Title :
The flexibility of the QuickLogic FPGA architecture
Author_Institution :
QuickLogic Applications Eng., Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
The QuickLogic pASiC 1 architecture, gives the designer unprecedented flexibility for design, utilization and speed. The automatic placement and routing tools will compile a design using 100% of the logic and 110 resources. Designs entered in high-level description languages and run through many common logic synthesis tools still make effective use of the device resources, thanks to a fragmented logic cell in combination with an "expert" technology mapping algorithm. in addition to all this, the QuickLogic architecture provides speed. The newest.65 micron WildCat devices offer 50 MHz 16-bit accumulators, 160 MHz data path circuits, and 140 MHz counters. The high-speed, 100% routable, logic-efficient pASIC 1 architecture gives designers a highly flexible alternative for FPGA designs
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; circuit layout CAD; field programmable gate arrays; hardware description languages; high level synthesis; network routing; 0.65 micron; 16 bit; 50 to 160 MHz; QuickLogic FPGA architecture; WildCat devices; accumulators; automatic placement; data path circuits; expert technology mapping algorithm; fragmented logic cell; high-level description languages; logic synthesis tools; routing tools; Automatic logic units; Clocks; Decoding; Field programmable gate arrays; Flip-flops; Libraries; Logic devices; Multiplexing; Pulse inverters; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
WESCON/94. Idea/Microelectronics. Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Anaheim , CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9992-7
DOI :
10.1109/WESCON.1994.403515