IP delivery key to unlocking FPGA potential: Implementing IP within FPGAs is not straightforward, but new tools and methodologies can ease the pain

摘要

AS FPGA PRICES continue to fall, broad availability of IP such as low-cost processors, DSP cores, and peripherals will be instrumental in allowing these devices to become system platforms for a widening range of applications. Implementing an entire embedded system within a programmable device is an attractive proposition for many reasons, but integrating the required hard and soft design elements remains a formidable challenge.