Xilinx development kits aid FPGA design

Xilinx has announced six development kits as part of its Targeted Design Platforms for enabling developers to focus on innovation and differentiation when designing with FPGAs.

News from Electronicstalk, 10 December 2009

Xilinx FPGA range is compliant with PCI Express

Xilinx has announced that its low-cost Spartan-6 FPGA range is compliant with the PCI Express 1.1 specification, enabling low-risk and low-cost implementation of serial connectivity solutions.

News from Electronicstalk, 7 October 2009

Virtex-6 FPGA family passes PCIe 2.0 compliance

Xilinx has announced that its latest-generation Virtex-6 family is compliant with the PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 specification, delivering up to 50 per cent lower power than previous generations.

News from Electronicstalk, 30 July 2009

Xilinix brings out the Virtex-5 platform

Xilinx has introduced its Virtex-5 FXT FPGA ML510 Embedded Development Platform for developing embedded systems driven by dual processors.

News from Electronicstalk, 3 November 2008

Low-cost family offers more FPGA options

The Extended Spartan-3A family combines new small form factor device packaging and the proven low-cost, high functionality of the Spartan-3A, Spartan-3A DSP and Spartan-3AN platforms.

News from Electronicstalk, 19 August 2008

FPGA stars in automotive infotainment platform

XA programmable devices give developers optimal architectural flexibility with the ability to determine system partitioning and target multiple end user specifications.

News from Electronicstalk, 22 May 2008

DSP design tools make the most of FPGAs

Industry's first ESL design methodology to enable a direct FPGA implementation path for DSP algorithms described using imaginary and complex numbers.

News from Electronicstalk, 15 April 2008

FPGAs claim ultimate level of integration

Devices incorporate embedded PowerPC 440 processor blocks, high-speed RocketIO GTX transceivers and dedicated XtremeDSP processing capabilities.

News from Electronicstalk, 1 April 2008

FPGAs take care of XAUI communications

Package includes the reference design, XAUI protocol characterisation report for GTP transceivers, access to Xilinx LogiCore IP and a PCIe add-in card.

News from Electronicstalk, 18 March 2008

FPGA development eliminates processor obsolescence

Designers can use the new embedded kit to develop low-cost, Linux-based embedded systems driven by a Spartan-3A XCS3D1800A FPGA.

News from Electronicstalk, 26 February 2008

• FPGA expansion targets networking niche

• DSP-optimised FPGAs available in volume

• Low-cost FPGAs secure custom designs

• Low-cost FPGAs offer dense logic and memory

• Optical interfaces boast top bandwidth

• Processors boost performance and scalability

• FPGAs power encoder solution

• DSP tools receive speed boost

• High-performance DSP in a low-power FPGA

• Software improves FPGA design efficiency

• FlexRay controller IP is optimised for Spartan-3

• Portable devices boost company profits

• Radiation-tolerant FPGAs power infra-red sounder

• Development platforms for Virtex-5 FPGAs

• FPGAs work with high-speed ADCs

• Display processor uses FPGAs

• FPGAs turn to video-over-IP

• FPGAs on 65nm technology available to buy online

• Turner brings experience onboard

• Silicon Valley showcase for embedded DSP

• Design suite simplifies FPGA pin assignments

• FPGA leader wins Chinese award

• FPGA leader named in 100 Best Corporate Citizens

• Low-cost FPGAs target the edge of the network

• Software-defined radio wins design award

• Protocol packs ease FPGA applications development

• FPGAs are optimised for aerospace and defence

• High-performance FPGAs make magazine shortlist

• FPGA line passes $5 billion revenue

• Award for planning and analysis software

• FPGAs and software are up for awards

• Programmable logic design suite is free online

• Software accelerates FPGA design

• Fifth-generation FPGAs boost speed and capacity

• Embedded soft processors top CMP poll

• Queens University Belfast gains new research lab

• FPGAs take control at Williams

• FPGAs put 90nm process to competitive advantage