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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] cool new processors combine cortex-a9 with fpga

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] cool new processors combine cortex-a9 with fpga
  • From: Glenn Henshaw <thraxisp4 [ at ] mac [ dot ] com>
  • Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:55:23 -0500
    Altera (the other major FPGA player) has one of these too (http://www.altera.com/devices/processor/arm/cortex-a9/m-arm-cortex-a9.html). It was announced about a month ago. Apparently they will be available in 2Q'12, and are as low as $15 depending on the volume and device.

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Glenn Henshaw              Waterloo, Canada
Email: thraxisp4 [ at ] mac [ dot ] com

On 2011-12-23, at 6:31 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:

> 
>  this might be the new toy for next year:
> 
> http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Xilinx-Zynq7000/
> 
> "Xilinx announced its first application processors in the form of
> Linux-ready, dual-core Cortex-A9 system-on-chip (SoCs) that offer FPGA
> functionality. The Zynq-7000 devices integrate dual 800MHz ARM
> Cortex-A9 cores with 28nm-fabricated, low-power programmable logic
> derived from the Xilinx Artix7 (Zynq-7010 and Zynq-7020) and
> higher-end Kintex-7 (Zynq-7030 and Zynq-7040) FPGA technologies."
> 
>  too many toys, too little brainpower.
> 
> rday
> 
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