Title :
Comparison of commercially available FPGA architectures
Author :
Sathe, Samir J. ; Haggard, Roger L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tennessee Technol. Univ., Cookeville, TN, USA
Abstract :
Field Programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are erasable, programmable PLDs and structurally, can be divided into three classes: symmetrical arrays, row-based, and hierarchical PLDs. The architecture, interconnection structure, and advantages and limitations of each class are discussed and a comparison between these classes is made. As an example of each class, FPGAs from Xilinx, Altera, and Actel are considered
Keywords :
logic arrays; Actel; Altera; FPGA architectures; Field Programmable gate arrays; Xilinx; erasable programmable PLDs; hierarchical PLDs; interconnection structure; row-based architectures; symmetrical arrays; Electronics industry; Field programmable gate arrays; Flip-flops; Hardware; Logic arrays; Programmable logic arrays; Programmable logic devices; Reconfigurable logic; Routing; Symmetric matrices;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon '94. Creative Technology Transfer - A Global Affair., Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Miami, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1797-1
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.1994.324341
