Category Archives: FPGA Design

How to Create an Efficient FPGA Development Environment

05/10/2020, hardwarebee

This document provides a starting point for an efficient FPGA development environment. This will be split into the following sections:
 

How to select a text editor for your FPGA project
How to manage an FPGA project over git
Introduction to Doxygen with VHDL projects
Additional resources

 
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Subaru Selects Xilinx to Power New-Generation EyeSight System

24/08/2020, hardwarebee

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that its technology is powering the new version of Subaru’s vision-based advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), EyeSight. Integrated into the all-new Subaru Levorg, the new EyeSight system will provide advanced features including adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist and pre-collision braking, putting best-in-class safety

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10 Top Mistakes in FPGA Programming

14/07/2020, hardwarebee

This document provides a list of ten mistakes that are common in FPGA programming. We have collected 10 top mistakes FPGA design engineers typically make in their design and provides suggestions and alternatives which can be used as a solution for the same. This document assumes that the reader already

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FPGA to ASIC Conversion Guide

14/07/2020, hardwarebee

This article will help you understand the steps required in converting your FPGA to an ASIC. The world of electronics and circuitry continues to grow and evolve every day, making significant process with each new advent and invention. When it comes to hardware, especially considering integrated circuits, it plays a

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Xilinx vs. Intel High-End FPGA Series Comparison

28/05/2020, hardwarebee

This article provides a comprehensive comparison between the high-performance FPGA family of both Xilinx (AMD) vs. Intel (Altera) and will help you chose your next FPGA chip wisely.
 
The document is divided into the following subsections with numerous subsections which dive deeper into each topic:
 

Feature comparison

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FPGA Basics

07/05/2020, hardwarebee

This document introduces the reader to one of the articles we have created to help with FPGA Basics. This article will enables FPGA designers to get through the first basics steps of FPGA programming.
 
FPGA Basics
 
As FPGA designs get more and more complex, therefore it is very

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Introduction to Gate Array

30/03/2020, hardwarebee

Gate Array is a semiconductor technology that an FPGA/ASIC engineer can use to design and then produce chips or ASICs. also referred to as Uncommitted Logic Arrays (ULAs) and semi-custom chips, the gate array approach allows for more flexibility and versatility. You have a prefabricated chip that comprises of all

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FPGA Programming Tutorial

30/03/2020, hardwarebee

FPGA programming

This FPGA programming tutorial shows the must-follow FPGA programming steps to ensure that there are no pitfalls in the programming and execution of the FPGA. The tutorial is starting with a introduction to the FPGA technology and then describes the programming process of an FPGA. This FPGA programming tutorial will

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Programmable Logic Devices (PLD) Overview

01/03/2020, hardwarebee

What is PLD?
 
PLD stands for Programmable Logic Device. A Programmable Logic Device is an individual, programmable electronic chip which can be used as an element to build digital circuits that can be reconfigured. Programmable Logic Devices have programmable elements that can be modified and programmed using a special

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FPGA Applications

15/02/2020, hardwarebee

FPGA chips play a big role in the development of various technological advancement and are some of the most important products that are centered around FPGAs. In this paper we will describe the most common FPGA applications and provide examples of FPGA usage in different applications. There are various types

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