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IEEE Milestone plaque dedicated to the first FPGA at the former Xilinx headquarters.

FPGA Turns 40: The Chip That Unlocked Reconfigurable Hardware

It's hard to imagine modern tech without the FPGA. This unassuming chip, now 40 years old, is quietly powering everything from AI breakthroughs to critical infrastructure.

5 min read 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Abaco Systems VP892 3U VPX FPGA board with AMD Virtex UltraScale+ VU13P

Chip Design & Architecture

Abaco's VP892 FPGA Supercharges Rugged Real-Time Compute

Abaco Systems just dropped the VP892, a beast of a 3U VPX FPGA that amps up real-time processing in brutal environments. With AMD's Virtex UltraScale+ VU13P at its core, it's 45% denser on logic—perfect for EW jammers or radar imaging.

4 min read 1 month, 1 week ago

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FPGA Turns 40: The Chip That Unlocked Reconfigurable Hardware

Abaco's VP892 FPGA Supercharges Rugged Real-Time Compute