Simply put, a FPGA is just like an older gate array, but the metal interconnections between the gate array logic elements are replaced by a huge array of static random-access memories (SRAM)-based “fabric.” By artfully setting particular SRAMs to “1,” it causes the outputs of certain...
Introduction FPGA stands for Field Programmable Gate Array. An FPGA is an integrated circuit that can be programmed or configured by the customer or designer after manufacturing. This allows the FPGA to be customized to perform specific functions required for an application....
FPGA Fabric The core of an FPGA is its fabric consisting of: Configurable Logic Blocks (CLBs) –Made of small Look-Up Tables (LUTs) and flip-flops that can be user-programmed to implement logic functions, arithmetic operations, and memory elements. CLBs are arranged in an array and repeate...
At the heart of any FPGA – the defining aspect of “FPGA-dom,” as it were – is its programmable fabric, which is presented as an array of programmable logic blocks (Figure 1a). Each of these logic blocks contains a collection of elements – including a look-up table (LUT), a mult...
A die-to-die interface is typically made of a PHY and a controller block that provides a seamless connection between the internal interconnect fabric on two dies. The die-to-die PHY is implemented using a high-speed SerDes architecture or high-density parallel architecture, which are optimized...
As Moore’s Law loses steam, off-loading data compression, data encryption, low-level data data processing, and other heavy-duty computation tasks to storage nodes makes sense. Here’s how that would work.
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The market is projected to roughly double within a 10-year time frame. AI chips will continue to proliferate from hyperscale data centers to the edge, ingraining into the fabric of our lives, helping to better connect us, and enabling us to solve previously unsolvable problems. We will ...
Does anyone know, what is the maximum processing speed of Cyclone IV E (with speed grade of C7) within the FPGA fabric? Knowing that PLL on Cyclone IV E can generate up to 1.3 GHz, does it mean the FPGA fabric will process up to that speed too? And where can...
The signal flow in the transmit direction (Tx) is as follows: To avoid data having too many consecutive zeros or ones, the parallel signal sent by the FPGA soft logic (fabric) is transferred to the 8B/10B encoder (8B/10B encoder) or the scambler through the interface FIFO (Interface FIFO...