's Quartus II software receives innovation award 20 February 2008 The Quartus II software package from Altera has received EDN China's 2007 Innovation Award in the development tools and software category. The award honours products and technologies that are widely accepted ...
Low-power Flash-based PGA family 6 February 2008, ASIC Design Services Extending its portfolio of low-power programmable solutions, Actel has introduced the ProASIC3L family of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for designers of high-performance, power-conscious systems. ...
FPGAs achieve 533 MHz DDR3 performance 6 February 2008, EBV Electrolink Altera has announced that it has achieved DDR3 memory interface speeds in excess of 1067 Mbps with its Stratix III FPGAs, providing a claimed 33% advantage in memory performance over competing FPGA solutions. ...
Ultra-low power FPGA wins award for creativity in electronics 14 November 2007, ASIC Design Services The Actel IGLOO family, said to be the industry's lowest power field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), was honoured with the EE Times Third Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Award for Ultimate Product ...
FPGA solutions for the portable market 17 October 2007, ASIC Design Services The portable electronics market is experiencing rapid growth, driven by the benefits of added convenience and increased productivity. Using battery-operated electronic systems, information can be displayed ...
FPGAs deliver small, low-power programmable bridge solution 17 October 2007, Altron Arrow Lattice Semiconductor has developed a low power XAUI/HiGig/HiGig+ to SPI4.2 programmable fabric interface chip (FIC) solution implemented in its LatticeSCM FPGAs.
The solution, which utilises the LatticeSCM ...
Expanded open source support for FPGAs 17 October 2007, Altron Arrow Lattice Semiconductor recently announced expanded support for its LatticeMico32 32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor, an open source, soft IP core optimised for Lattice field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). ...
In-system, USB-powered universal programmer 3 October 2007, ProMicro Needhams Electronics' pt-one is an in-system universal programmer for serial Flash, EEPROM and JTAG devices which is said to allow a designer to switch design platforms with ease. A 16-pin cable allows ...
Programmable platform with USB 2.0 controller 5 September 2007 QuickLogic's ArcticLink is a programmable connectivity platform for embedded systems processors, targeting the handheld electronics product market. It reduces design time and risk for the mobile market ...
