XPMs: Beyond Instantiation and Inference
Unlock efficient FPGA design with Xilinx Parameterizable Macros—flexible, reusable solutions for implementing on-chip memory, FIFOs, and reliable clock domain crossing using Vivado.
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"Levels of Logic" in FPGA Timing Reports and Why It Matters?
Explore the levels of logic in FPGA design, from high-level algorithms to register-transfer level (RTL), logic gates, and physical implementation. Understanding this concept is key for optimizing performance, area, and synthesis in FPGA projects.
Number Systems in Digital Design: Signed Arithmetic, Ones Complement and Twos Complement
Learn the key differences between signed magnitude, ones' complement, and two's complement—essential binary number systems for representing positive and negative integers in computers. Understand how each system handles sign bits, arithmetic, and zero representation.
Beyond Basic Gates: How Multiplexers Map to LUTs and the Power of Xilinx F7, F8 MUXes
Understanding Xilinx UltraScale CLB architecture is necessary to fully harness the power of expansion multiplexers which can be cascaded at the output of LUTs.
Fixed-Point Representation: Mastering Precision in FPGA Design
Understand the Qm.n Fixed Point Notation and how fractional numbers can be represented effectively in digital design.
Negative Hold Time Values in the Datasheet: Theory and Implications
Understand what negative Hold times in datasheets mean for your digital designs. This concise guide explains why these values exist, their benefits for timing closure and high-speed circuits, and clarifies why negative Setup times don't apply.
Understanding Synthesis Directives
Optimize your SystemVerilog RTL design for quality of synthesis results! Learn how synthesis directives (attributes) like KEEP and DONT_TOUCH provide crucial hints to your tools, enabling advanced optimization, timing closure, and efficient resource utilization in hardware design.
ASIC-Style Clock Gating in FPGAs
How does ASIC-style Clock Gating translate to FPGA prototypes?
Understanding Clock Constrains
A complete overview starting with the basic timing constraints and building it up to the more advanced categories.
IOSTANDARDs in Xilinx FPGAs
What are they and Why are they needed in FPGA Design?