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Single-Event Effect Mitigation in RTAX-DSP Space-Flight FPGAs (WHITE PAPER)

When high-energy ions present in space strike the substrate of an IC, their impact can cause momentary current/voltage pulses in the IC’s circuitry. When these pulses are sufficient to change the data on the circuit, they are referred to collectively as single-event effects (SEEs).

Sponsored by: Actel

Virtex-6HXT Lab Demo (VIDEO)

This video shows a quick lab demo of the Virtex-6HXT, the industry's highest bandwidth FPGA, featuring 24GTH transceivers (11+Gb/s) AND GTX transceivers (6.6Gb/s) for a total of 72 Transceivers. This FPGA combines the world's highest performance FPGA fabric with the world's highest performance serial transceivers, sampling now! Please subscribe and stay tuned for future demos of our superior performance and exclusive compliance to a variety of optical specs.

Sponsored by: Xilinx

Using SATA for SOC Solutions on 40-nm Transceiver FPGAs (VIDEO)

With applications needing to store more data for longer periods of time, SATA provides an efficient, cost-effective storage interface. Watch this 7-minute video for a demo showing how easy it is to take advantage of the data storage capabilities of SATA using 40-nm transceiver FPGAs.

Sponsored by: Altera

Simpler, Smarter Platform for Differentiated Digital TVs (VIDEO)

The Spartan-6 FPGA Consumer Video kit provides a simpler way to update and modify video algorithms, and incorporate new video standards such as DisplayPort and V-by-One-HS. The advanced integrated design environment allows designers to efficiently develop and test high speed serial interfaces like LVDS and TMDS and debug HDMI or DVI-based solutions. The Spartan-6 FPGA Consumer Video Kit offers everything designers need to implement features for today and tomorrow's market. Watch this short video to learn more.

Sponsored by: Xilinx

Mixed-Signal Power Management: Bridging the Analog-Digital Divide with Mixed-Signal FPGA Graphical Design Configuration Methodology (WHITE PAPER)

The management of power at the system level is a challenge faced by all system designers, but designers face a daunting divide between digital and analog when considering tools, practices, and methodologies. A new methodology developed by Actel, implemented in a new design tool, addresses the challenges, and eliminates barriers to delivering user-configurable mixed-signal power management without the need to reprogram circuit design changes to implement configuration changes.

Sponsored by: Actel

Actel FPGAs for Handheld Portable Solutions (CHALK TALK)

With the industry's lowest power and widest range of small packages, it's no wonder Actel IGLOO® FPGAs can be found in the latest handheld portable devices. Actel has been designed into a wide array of handheld devices, including smartphones, eBooks, cameras, medical devices, industrial scanners, military radios, and the list goes on. Actel IGLOO low power FPGAs bring reprogrammability, design security, integration, small form factor, and live-at-power-up operation to handheld portable applications. In this webcast host Amelia Dalton chats with Naseem Aslam about Actel solutions for handheld portable applications.

Sponsored by: Actel

Power-Efficient Virtex-6 AMC With Versatile FMC IO Site (CHALK TALK)

Join Amelia as she chats with experts from Linear Technology, Xilinx, and Lyrtech about getting ATCA up and running with a super-slick development kit - complete with power by Linear Technology, Virtex-6 FPGAs by Xilinx, and an innovative board set from Lyrtech. Also, remember to click the paperclip on the viewer so you can receive a 10% discount on the Perseus 601X board from Lyrtech andor a chance to win one of two iPod Shuffles courtesy of Xilinx

Sponsored by: Linear Technology

Guaranteeing Silicon Performance with FPGA Timing Models (WHITE PAPER)

Altera® timing models provide a simple and easy way to verify the timing of FPGA designs without the need to perform full physical electrical extractions and simulations. The three different operating corners available for 65-nm and newer FPGAs provide a thorough coverage of the time delays within the recommended operating conditions.

Sponsored by: Altera

Next Generation System Design – Platforms versus Tool-Chains (WHITE PAPER)

This paper will enumerate the benefits of a platform-based system design approach. The original electronic design process built by linking tools together has remained largely unchanged for decades (i.e. tool-chains). A layered platform architecture unifies PCB, FPGA and embedded software development into one application. At the foundation is a unified data model that enables numerous data management benefits including versioning and ECO management. Companies switching to a platform based design process are doubling their productivity as compared to traditional tool-chains.

Sponsored by: Altium