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Core Sample
The preparation starts weeks in advance. Whole grains are stone-ground – the resulting flour combined with honey extracted from backyard beehives over a period of…
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Redefining Structured ASIC
In most markets, there exist a set of de-facto rules. Sport-utility vehicles have bad fuel economy. Economy cars have limited cargo space. FPGAs use too…
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Selecting the FPGA that Meets Your Signal Integrity Requirements
In light of its critical nature, signal integrity needs to be a key criterion during the planning and design phases of high-speed systems. Ignoring signal…
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Pedal to the Metals
You’re cruising home from work one day, and your cell phone rings. You answer (hands free of course…). It’s your boss. New plan. He’s saying…
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World’s Best FPGA Article
Portland, OR – May 10, 2005 – FPGA Journal announced today the immediate availability of the world’s best FPGA-related article. Developed with FPGA Journal’s newest…
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The Programmable Base Station
Today there are 1.6 billion wireless subscribers in the world with the number anticipated to grow to 2.6 billion in the next 5 years. These…
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Mayday Mayhem
If March winds bring April showers, then April showers must somehow give rise to new announcements in programmable logic and structured ASIC. From tools to…
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Power
For years it was like a slogan. “FPGAs are nice, but they’re power hogs.” For the customers that kept the lights on, however, buying thousands…
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Square Root of Two to the Fortieth
The athlete leans for the tape, pouring his last ounce of energy into the final instant. The crowd is on its feet. A flurry of…
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E. Thomas Hart
Tom Hart took physics in school and was a Bombardier-Navigator in the U.S. Navy. He knows that with proper focus you can take advantage of…