Actel has unveiled its Fusion technology, which it has billed as the era of the programmable system chip (PSC), designed to bring true programmability to mixed-signal solutions.
The Actel Fusion technology integrates mixed-signal analog capabilities with flash memory and FPGA fabric in a monolithic PSC. The company says the technology brings the benefits of programmable logic to application areas that until now have only been served by discrete analog component and mixed-signal ASIC suppliers.
The new technology takes advantage of the properties of Actel's flash-based FPGAs, including a high-isolation, triple-well process and the ability to support high-voltage transistors. In addition, when used in conjunction with Actel's ARM7 and 8051-based soft MCU cores, Fusion technology represents an exemplary PSC platform.
The Fusion technology will enable designers to design at both very high and very low levels of abstraction, it says. Fusion peripherals include hard analog IP and hard and/or soft digital IP. Peripherals will communicate across the FPGA fabric via a layer of soft gates at the Fusion backbone. Much more than a bus interface, the Fusion backbone integrates a micro-sequencer within the FPGA fabric and will configure the individual peripherals and support low-level processing of peripheral data.
It also gives designers high levels of flexibility by allowing them to easily reconfigure analog block settings to perform widely different functions by simply downloading data from embedded flash memory.
To support Fusion technology, Actel is developing a series of tools to help maximise designer productivity. The tools suite, implemented as extensions to Actel's Libero integrated design environment, will add a comprehensive hardware/software debug capability as well as a suite of utilities to simplify development of embedded soft ARM and 8051 processor-based solutions.
Reliable isolation for modern networks ASIC Design Services
Computer/Embedded Technology
The Pro-Tek5 PTI Series delivers reinforced 5 kV Ethernet isolation for applications that demand robust protection, reliable signal integrity, and full IEEE802.3 performance.
Read more...ARINC 429 line driver evaluation board ASIC Design Services
DSP, Micros & Memory
Holt Integrated Circuits have announced the release of the ADK-85104 Evaluation Board, a compact, ready-to-use platform designed to help engineers rapidly evaluate and characterise Holt’s HI-85104.
Read more...Smarter compact automation with LOGO! 9 RS South Africa
Programmable Logic
Siemens recently announced LOGO! 9, the latest generation of its compact logic controller designed for small automation projects in both industrial and building applications.
Read more...Inventec enhances design for manufacturing excellence with Siemens’ software ASIC Design Services
Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services
Siemens recently announced that Inventec Corporation has adopted Siemens’ Valor NPI software and Process Preparation X solutions from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to strengthen its design-for-manufacturing efficiency.
Read more...Siemens acquires Canopus AI ASIC Design Services
News
The acquisition extends Siemens’ comprehensive EDA software portfolio with computational metrology and inspection to help chipmakers solve critical technical challenges in semiconductor manufacturing.
Read more...Aligning clocks over large distances ASIC Design Services
Test & Measurement
SkyWire technology from Microchip makes it easier to align and compare clocks within nanoseconds across geographic locations.
Read more...High-accuracy time transfer solution ASIC Design Services
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Microchip Technology recently announced the release of the TimeProvider 4500 v3 grandmaster clock (TP4500) designed to deliver sub-nanosecond accuracy for time distribution across 800 km long-haul optical transmission.
Read more...New RT PolarFire device qualifications ASIC Design Services
DSP, Micros & Memory
Microchip expands space-qualified FPGA portfolio with new RT PolarFire device qualifications and SoC availability.
Read more...Siemens’ software selected for verification and validation ASIC Design Services
Design Automation
Siemens Digital Industries Software recently announced that Veloce Strato CS and Veloce proFPGA CS have been deployed at Arm, a longtime user of Veloce, as part of its design flow for Arm Neoverse Compute Subsystems.
Read more...XJTAG launches two new Flash programmers ASIC Design Services
DSP, Micros & Memory
XJTAG has announced XJExpress and XJExpress-FPGA, a pair of Flash programmers perfect for development, debug and in-service applications.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, the publisher and its agents cannot be held responsible for any errors contained, or any loss incurred as a result. Articles published do not necessarily reflect the views of the publishers. The editor reserves the right to alter or cut copy. Articles submitted are deemed to have been cleared for publication. Advertisements and company contact details are published as provided by the advertiser. Technews Publishing (Pty) Ltd cannot be held responsible for the accuracy or veracity of supplied material.
printer friendly version