My poor old noggin is currently buzzing with ideas for things I could do with the new line of programmable devices that were recently introduced by the guys and gals at Texas Instruments.
As usual, of course, in addition to these new devices themselves, myriad ancillary thoughts are currently cavorting around my cranium.
Let’s start with Read More → "From Concept to Programmable Logic Prototype in Minutes"
AMD has announced the eventual appearance of 2nd-Generation Versal Premium FPGAs. Plans for this new generation include four devices with 643,456 to 1.5 million LUTs and 3332 to 7616 DSP blocks. Most of the logic fabric inside these 2nd-generation devices remains architecturally unchanged from the first generation, but there’s been an emphasis on more DSPs and … Read More → "AMD Tweaks Versal Premium FPGAs to Produce Next-Generation Devices"
Documentation is one of those things that people love or loathe. The people who create it typically loathe doing so. The people who use it can go either way depending on how well it’s written.
I was talking to a friend just a few minutes before I commenced this column. We will call my friend Joe (because that’s his name). Joe … Read More → "AI-Powered Documentation Generator and Understander"
At Altera’s recent Innovators Day, the company’s CEO Sandra Rivera mostly rehashed the newly freed FPGA company’s goals and plans. She also disclosed just a little more information about the upcoming Agilex 3 FPGA family, slated to become Altera’s low-end offering in the growing Agilex FPGA family of families. In her keynote presentation, Rivera said that the Agilex 3 FPGA family would include devices with 25 … Read More → "Altera unveils slightly more detail about the Agilex 3 FPGA family a year after announcing it"
I’ve seen a lot of engineering religious wars over the decades. Chances are, you have as well. Here’s a very partial list of some wars I’ve seen:
I’ve often been moved to say that I don’t have many regrets in my life. I even used to believe this myself, right up until I read The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Now I’m discovering regrets I never even knew I had. Although this may not … Read More → "New PSoC Brains for Motor and Power Applications"
