"All programmable FPGA, providing hardware efficiency to software programmers"

Abstract

Smart Systems create new challenges for semiconductor components that need to provide, at one hand, the ease of software programmability and, on the other hand, the capability of hardware efficiency. This dichotomy is driven by, on the one hand, the need for a software stack that supports flexibility, scalability, fast development cycles and, on the other hand, the need for hardware optimization to support performance, efficiency and cost. In this talk, we will discuss the technical trends in major market segments such as datacenters, 5G wireless infrastructure and software defined networking and the resulting requirements for semiconductor platforms, both from hardware and software perspective. To provide an answer to these challenges, it will be demonstrated on how FPGA technology is evolving from a programmable hardware solution catering to ASIC refugees towards an All Programmable architecture empowering system and software engineers.