The Next Platform

What is The Next FPGA Platform?

The Next Platform has been tracking momentum with FPGAs over the last several years with particular emphasis on the role programmable devices will continue to play in application acceleration as well ...
BizTech

What Is a Field Programmable Gate Array and How Does It Work?

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. When it comes to major ...
Android Authority

FPGA vs software emulation for retro gaming: We've tested both and here are the big differences

When it comes to retro gaming, it can be hard to get your hands on original hardware. Even if you can, most retro consoles don’t jive with modern televisions, so the experience will be noticeably ...
EDN

What! How big did you say that FPGA is? (Team-design for FPGAs)

Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) have become incredibly capable with respect to handling large amounts of logic, memory, digital-signal-processor (DSP), fast I/O, and a plethora of other ...

Forget the Analogue 3D, this competing N64 FPGA console is ready for the spotlight

ModRetro's first home FPGA console, the N64-based M64, will be playable for the public this weekend for the very first time.
The Next Platform

What it Takes to Build True FPGA as a Service

Amazon Web Services might be offering FPGAs in an EC2 cloud environment, but this is still a far cry from the FPGA-as-a-service vision many hold for the future. Nonetheless, it is a remarkable ...
ExtremeTech

Know what a FPGA is? Then the Snickerdoodle is for you -- and better than the Raspberry Pi

Snickerdoodle is a $55 ARM-based development board that launched as a competitor to the popular $35 Raspberry Pi. Snickerdoodle(Opens in a new window) is currently in ...
Hackaday

Gigantic FPGA In A Game Boy Form Factor, 2019 Supercon Badge Is A Hardware Siren Song

Look upon this conference badge and kiss your free time goodbye. The 2019 Hackaday Superconference badge is an ECP5 FPGA running a RISC-V core in a Game Boy form factor complete with cartridge slot ...
EDN

Is the FPGA industry cannibalizing itself?

Hi folks, I just filed a feature on the low cost FPGA offerings from the various FPGA vendors, and I’m pretty happy with the article. The article focuses on how the low cost FPGA space is turning into ...
Fudzilla

What the FPGA is Intel doing with Altera?

Yesterday Intel has announced that they are buying Altera in an all-cash deal of $16.7 billion in what was its biggest takeover move in its history. Although Chipzilla has a lot of cash, such a big ...