Entries by David Kirchner

WFP029 – FPGA DSP

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How can FPGAs calculate so fast? The secret inside an FPGA is a digital signal processing block.

Content of this Episode:
* What does DSP stand for?
* Common parts inside an DSP block
* Function representation
* Important facts

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WFP028 – FPGA Talk #1 FPGA companies

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Episode 28 of the World of FPGA Podcast. Talking about our favorite FPGA companies.
Welcome to the FPGA Talk with the new co-host Glenn Kirilow 🎉

Content of this Episode
* Feedback
* FPGA companies
* AMD or XILINX
* Lattice
* Altera
* Cologne Chip
* GoWin
* Atmel, Microsemi and Microchip
* Use other FPGAs in future

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WFP027 – FPGA Slices

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We will dive deep into the FPGA architecture. This episode is about slices.

Content of this Episode:
* What are slices?
* Difference between FPGA manufacturer
* Configuration
* Housekeeping

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WFP026 – FPGA Talk Intro

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Episode 26 of the World of FPGA Podcast. About the hosts. Who are we, what do we do and our FPGA journey.
Welcome to the FPGA Talk with the new co-host Glenn Kirilow 🎉

Content of this Episode
* Introduction Glenn
* Introduction David
* Contact between Glenn and David
* First FPGA projects
* Way to VHDL
* PCB Software
* Time distribution at work
* Issue on Spartan 3
* Issue on Zynq

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WFP025 – FPGA Implementation

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Have you ever asked yourself, what happens during FPGA implementation? In this episode I try to give an answer.

Content of this Episode:
* Placement
* Routing
* After routing process
* Similarity to a PCB layout

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WFP024 – FPGA Synthesis

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Have you ever asked yourself, what happens during FPGA synthesis? In this episode I try to give an answer.

Content of this Episode:
* What is a netlist?
* Synthesis tool
* Elaboration Substep
* Matching to technology

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WFP023 – FPGA Development Process

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FPGA development is a lot of fun. But also think about an appropriate development process.

Content of this Episode:
* Electronics development process
* Validation vs. Verification
* Difference to the FPGA development process

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WFP022 – VHDL Testbench

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VHDL Testbenches have many interesting features to simulate and test your VHDL module. Let’s have a look into these functions.

Content of this Episode:
* VHDL Testbenches
* Using data files
* Multiple modules
* Automatic tests
* More automation

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WFP021 – 2024 Review and Outlook

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We are looking back on 2024 and then we try an outlook into 2025.

Content of this Episode:
* Welcome in 2024
* Welcome back in this podcast 🙂
* Review of 2024
* some private facts
* Business
* Outlook into 2025
* Business
* Private things

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WFP020 – Simulation

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Let us talk about simulations and their benefits for your FPGA development projects.

Content of this Episode:
* Simulations in general
* Simulations in FPGA development
* Benefits for your FPGA development projects
* How to start with simulations
* What are the boundaries of simulation
* Simulate a hole design or only modules

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