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SoC FPGA Product Overview Advance Information Brief
Altera’s 28-nm Cyclone® V and Arria® V SoC FPGAs feature a hard processor system (HPS) containing a microprocessor unit (MPU) with a dual-core ARM® Cortex™-A9…
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Practical Use of FPGAs and IP in DO-254 Compliant Systems
This whitepaper is meant to open discussion on these topics, but it is not to be construed as official guidance regarding DO-254 application to IP cores or systems…
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Shaking Up Embedded Processing
There is no question that programmability is the key enabling feature of just about every electronic product today. If you’re a regular reader of this…
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Hi-Tech Spark Arrestor
Hoover Dam is pretty damn impressive. Why, some might simply say it’s a pretty dam. As you take the tour, much is said about its…
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DO-254 for the FPGA Designer
The standard that governs the design of avionic components and systems, DO-254, is one of the most poorly understood but widely applicable standards in the avionic industry. While…
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Engineering an Experience
In 1976, when Apple Computer was launched, I was in high school. A year later, when the company launched the Apple II – my soul…
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Considerations Surrounding Single Event Effects in FPGAs, ASICs, and Processors
All sub-micron integrated electronics devices are susceptible to SEEs to some degree. The effects can range from transients causing logical errors, to upsets changing data, to destructive…
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Size, Reliability and Security The Essential Ingredients for Medical Devices
Improved electronics technology will bring a new generation of devices that provide portability, connectivity, lower cost and data security. With the trend towards miniaturization comes…