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Archives: Chalk Talks

  • Static Timing Analysis and Constraint Validation

    Before you can even think about timing closure in your FPGA design, you have to set up timing constraints. But, being sure that you have…

  • Product-Centric Design with Virtual Prototyping

    As engineers, it’s easy to get the feeling that your PCB is the center of the design universe. But, it’s important to remember that we are…

  • Scripted Flows in Vivado Design Suite Tech Packet

    Click the image below to watch a QuickTake Tutorial entitled: “Using the Project Batch Flow.” Click the image below to watch a QuickTake Tutorial entitled: “Using the…

  • The Vault

    Professional engineering projects require professional working practices. When we’re designing things to be manufactured in volume, it’s critical that we keep track of versions and…

  • Graphics Rendering and Video Processing with Altera SoC and Helio View Dev Kit

    For performance-critical applications like graphics and video rendering, the partitioning between software and hardware can be a pivotal decision. Today, exciting new devices allow us…

  • Vivado IP Integrator

    Even the best “plug and play” IP blocks are far from fool-proof. One of the most challenging aspects of IP-based design can be getting the…

  • Vivado IP Flows

    Doing IP-based design can be a major productivity booster for your engineering project. But, your ability to easily use and re-use IP can be severely…

  • Vivado Design Suite: Integrated Design Environment

    Software engineers have long depended on integrated design environments (IDEs) to help manage complex design processes. Now, hardware engineers can take advantage of the same…

  • Accelerating System Bandwidth with FPGAs and Hybrid Memory Cube

    Move over DDR, the Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) is here! But, from a design perspective, care and feeding of the amazing HMC can be a…

  • It’s an Analog World After All

    It’s an analog world out there.  And, while most microcontrollers offer terrific features in the digital and software domain, Microchip has a new family of…