From the Editor
This week, we take a look at Actel's new 3-in one SmartFusion device. Combining an FPGA with an ARM Cortex M3 microcontroller (and all its peripherals) with a programmable analog section, SmartFusion offers a great integration of these commonly used capabilities for applications like motor control and power management. Our latest features takes a deeper look.
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Kevin Morris - Editor, FPGA Journal
Industry News
March 10, 2010
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Feature Articles
It's Just Cool
Is Smart Fusion an FPGA? Who Cares?
In a world of increasing integration, applying past labels often becomes a pointless side-trip through downtown futility.
That iPhone in your pocket - is it a phone? Well, it has "Phone" in the name. Is it a portable computer? A digital camera? A GPS? A pager? A media player?
We can spend hours debating the semantics of various ill-fitting labels when trying to describe a new integrated device. It really doesn't pay. The best thing to do is to just try to decide whether the things we've integrated together make sense and work well as a unit. The iPhone combination listed above is proven to work pretty well. If somebody comes out with a combination electric-shaver/taser, we'll be less enthusiastic. Something is a little off-putting about getting up in the morning and having to be careful not to press the wrong button... Read More
The Spacetime Continuum
Tabula Explains 3D FPGAs
Cards on the Table
Xilinx Announces 28nm Plans
Paved with Good Intentions
Replacing Judgement with Process
Changes in the Wind
Altera Shows 28nm Plans
Fending Off Evil
Protecting Your FPGA Against DPA
A Perfect DSP Storm
BDTi + High Level Synthesis + FPGA
From Pinout to Layout:
The FPGA/PCB Balancing Act
FPGAs and the New IP Economy
Micro-scale Hardware as a Service
Any reason not to create a test bench
I figure if it's a really small design, then it's easy to create a really sma...