SlashGear

What Is FPGA Gaming?

Emulating video game consoles via software has been a popular way to enjoy retro gaming for some time now. Software emulation of consoles works by convincing a ROM (or read-only memory, copied from a ...
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 an FPGA? Understanding Field-Programmable Gate Arrays

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hackaday

Hands-On With New Arduino FPGA Board: MKR Vidor 4000

Hackaday brought you a first look the Arduino MKR Vidor 4000 when it announced. Arduino sent over one of the first boards so now we finally have our hands on one! It’s early and the documentation is ...
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 ...

The legendary 3dfx Voodoo is back in FPGA form

Voodoo graphics accelerators are likely to remain a key part of retro modding projects and gaming ventures for years to come.
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 ...
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 ...
CRN

Intel Revives Altera Name For Stand-Alone FPGA Company

Two months after Intel spun off the Programmable Solutions Group into a stand-alone FPGA company, it reveals it’s taking its original Altera name and chasing a market opportunity exceeding $55 billion ...
Forbes

This Mysterious Chip In The iPhone 7 Could Be Key To Apple's AI Push

It’s been more than a month since teardown shops like iFixit and Chipworks took apart and dissected Apple’s iPhone 7. The biggest surprise remains Apple's decision to dual source its LTE modems from ...