EDN

FPGA, PCB tools must work together

As system design companies deal with the trials of today's economic environment, they face the dual challenges of finding ways to improve the efficiency of their product development and manufacturing ...
New Electronics

FPGA-PCB codesign; a 21st Century approach to integrating fpgas into the pcb design process

Integrating advanced fpgas on a pcb is becoming increasingly challenging, with issues including generating optimal fpga pin assignments that do not add layers to a pcb or increase the time required to ...
EDN

Binding the “Ties that Break” – Getting FPGA and PCB designers to meet at the I/O pin negotiating table

With their zero NRE and shorter design cycles, FPGA's are steadily replacing ASIC's in mid-level commercial and even higher-volume consumer applications. But as FPGA usage has steadily grown, so have ...
Design-Reuse

Xilinx PlanAhead 9.2 Software Streamlines FPGA to PCB Integration

SAN JOSE, Calif.-- August 7, 2007 – Xilinx, Inc. today announced immediate availability of its 9.2 version of PlanAhead™ hierarchical design and analysis design tool. Offering a full speed grade ...
Electronics Weekly

Xilinx, Ansoft team for PCB design

Xilinx and Ansoft have created a Xilinx Virtex-II Pro X FPGA-based gigabit interconnect design kit for high-speed PCB and backplane designs. The kit is designed to predict the quality of a signal and ...
Electronic Design

Delphi press-fit, solder-free termination approach benefits connector-PCB mating

Adapting for automotive use a technology used in the telecommunications and aerospace industries, Delphi Corporation (www.delphi.com) has developed press-fit compliant pins that can be integrated into ...