1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC
ECE 554
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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2. Overview CMOS IC design alternatives Programming technologies
Programmable logic vendors
RAM cell-based FPGA applications
The Xilinx Virtex Series FPGA technology
The Xilinx Foundation 3.1i design process
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3. CMOS IC Design Alternatives
STANDARD IC
ASIC
FULL
CUSTOM
SEMI-
CUSTOM
FIELD
PROGRAM-
MABLE
STANDARD
CELL
GATE ARRAY,
SEA OF GATES
FPGA
CPLD
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4. Programming Technologies
Permanent
Fuse
Antifuse
Temporary & non-volatile
Floating gate
Electrically erasable
Temporary & volatile
RAM cell
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5. Programmable Logic Vendors
In alphabetical order:
Actel
Altera
Chip Express
Cypress Semiconductor
Lattice Semiconductor
Lucent
Quicklogic
Xilinx
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6. RAM Cell-Based FPGA Applications
Prototyping gate array ICs
Prototyping full custom ICs
Prototyping systems
Implementing “hardware simulation”
Upgrading system ICs
Providing multifunction system ICs
Replacing gate array ICs
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7. References
S. Brown, R. Francis, J. Rose, and Z. Vranesic, field programmable gate arrays, Kluwer academic, Boston, MA, 1992.
N. Weste and K. Eshraghian, principles of CMOS VLSI design, Addison-Wesley, reading, MA, 1993.
Selection guide to ASICs, programmable logic, and EDA tools, supplement to electronic systems technology and design, June 1999.
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