PRGR TECH Essential Guide Clarifying What Chip Programming Is Integrity Innovation Professionalism Progress Definition of Chip Programming Chip programming is the action of writing the programs or data that the chip needs to run into the chip’s storage area using a programmer. Once programmed, the chip can execute the program burned into it, thus gaining … Read more
On November 13, 2025, Arm Technology (China) Co., Ltd. officially launched the next-generation NPU IP – “Zhouyi” X3 in Shanghai. Image | Highlights of the “Zhouyi” X3 NPU IP; Source: Arm Technology As the first major product under the “All in AI” product strategy, the “Zhouyi” X3 is based on the latest DSP+DSA architecture designed … Read more
Mr. Big Cat says: Translation of Chapter 13 from the compilation “RFSoC-Book” is detailed in the first article of this series. “An open-source masterpiece, ‘Software Defined Radio Based on Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC’” Mr. Big Cat, WeChat public account: Mr. Big Cat’s Little Bookcase, an open-source masterpiece, ‘Software Defined Radio Based on Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC’ For … Read more
Introduction The Versal RF series SoC features high-resolution, multi-channel RF converters and low-latency processing technology, enabling simultaneous capture and analysis of wideband spectra. Its single-chip integrated 14-bit (after calibration) high-resolution, 32 GSPS sampling rate, 18 GHz RF analog-to-digital converter (RF-ADC) allows for precise, flexible, and rapid signal feature analysis across a wide observable spectrum, suitable … Read more
MCUs (Microcontrollers) and DSPs (Digital Signal Processors) are commonly used hardware components in edge AI devices. This article provides a brief analysis of the characteristics of these two types of devices, in conjunction with the book “AI at the Edge“. A microcontroller is a small, inexpensive computer that is involved in the manufacturing of almost … Read more
1. Introduction to FFT Algorithm and Vivado FFT IP Core 1. What is FFT? FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) is an efficient algorithm for computing the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT). The mathematical definition of DFT is: Direct computation of DFT requires N multiplications and additions, while FFT reduces the complexity to:, significantly improving computational efficiency, making … Read more
XCVU7P-2FLVB2104E #Xilinx #AMD’s #VirtexUltraScale+ #FPGA (UltraScale+ based on 16nm FinFET+ technology). The #Virtex UltraScale+ is designed for systems requiring extremely high bandwidth, massive parallel computing, and low-latency interconnects: data center acceleration, 400G/800G networks, 5G baseband/remote units, #ASIC prototyping/hardware emulation, and other scenarios. The system logic capacity of XCVU7P is approximately 1.72M system #logic units (about … Read more
The CMSIS software package is primarily used for Cortex-M and Cortex-A5/A7/A9. Over the past two years, CMSIS has made significant progress, especially with CMSIS-RTOS, CMSIS-Driver, and CMSIS-DSP, which have become quite impressive. This year, we will continue to advance the CMSIS ecosystem, particularly in the areas of secure IoT, signal processing, and machine learning. 2020 … Read more
Behind the Popularity of dspx: C++ Acceleration + Redis Persistence for Maximum Performance! 0x01 Introduction: Did you think Node.js could only write backend interfaces? It can also handle brain waves! Today, we won’t talk about React, Vue, or microservices, K8s. Let’s discuss something hardcore—Digital Signal Processing (DSP). You might be thinking, “Isn’t DSP something for … Read more
In chips, the NPU (Neural Processing Unit) and DSP (Digital Signal Processor) are two core components with different roles, driving audio devices from traditional signal processing to intelligent upgrades. 1. Core Role of NPU in Audio Chips The NPU is optimized for neural network computations and primarily undertakes edge AI tasks, specifically including: Voice Interaction … Read more