Hardware Podcasts

Open FPGA Toolchains at 35c3

The Amp Hour · 2 Jan 2019 · 48m · Episode 423

What this episode covers

Piotr Esden-Tempski, Clifford Wolf of Yosys/NextPNR, and Dave Shah discuss the state of open FPGA toolchains at 35c3, highlighting the release of NextPNR and support for Lattice ECP5. They detail the Icebreaker and ULX3S development boards, explaining how open-source tools enable complex designs like RISC-V soft cores and low-latency video processing that were previously difficult or impossible. The speakers emphasize the advantages of open toolchains, including automation, cross-platform compatibility, and the ability to build commercial products without vendor lock-in.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Western Digital
Products
Icebreaker, ULX3S
Chips
Lattice ECP5, ICE40
Tools
NextPNR, Yosys, ArachnePNR, SymbiFlow, VPR, Vivado, Quartus
Also
RISC-V

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