EDN

DSP or FPGA? How to choose the right device

System designers face a number of key questions during the architecture phase of their project. Increasingly one of these questions is whether to use an FPGA (field programmable gate array) or a DSP ...
EDN

Optimizing DSP functions in advanced FPGA architectures

Although FFT and FIR filters may seem complex, in reality they use simple add/subtract/multiply operations. So how can these arithmetic modules, along with shift and pipeline registers in modern FPGAs ...
Electronics Weekly

DSP versus FPGA

In considering the design option for DSP vs. FPGA it is helpful to compare both architectures in a FIR filter application, writes Reg Zatrepalek One of the most widely used digital signal-processing ...
Electronics Weekly

VMetro FusionXF FPGA development kit for embedded DSP systems

VMetro’s FusionXF FPGA development kit is targeted at reducing the design time and optimizing the performance of complex FPGA and PowerPC processing systems. It aids in the development of their FPGA ...
Design-Reuse

FPGA configures DSP core in imaging app

When Intevac developed the embedded electronic systems for NightVista, a compact, high-performance, ultralow-light camera, the first approach was built around a Texas Instruments DSP. But after a few ...
New Electronics

First working silicon of a DSP with embedded FPGA

Flex Logix Technologies, a supplier of reconfigurable computing solutions, architecture and software, and CEVA, a licensor of wireless, sensing and integrated IP solutions, have announced the first ...
Houston Chronicle

(BW) VMETRO FPGA Design Kit Accelerates DSP Development for Xilinx(R) Virtex(TM)-5 FPGAs

With the V5+C kit, software application developers who may be less familiar with low-level VHDL design methods can easily move ANSI C algorithms to an FPGA-accelerated platform. Experienced hardware ...
Electronic Design

Mid-Range FPGA Brings AI and Longevity to Developers

Where Intel’s Agilex 5 fits in the product line. How Agilex 5 incorporates AI acceleration. Why Agilex’s long product life is important. Intel Altera filled out its Agilex 5 with the D and E series of ...
TweakTown

Ubitium announces 'universal processor': combines CPU, GPU, DSP, FPGA in a single RISC-V chip

TL;DR: Ubitium is developing a Universal Processor that combines CPU, GPU, DSP, and FPGA into a single chip, aiming to revolutionize the market by reusing every transistor for multiple functions.
Electronic Design

FPGA Packs In Dual Cortex-A9 Micro

Xilinx's transition from Power to Arm cores is complete but the latest Zynq-7000 EPP (Extensible Processing Platform) is much more than just adding a pair of hard cores to an FPGA. The Zynq-7000 EPP ...
Design-Reuse

DSP or FPGA? How to choose the right device

DSPs and FPGAs both offer advantages for signal processing. Here are the design guidelines you need to choose between DSPs, FPGAs, or a combination of the two. Topics covered include device cost, ...