Alpha Data announced the release of its first Virtex-6 FPGA based platform, the ADM-XRC-6TL XMC card. The card is fully compliant with the VITA 42.3 industry standard (PCI-Express backplane) and delivers unprecedented levels of digital signal processing capability making it a platform for the develo...

Xilinx introduced a Broadcast Connectivity Targeted Design Platform with Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGAs to simplify development of serial digital interface (SDI) solutions for high- performance broadcast audio and video systems. With the platform, broadcast equipment engineers can build multi-protocol broadc...

Actel announced several configurable DSP IP cores expanding the design creation capabilities for the RTAX2000D and RTAX4000D DSP FPGAs. The cores enable designers to create common DSP functions such as filters (FIR, IIR) and transforms (FFT, IFT, DCT). Using a graphical user interface (GUI) embedded...

Actel announced IP core enhancements for hardware platform management applications. Developed in close collaboration with Pigeon Point Systems, an Actel company, the cores further strengthen the suitability of Actel Fusion mixed-signal FPGAs for platform management applications, and especially xTCA ...

Altera announced the Cyclone IV FPGA family. The family offers two variants. Cyclone IV GX devices have up to 150K logic elements (LEs), up to 6.5-Mbits of RAM, up to 360 multipliers, and up to eight integrated 3.125-Gbps transceivers supporting mainstream protocols including Gigabit Ethernet (GbE),...

Synopsys announced the addition of the DesignWare USB 2.0 picoPHY IP to its USB 2.0 PHY IP product line. Targeted at mobile and high-volume consumer applications such as feature-rich smartphones, mobile internet devices and netbooks, the DesignWare USB 2.0 picoPHY supports advanced 28-nm processes i...

Xilinx announced that its Spartan-6 FPGA family is compliant with the PCI Express 1.1 specification, enabling implementation of serial connectivity solutions for consumer, automotive, wireless, and other price-sensitive or high volume markets. Spartan-6 FPGAs satisfy the cost, ease-of-use, and low p...