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Understanding the Differences and Application Scenarios of Common AI Chips: GPU, NPU, TPU, FPGA, and ASIC

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Understanding the Differences and Application Scenarios of Common AI Chips: GPU, NPU, TPU, FPGA, and ASIC

UnderstandingCommon AI Chips Introduction In today’s rapidly advancing technology, chips serve as the core “brain” of technological products, and their importance is self-evident. Among them,<span><span>GPU, NPU, TPU, FPGA, and ASIC</span></span> play key roles in various fields. Let’s delve into their technical characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, and application scenarios. 01GPU Technical Characteristics GPUs were originally designed … Read more

Domestic Aerospace-Grade FPGA Chip Unveiled, Breaking Foreign Monopoly!

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Domestic Aerospace-Grade FPGA Chip Unveiled, Breaking Foreign Monopoly!

In recent years, one of the hot topics in the military sector has been chips. The United States has imposed a long-standing blockade and sanctions on Chinese chips, refusing to sell any military-grade chips and restricting many high-end civilian chips. The ZTE incident serves as a significant lesson: without mastering core technologies, one can be … Read more

Why FPGA Chips Are Not Suitable for Algorithm Processing

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Why FPGA Chips Are Not Suitable for Algorithm Processing

Source: Tiger Says Chip Original Author: Tiger Says Chip This article explains why FPGA chips are not suitable for algorithm processing. 1. The Essential Positioning of FPGA – A Hardware Platform, Not a Conventional “Computer” FPGA’s greatest advantage is its hardware-level flexibility for customization. It is very suitable for implementing high-speed parallel circuits, custom interfaces, … Read more

Detailed User Guide for Vivado 2018.3 Development Tool by Xilinx (AMD) – Creating Projects, Simulation, Board Programming, and Logic Analyzer Usage

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Detailed User Guide for Vivado 2018.3 Development Tool by Xilinx (AMD) - Creating Projects, Simulation, Board Programming, and Logic Analyzer Usage

User Guide for Vivado 2018.3 Software Copyright Beijing Zhixin Open Source Technology Co., Ltd. Document Update Record Date Updater Version Remarks 2024.03.10 xxx V0.1 First Draft V0.2 Review V1.0 Final Draft Hello everyone, welcome to Zhixin Technology’s FPGA boot camp, ready to embark on our great journey! As the saying goes, “Before the troops move, … Read more

Accessing FPGA Registers via UART

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Accessing FPGA Registers via UART

I often use ZYNQ, and I access FPGA registers through Linux. Recently, I experimented with the Xilinx XC7K325 development board KC705, which is a pure FPGA without ARM. So how do we access FPGA registers? I2C transmits one byte and responds each time, without the need for an additional feedback mechanism; SPI sends and receives … Read more

Quick Mastery of MIPI Development Strategies: Starting from Examples

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Quick Mastery of MIPI Development Strategies: Starting from Examples

MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) is the abbreviation for Mobile Industry Processor Interface, an open standard initiated by the MIPI Alliance for mobile application processors.MIPI uses a high-speed serial interface to transmit data, meeting the transmission requirements of high-resolution cameras. The use of a serial interface facilitates PCB layout and wiring, improves signal integrity, and … Read more

Annual Contribution from RFSoC.net Community!

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Annual Contribution from RFSoC.net Community!

The RFSoM216 module offers the highest number of RF channels in the industry, equipped with a 16-channel RF Digital-to-Analog Converter (RF-DAC) with a sampling rate of 9.85 GSPS and a 16-channel RF Analog-to-Digital Converter (RF-ADC) with a sampling rate of 2.5 GSPS, enabling the entire RF signal chain to achieve the highest signal processing bandwidth. … Read more

How to Avoid Latch Generation in FPGA Design

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How to Avoid Latch Generation in FPGA Design

During the process of FPGA design, it is common to encounter warnings during compilation indicating that some latches have been generated. Generally, the design rules for FPGAs also advise against the generation of latches. So, what exactly is a latch? And how can we avoid the occurrence of latches in FPGA design?1 Comparison of Latches, … Read more

What Can FPGAs Do? Are They More Powerful Than Microcontrollers?

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What Can FPGAs Do? Are They More Powerful Than Microcontrollers?

Students learning about microcontrollers generally come into contact with FPGAs.Some readers might ask: What can FPGAs do? Are they more powerful than microcontrollers?To put it simply, FPGAs can perform tasks that microcontrollers can do in certain areas, and in some fields, FPGAs are far superior to microcontrollers. Of course, FPGAs and microcontrollers each have their … Read more