Where does the time go? About four years ago as I pen these words, I was introduced to expert Swedish ASIC designer Sven-Åke Andersson. At that time, Sven was aware that, with their increasing NRE ...

What is the biggest factor affecting the productivity of FPGA design cycles? Many designers say achieving timing closure is critical in getting a design to market – and with good reason. Achieving ...

Editor's Note: As you will soon discover, the author – Sven – has created the most fantastic on-going tutorial on learning how to design with FPGAs from the ground up. This article is merely an ...

There are a number of system design factors requiring consideration when implementing an FPGA processor. Some of those factors include the use of co-design, processor architectural implementation, ...

This course will give you the foundation for FPGA design in Embedded Systems. You will learn what an FPGA is and how this technology was developed, how to select the best FPGA architecture for a given ...

The MARS FPGA is an ambitious, open-source project designed to surpass the capabilities of existing FPGA-based retro gaming systems, particularly the MiSTer FPGA. This powerhouse development board ...

Finally a Practical "Do and Don't" primer on architecting FPGA solutions for DSP design. With more do's than don’ts, the article is a down-to-basics look at how to avoid the pitfalls and realize ...