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FPGA: (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of...; Full FPGA Definition >>

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Self-healing computers for NASA spacecraft: As you can guess, hardwired computer systems are much faster than general-purpose ones because they are designed to do a single task. But when they fail, they need to be totally reconfigured. This can be just a costly problem in a lab on Earth, but it can be vital in...; Tags: NASA, Patent, Unit, Hardware, FPGA, Computer, UA, UA Engineer, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Black Hat, Day 1: Cracking GSM and skimming ATMs: Day 1 at Black Hat brought some outstanding talks. The day started off with David Hulton (aka h1kari, also the producer of ToorCon) and Steve (from THC), who presented on "Cracking GSM". It was quite interesting due to the tie-in that David has with Pico...; Tags: Black Hat, FPGA, GSM, Phishing, ATM, Cyberthreats, Network Technology, Spam, Networking, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nate McFeters; Blog posts 2008-02-20
Driving with poor vision becomes possible: Spanish researchers have developed and successfully tested a computer simulator allowing visually impaired to drive. This system is called SERBA (short for 'Sistema Electro-óptico Reconfigurable de ayuda para Baja Visión'), which means 'Reconfigurable Electric-Optical System for Low Vision' in English. This innovative system is based on a reconfigurable device known...; Tags: Patient, Vision, FPGA, Strategy, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-10-17
Using Cyclone III FPGAs for Clearer LCD HDTV Implementation: Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs), originally designed for steady computer data text and graphics, now display fast-moving video content over much larger display panels. This capability requires special image processing algorithms that can be implemented with FPGAs. The Cyclone III family of FPGAs offers LCD designers the density and feature set...; Tags: Altera Corp., HDTV, LCD, Image Processing, FPGA, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components; White papers 2007-03-01
Video Surveillance Implementation Using FPGAs: Currently, the video surveillance industry uses analog CCTV cameras and interfaces as the basis of surveillance systems. These system components are not easily expandable, and have low video resolution with little or no signal processing. However, the next generation of video surveillance systems will replace these components with newer digital...; Tags: Video Surveillance, Video, Camera, FPGA, Corporate Communications, Marketing; White papers 2007-03-01

Broadcast Video Infrastructure Implementation Using FPGAs: The proliferation of High-Definition TeleVision (HDTV) video content creation and the method of delivering these contents in a bandwidth-limited broadcast channel environment have driven new video compression standards and associated video image processing applications. Traditionally, only cable and satellite operators provided video delivery. Now telecommunication companies (telcos) are getting into...; Tags: Video, FPGA, Corporate Communications, Marketing; White papers 2007-03-01
Video and Image Processing Design Using FPGAs: In this paper, the authors will look at the trends in video and image processing that are forcing developers to re-examine the architectures they have used in the past. This paper will discuss the tradeoffs of different architectures and conclude with details and benchmarks for Altera's new solutions in this...; Tags: Altera Corp., Video, Image Processing, FPGA, ASICs, Corporate Communications, Semiconductors, Hardware, Marketing; White papers 2007-03-01
A Practical FPGA-Based Framework for Novel CMP Research: Chip-MultiProcessors (CMPs) are quickly gaining momentum in all segments of computing. However, the practical success of CMPs strongly depends on addressing the difficulty of multithreaded application development. To address this challenge, it is necessary to co-develop new CMP architecture with novel programming models. Currently, architecture research relies on software simulators...; Tags: Software, Association For Computing Machinery, FPGA, CMP; White papers 2007-02-20
RAMP-White: An FPGA-Based Coherent Shared Memory Parallel Computer Emulator: RAMP-White is an FPGA-based coherent shared memory research platform. It is one of the three initial prototypes being developed by the RAMP (Research Accelerator for Multiple Processors) group. In the spirit of the RAMP project, RAMP-White has been architected to emphasize flexibility over raw performance. This paper describes the architecture...; Tags: Platform, Memory, Emulator, FPGA, Computer, RAMP-White; White papers 2007-02-17
An FPGA-Based Network Processor for IP Packet Compression: This paper describes the design, implementation, and experimental evaluation of a reconfigurable network processor that can do on-the-fly content adaptation of IP packets for wired or wireless networks. In the demonstration application, FPGA technology is used in conjunction with traditional RISC micro-processors to perform IP packet compression in hard-ware, using...; Tags: Processor, Network, University Of Calgary, IP, Evaluation, Hardware, FPGA, Networking, Network Technology; White papers 2007-01-01
High Volume Colour Image Processing With Massively Parallel Embedded Processors: Oce Technologies B.V. develops products and services for the professional printing market, from small format office printers (up to A3) to wide format design department printers (up to A0+). Oce is investigating ways to reduce the rather long development trajectory for the printer's colour image processing subsystem, which is currently...; Tags: Processor, Oce, Image Processing, FPGA, Oce Technologies B.V., Printers, Hardware, Peripherals; White papers 2006-12-01
On the Design of an FPGA-Based OFDM Modulator for IEEE 802.16-2004: Current and future communication schemes tend to use OFDM systems in order to provide high baud rates and less inter symbol interference. Some examples are 802.11, 802.16, MC-CDMA, Digital Video Broadcasting, Wireless USB and Wireless Firewire. Trying to provide a solution to the new emerging devices, slow standard adoption and...; Tags: IEEE, IEEE 802.16, FPGA, OFDM, WiMAX, Wireless; White papers 2006-06-14
A 1,000-processor computer for $100K?: A 1,000-processor computer for $100K?I believe the power consumed should be 120 KilowattsI believe the power consumed should be 120 KilowattsI believe the power consumed should be 120 KilowattsI believe the power consumed should be 120 Kilowatts for 12 racks if computers.I could use a few of theseWell at least...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Processors, FPGA, computer, CPU, processor, game, software; Discussion threads 2006-02-24
Bio-inspired intelligent machines: Two days ago, I told you about how plant cells could control robots, and today, I want to introduce you to how biology has inspired perceptive machines. The goal of the EU-funded SenseMaker project is to create machines capable of sensing their environments and it took its inspiration from our...; Tags: intelligent system, FPGA; Blog posts 2006-02-11
FPGA-Based Design of a Pulsed-OFDM System: An enhancement to the Multi-Band Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (MB-OFDM) system, known as Pulsed-OFDM, has been proposed to reduce the complexity and power consumption of the transceiver without sacrificing performance. This paper describes the detailed FPGA implementation of a complete Pulsed-OFDM transceiver. The resource requirements are given for each of...; Tags: Transceiver, IEEE, FPGA; White papers 2006-01-01
FPGAs for High-Performance DSP Applications: This white paper compares the performance of DSP applications in Altera FPGAs with popular DSP processors as well as competitive FPGA offerings. With higher performance, you can easily time-division-multiplex your DSP design to increase the number of processing channels, reducing the overall cost of your system. The performance comparisons in...; Tags: Altera Corp., DSP, Performance, High-performance, FPGA, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2005-05-13
FPGA-Based CDMA Switch for Networks-on-Chip: This paper presents timing and area results for an FPGA implementation of a CDMA-based switch for networks-on-chip. The design was mapped onto the Xilinx Virtex4 XC4VLX200 device using Synplify Pro for a range of payload sizes. The synthesis results give the area and maximum frequency obtained. Simulation verifies the desired...; Tags: CDMA, Payload, University Of Minnesota, FPGA, Simulation, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; White papers 2005-04-15
An FPGA Dynamically Reconfigurable Framework for Modular Robotics: Dynamic Reconfiguration has always constituted a challenge for embedded systems designers. Nowadays, technological developments make possible to do it on Xilinx FPGAs, but setting up a dynamically reconfigurable system remains a painful and complicated task. This paper proposes a framework for performing it in an easy way, for a specific...; Tags: Robotics, FPGA, Dynamic Reconfiguration, Robots, Emerging Technologies; White papers 2005-02-09
Accelerating WiMAX System Design With FPGAs: WiMAX, or the IEEE 802.16 standard for broadband wireless access, is increasingly gaining in popularity as a technology with significant market potential. This paper first provides an overview of the existing and developing 802.16 standards and their key differences/applications. The PHY and MAC layers of a typical WiMAX base station...; Tags: Altera Corp., FPGA, WiMAX, Wireless, Wi-Fi; White papers 2004-10-01
Sony reveals some specs for PSP handheld: Sony reveals some specs for PSP handheldSony Marketing BS...big deal. they put part of their design in an FPGA then labeled it "reconfigurable". That's just marketing BS. What it really means it theat they are afraid they still have bugs in the chip. ITs unlikely that...; Tags: FPGA, Sony PlayStation Portable, handheld, Sony Corp., chip; Discussion threads 2004-08-25