Semiconductor Engineering

FPGAs Becoming More SoC-Like

FPGAs are blinged-out rockstars compared to their former selves. No longer just a collection of look-up tables (LUTs) and registers, FPGAs have moved well beyond into now being architectures for ...
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Altera Introduces SoC FPGAs: Integrating ARM Processor System and FPGA into 28-nm Single-Chip Solution

“SoC FPGAs based on 28nm process technology represent an exciting new development for embedded systems in terms of performance and increased capacity,” said Jim Nicholas, vice president marketing, ...
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Radiation-Tolerant PolarFire® SoC FPGAs Offer Low Power, Zero Configuration Upsets, RISC-V Architecture for Space Applications

CHANDLER, Ariz., May 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Developers of spacecraft electronics utilize radiation-tolerant (RT) field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to ensure high performance, reliability, ...
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Microchip Technology Launches PolarFire FPGA and SoC Solution Stacks for Smart Robotics and Medical Imaging Applications

Microchip Technology has introduced new solution stacks for its PolarFire® FPGA and SoC to enhance the development of smart robotics and medical imaging applications, addressing the complexities ...
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ARM-based SoC FPGAs

Altera Corporation today unveiled its family of ARM-based SoC FPGAs, integrating 28-nm Cyclone® V and Arria® V FPGA fabric, a dual-core ARM® Cortex™-A9 MPCore ...
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Microchip launches $500 RISC-V based FPGA development kit

Microchip Technology has launched what it says is the industry’s first RISC-V based system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate array (FPGA) development kit, available for under $500. The rising ...
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Microchip’s Low-Cost PolarFire® SoC Discovery Kit Makes RISC-V® and FPGA Design More Accessible for a Wider Range of Embedded Engineers

CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The embedded industry is seeing an increased demand for open-source RISC-V®-based processor architectures, but there are still limited options when ...
Electronic Design

Secure FPGA RISC-V SoC Forgoes Heatsink

How a cool FPGA needs so little power. The importance of a smaller RISC-V SoC FPGA. What the PolarFire SoC means to RISC-V developers. Why security and reliability are key to PolarFire’s success. Very ...
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AMD Introduces FPGA-Based Adaptive SoC for Semiconductor Emulation and Prototyping

AMD today announced the AMD Versal Premium VP1902 adaptive system-on-chip (SoC), which the company said is the largest 1 adaptive SoC. The processor is an emulation-class, chiplet-based device for ...

Altera’s Programmable Solutions Accelerate the Next Generation of 5G-Advanced and 6G Wideband Radios

At Mobile World Congress 2026, Altera, the largest pure-play FPGA solutions provider, highlighted how it’s leveraging strategic partnerships to enable the next generation of advanced radio systems ...
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Xilinx FPGA, SoC Devices Power Sony XVS G1 4K Production Switcher

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Xilinx has announced that Sony is using its field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and adaptive system-in-chip (SoC) devices for a range of professional AV electronics, including its ...
Semiconductor Engineering

The FPGA Alternative

Until a few years ago, SoC designers focused almost exclusively on ASICs. While it was theoretically possible to create an SoC design for an FPGA, the programmable chips were too bulky and pricey to ...