What are PLDs?
| PLDs or programmable logic devices refer to a variety of logic chips that are programmable at the user's site. Programmability of logic means that new chip designs can be tested and easily changed without incurring the huge photomask costs for chips completed in a fab. In addition, memory-based PLDs can be reprogrammed over and over, which allows working products to be upgraded at the user's site. |
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| 2000-06-28 | Understanding XC9500XL CPLD power This application note discusses the XC9500XL CPLD power estimation and optimization. The paper provides the reader with an understanding of sense amplifier-based CPLD power dissipation. |
| 2001-03-30 | Understanding the Warp report file for Ultra37000-devices This application note provides a comprehensive description of the report file generated by the Warp HDL synthesis tool for the Ultra37000 CPLDs. |
| 2001-03-21 | Understanding bus-hold: A feature of Cypress CPLDs This application note covers the bus-hold feature of Cypress Semiconductor's FLASH370i, Ultra37000 and Ultra37000V families of CPLDs. |
| 2002-12-06 | Thermal management This application note provides an introduction into thermal management of PLDs. |
| 2001-03-19 | The FLASH370i family of CPLDs and designing with Warp2 This application note covers the following topics: a general discussion of complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs); an overview of the FLASH370i family of CPLDs; and using the Warp2 VHDL Compiler for the FLASH370i family. |
| 2001-03-21 | The Delta39K/Quantum38K carry chain This application note discusses the architecture of the Delta39K and Quantum38K CPLD carry chain and the benefits it provides. |
| 2000-09-05 | Testing non-windowed OTP PLDs This application note discusses Atmel's comprehensive and thorough testing of non-windowed OTP PLDs to sufficiently ensure programmability and performance. |
| 2001-03-26 | Targeting Cypress PLDs from the Leonardo Spectrum Environment This application note discusses how designs created in Exemplar Logic's Leonardo Spectrum HDL synthesis tool can be targeted to Cypress Semiconductor's PLDs. |
| 2001-03-20 | Targeting Cypress PLDs from the Cadence environment This application note discusses the procedures in targeting the designs of Cypress Semiconductor's PLDs from the Cadence software bolt-in software program kit. |
| 2000-03-01 | Taking new stabs at programmable analog Programmable logic has some traditional advantages over ASIC design. The gate count of FPGAs approaches that of custom circuits. FPGAs can be programmed?and re-programmed?out in the field, enabling fast time to market. ASICs, in comparison, need careful attention to layout and fabrication technology. It can take anywhere from six weeks to two years (depending on the complexity of the circuit) to get an ASIC working properly. |
| 2000-11-01 | System-level design brings new challenges Embedded standard products reduce the overall design load on the system design engineer and allow the creation of complex designs in the shortest possible time. |
| 2002-11-25 | System General ships universal programmer with USB interface System General Corp.'s PowerLab USB-interface universal device programmer supports programming of high-density Flash memory, CPLD, PLD, FPGA, and microcontrollers without sacrificing speed, quality, and capability, the company says. |
| 2010-03-03 | Startup breaks out with 3D PLDs Tabula comes out of "stealth mode" with the introduction of a programmable logic architecture that uses time as a third dimension to deliver capability and affordability unmatched by traditional FPGAs and CPLDs. |
| 2001-06-01 | Single-mask simplicity needed for SoC The move to multimillion-gate chips made it necessary to adopt design-reuse strategies for new SoC devices. |
| 2001-05-24 | Simple system interface for UltraNAND Flash This application note describes a simple hardware system interface for up to three UltraNAND Flash banks by using a single AmPALLV16V8-10SC or AmPALLV22V10-10PC PLD. |
| 2004-02-05 | SIA: Global semiconductor sales up by 18.3 percent Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to $166.4B in 2003, up by 18.3 percent from the $140.8B in global revenue recorded in 2002. |
| 2012-04-10 | Semiconductor IP market expects 14% CAGR According to MarketsandMarkets, the growth is forecasted to reach $5.7 billion in 2017 from $2.5 billion this year. |
| 2002-12-26 | Reference design supports Virtex-II, CoolRunner-II Xilinx Inc. has announced that its PicoBlaze 8-bit microcontroller reference design now includes support for the company's Virtex-II series of FPGAs and CoolRunner-II CPLDs, giving customers access to microcontroller solutions that utilize the company's complete range of programmable products. |
| 2013-06-05 | Qualcomm tails Intel as top embedded processor vendor in 2012 Embedded processing is a vast market, estimated to have been worth about $90 billion in 2012, or nearly one-third of the semiconductor total available market, noted Semicast. |
| 1999-06-29 | Programmable logic: Proving ground for Gigabit Ethernet switch This article focuses on the use of PLDs to implement large subsystems within a single chip and its integration to existing design flows. In discussing these issues, the paper uses the example of the network processing ASIC called Argus. |
| 2002-12-02 | Programmable logic/customizable CPU cores adapt hardware to apps FPGA and PLD manufacturers have proffered the term "SoPC" which captures the idea of using programmable logic as a medium with which designers can create custom hardware. |
| 2005-11-08 | Programmable logic outpacing MPU industry, Altera exec claims Programmable logic developers are a decade ahead of the microprocessor industry, and use of the chip technology continues to rise, an Altera Corp. executive told a conference here |
| 1999-09-09 | Programmable logic for wireless design This paper discusses the PLD's function in the design and development of wireless systems. |
| 2000-03-20 | Programmable logic for data switch design This paper describes the advantages and disadvantages of ASICs and PLDs according to each device's design specifications. |
| 1999-04-08 | Programmable Logic Devices: Viable solutions for implementing error-coding functions With the increasing need for the transmission of digital data over a wide variety of mediums, the need for error control coding will increase significantly as well. Reed-Solomon and Viterbi coding provides a robust error control method for many common types of data transfer mediums, particular those that are one-way or that are noisy and sure to produce errors. This application note deals with these Reed-Solomon and Viterbi solutions. |
| 2003-09-16 | Programmable logic and a new breed of MCUs Through the use of new embedded MCUs, you can eradicate MCU obsolescence by creating your own. |
| 2001-07-03 | PLDs With Processor Cores Enable Browsable, Configurable Devices This paper discusses the capability of high-density PLDs with embedded processor cores to provide browsable and configurable functionalities to the device. |
| 2004-03-16 | PLDs to support hot-socketing This article describes the hot-socketing support offered by the latest PLDs through special features on the silicon. |
| 2009-11-11 | PLDs find bright spots in downturn Altera president and CEO John Daane said that the current IC industry downturn created a good opportunity for the programmable logic device (PLD) segment. |
| 2000-06-28 | Pin preassigning with XC9500 CPLDs This application note describes the planning required for successful pin preassigning with the XC9500 CPLD family, and gives a detailed example. |
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