Concurrent FPGA and PCB design

To reduce product development time, many board-level hardware design teams are finding it necessary to develop high input/output count, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and complex programmable-logic device (CPLD) designs while simultaneously developing the printed circuit cards that support the...

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Published in:Printed Circuit Design 2002-10, Vol.19 (10), p.34
Main Author: Voss, Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Design
Design engineering
Electrical engineering
Field programmable gate arrays
Printed circuit boards
Product development
Software
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Summary:To reduce product development time, many board-level hardware design teams are finding it necessary to develop high input/output count, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and complex programmable-logic device (CPLD) designs while simultaneously developing the printed circuit cards that support them. When designing FPGAs and their PCBs concurrently, it is important to follow device-vendor specifications closely and stay flexible with regard to the printed circuit place-and-route solution. The basic parallel FPGA and PCB design process is discussed. By staying on top of the device specifications and not developing a complete PCB routing solution prematurely, designing programmable logic in parallel with printed circuit layout can save precious schedule time.
ISSN:0884-9862