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X-fest 2012 Technical Seminars to Take Place in 22 Cities Worldwide

Ken Cheung — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:30:09 +0000

Avnet Electronics Marketing and Xilinx are co-hosting X-fest 2012, which is a series of free, day-long seminars in North America, Europe, Asia and Japan. X-fest 2012 features twelve technical courses based on Xilinx’s new Artix-7, Kintex-7 and Virtex-7 FPGAs, and Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform (EPP) family. The global event will also include hands-on demonstrations from Analog Devices, Cypress, Freescale Semiconductor, Maxim, Micron Technology, TE Connectivity, and Texas Instruments (TI). X-fest 2012 will take place in 22 cities around the world.

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Xilinx to Discuss Stacked Silicon Interposer Technology at DesignCon 2012

Ken Cheung — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:33:13 +0000

At DesignCon 2012, Xilinx will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of 3D IC standards. Xilinx will also present papers on Stacked Silicon interposer technology and the design benefits of using the Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform (EPP). In addition, Xilinx will also demonstrate the latest Xilinx FPGA platforms featuring advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) performance, low power, FMC migration, high-speed connectivity, and Xilinx’s Agile Mixed Signal (AMS) Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). DesignCon 2012 will take place January 30 – February 2, 2012 in Santa Clara, California.

Altera to Share Solutions at DesignCon 2012

Ken Cheung — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:44:04 +0000

At DesignCon 2012, Altera will showcase how they are solving some of the industry’s most complex design challenges through 28nm FPGA architectural innovations and advanced technologies that enable high-speed I/O performance, floating point DSP and best-in-class signal integrity. Altera will participate on industry panels, conduct a TechForum tutorial and present nine conference papers. DesignCon will take place January 30 to February 2, 2012 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California.

Ben Heck Show Brightens Up LED Displays with FPGAs and CPLDs

Ken Cheung — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:01:59 +0000

In the latest Ben Heck Show episode, the modding guru discusses the benefits of using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs) to enhance LED-illumination projects. In the episode, Ben deconstructs the complex language of programmable logic devices as a means to help designers expedite their current builds as efficiently as possible.

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Webinar: How to Achieve the Highest NAND Flash Application Data Rate

Ken Cheung — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:32:34 +0000

CAST and Evatronix will host a webinar about using CAST’s new NAND Flash Controller Core as part of an overall design strategy to achieve the highest possible memory data input and output rates for advanced applications. The webcast will take place Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 1:00 PM EST. The online seminar is free, but you need to register in advance.

Altera Workshops and Demonstrations at SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2011

Ken Cheung — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:49:32 +0000

Altera will showcase their industrial embedded solutions for energy-efficient and safety-integrated drive systems at SPS/IPC/DRIVES Electric Automation Exhibition and Conference. Altera will show how their Cyclone FPGA devices enable industrial systems like drive systems with a high-performance control loop in floating point. The event will take November 22-24 in Nuremberg, Germany.

Xilinx to Present and Demonstrate at ARM TechCon 2011

Ken Cheung — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:03:23 +0000

Xilinx will take part in the ARM TechCon 2011 conference. At the event, Xilinx will present technical papers and demonstrate their Zynq-7000 EPP Emulation Platform. ARM TechCon 2011 will take place in Santa Clara, California from October 25-27 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Xilinx will be in booth #207. ARM TechCon is an event for connecting, instructing, advising and enabling the world of electronic and computer design.

Webinar: Introduction to FPGA Design Using MATLAB and Simulink

Ken Cheung — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:21:03 +0000

MathWorks and Altera are offering a webinar about how to reduce FPGA design cycle time by 33-50% by adopting workflows based on MATLAB and Simulink. The webcast will demonstrate how MATLAB and Simulink are used to design FPGAs for applications such as signal processing, image processing, communications, and control systems. The Introduction to FPGA Design Using MATLAB and Simulink webinar will take place October 5th. The online event will take place at two different times: 6:00 AM and 11:00 AM PDT.

DSP for FPGAs Technical Course

Ken Cheung — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:22:30 +0000

qaqadu event gmbh is offering a DSP for FPGAs technical course. The three-day class will cover the use of FPGA devices for DSP algorithms, applications and architectures. The course will present theory, algorithms, design techniques and actual practicalities of the implementation of DSP algorithms and digital communications architectures using Field Programmable Gate Array technology. The DSP for FPGAs class will take place October 18-20 in Munich, Germany and November 15-17 in Scotland, UK.

Lattice Semiconductor Power 2 You Seminars

Ken Cheung — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:29:58 +0000

Lattice Semiconductor will host a series of Power 2 You seminars. The worldwide Power 2 You Seminar Series will include comprehensive practical and technical presentations that combine basic design principles, advanced programmable power and platform management concepts, and real-world power and platform management application examples. Lattice also announced a 50% price reduction on their Power Manager II evaluation boards.