TI ADS1675 Reference Design Features Opal Kelly XEM3010-1500P FPGA Module
The Opal Kelly XEM3010-1500P FPGA module is a as a key component of Texas Instruments’ new ADS1675 Reference Design evaluation platform. The Opal Kelly XEM module enables both LVDS and CMOS serial interfaces and provides on-board SDRAM and high-speed USB interface for the TI Reference Design. The XEM3010-1500P is an integration module based on a [...]
Pico Computing Achieves 280 Billion Keys/sec for 56-bit DES Decryption
Pico Computing has achieved a throughput of over 280 billion keys per second using a single, hardware-accelerated server. According to Pico Computing, this is the highest-known benchmark speeds for 56-bit DES decryption. The FPGA computing platform assembled by Pico Computing for this demonstration, based on 11 Pico EX-Series cards, reportedly consumes less than 1000 peak [...]
Pico Computing E-18 FPGA Development Card
The E-18 development card, from Pico Computing, is a compact, laptop compatible solution for FPGA development and for scalable parallel computing. The E-18 was developed as a next-generation replacement for the E-16 ExpressCard. The E-18 is an ideal for algorithm prototyping. It can also be deployed as a stand-alone embedded device or as part of [...]
SaraAmsh FPGA-based Radar Receiver
Mistral Solutions introduced the SaraAmsh FPGA-based radar receiver. The SaraAmsh radar receiver is a 1U form-factor, 19″ sub-rack mountable, compact unit; with an 8-channel receiver that supports direct IF sampling. The radar receiver is built around a Virtex-5 FPGA based processing engine with powerful processing and high bandwidth features. SaraAmsh is ideal for DSP applications [...]
Pentek 7753 and 7853 PCIe Beamformer Modules
Pentek announced the 7753 and 7853 beamformer PCIe modules. Each model is a high-speed software radio board for processing baseband RF or IF signals and incorporates unique and powerful beamforming functions. Created to accelerate system level design and lower system cost, the boards bring high-performance built-in features and connectivity to PC platforms. Software support packages [...]
FPGA-based Financial Feed and Network Packet Parsing Solution
Impulse Accelerated Technologies developed a FPGA-based financial feed and network packet parsing solution to Athena Capital Research LLC, a quantitative investment manager based in New York City. Impulse offers customer-programmable feed handling solutions for use in automated trading, arbitrage and real-time analytics. FPGAs are increasingly finding their way into financial feed management operations due to [...]
XtremeData dbX Analytics Appliance Features Altera Stratix IV FPGAs
XtremeData’s dbX family of database appliances is designed for the unconstrained analysis and exploration of large databases. The dbX appliance is a fully-integrated platform incorporating all of the components of an analysis system: storage, computing, interconnect network, and database engine. The patented XtremeData computing module features SQL-in-Silicon hardware acceleration using a Stratix IV FPGA from [...]
Pentek 71620 Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA XMC Module
Pentek announced the 71620 multichannel, high-speed data converter XMC module. The 71620 is ideal for connection of HF or IF ports for communications, radar, telemetry, and medical systems. The Pentek 71620 module is the first member of Pentek’s Cobalt family of products, which feature the Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA family. The 71620 XMC module is designed [...]
FPGA Cluster Powers Value-at-Risk, Options Pricing Analysis
ET International and Pico Computing used a FPGA cluster to provide near-real-time Value-at-Risk (VaR) and options pricing analysis, representing a greater than 1100X overall application speed-up when compared to an optimized software-only application. VaR is an analysis method based on the probability and magnitude of losses given a specific time horizon, and has become the [...]
siXis SXM100 and SXM220 Modules, SXM100DB Development Board
siXis introduced the SXM100 module, SXM220 module, and the SXM100 Development Board. The SXM100 and SXM220 modules feature siXis’ patent-pending SiCB technology, which combines bare-die and passive components on large-area silicon substrates. The company also offers custom variations including different CPUs, FPGAs, memory, and oscillators. The SXM100 Embedded Computing Module and SXM100 Development Board engineering [...]
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