FPGA Designs – which vendor to choose?

With the rapid advances in FPGA technologies and the increase in specialist vendors, choosing the correct FPGA for an application has never been more difficult. It is no longer just a question of speed, power and package size, now it is important to look beyond the headline figures.

Does increased speed come at the cost of degraded EMC performance? Just how much of the FPGA needs to be shut down to achieve your desired Stand-by power, now mandated by EU regulations? What impact does that have on Boot time? How easy are the design tools to use? These and many more questions can only be answered by experience. This is where Xentech Solutions can help you. As an independent design house with over twenty years' experience of designing with FPGAs, Xentech can guide you through the process of selecting the correct device for your application. Not being tied to any one vendor, we consider all the vendors, to select what is best for your needs. Our expertise is in the design of FPGA based hardware, we are not trying to sell you a product; we want to help you succeed with your product in the timeliest and most cost effective manner possible. Xentech Solutions works collaboratively with your internal team to provide specific skills or resource capabilities when you need them, and not when you don't. We treat each development as a standalone project, working entirely within your processes or by using our own proven approach to project management. And it is not just the hardware development; Xentech Solutions can help you with your embedded software development also. Our expertise is in embedded Linux and board bring-up, leaving you to concentrate on your application development. If it is anything from "glue logic" or a simple protocol converter, right through to an embedded microprocessor based design, we can deliver for you a tested, manufacturable and reliable design. "It's been a win-win situation. If we had a similar project again we'd have no hesitation in going back to Xentech" – Norman Burrows, CEO, Fylde Micro. To see more visit our website: www.xentech.co.uk Email address: enquiries@xentech.co.uk