Xilinx [italiano]
Xilinx è il leader mondiale nelle soluzioni di logica programmabile con oltre il 51 per cento della quota di mercato di segmento nell'anno solare 2007, secondo iSuppli. I PLD (dispositivi a logica programmabile) rappresentano un potenziale di crescita interessante nel mercato dei chip, grazie alla loro natura flessibile e alla capacità di modificare la funzionalità, anche dopo essere state fabbricate.
Le soluzioni programmabili Xilinx alimentano l'innovazione di prodotto in diversi mercati di tutto il mondo e sono impiegati in una vasta gamma di applicazioni. I clienti Xilinx possono modificare o aggiornare le funzionalità del prodotto e le funzioni "on the fly" - adeguandole alle nuove norme e riconfigurando l'hardware per una specifica applicazione. Questa tecnologia "on the fly" permette un time-to-market più rapido, la differenziazione del prodotto e costi ridotti.
Xilinx [English]
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in programmable logic solutions with over 51 percent market segment share in calendar year 2007, according to iSuppli. PLDs represent an exciting growth potential in the chip market thanks to their flexible nature and ability to change functionality even after being manufactured.
Xilinx programmable solutions fuel product innovation in diverse markets worldwide and are designed in a wide range of applications. Xilinx customers can change or upgrade product features and functions "on the fly" - adapting to new standards and reconfiguring the hardware for a specific application. This "on the fly" technology enables faster time-to-market, product differentiation and reduced cost.
Xilinx University Program
The Xilinx University Program (XUP)
- provides top-quality teaching materials that are easily accessible to professors to incorporate into their curriculum;
- XUP offers workshops to professors and academic staff at no cost. These workshops are conducted by Xilinx as well as application area experts, providing in-depth practical and theoretical aspect of FPGA technology;
- gets involved in innovative applied research projects;
- provides a range of development boards and software tools to help rapid prototyping to verify concepts.
Xilinx offers free resouces for professors and students. Professors can request hardware/software donation, lab solutions and advanced teaching material with the Xilinx Donation Program.
Digilent Inc. is Xilinx's principal board partner for educational boards and kits.
OpenSPARC University Program
OpenSPARC offers an excellent platform for research, collaboration and a great learning opportunity for students. The goal of the OpenSPARC University Program is to work closely with the best and the brightest in academia to:
- help academic institutions build industry relevant curriculum
- prepare students to power the participation age
- grow the OpenSPARC Community
The are many potential areas for research, take a look at one possible list. The OpenSPARC University Program helps universities kick-start their curricula and research projects by providing FPGA equipment grants. You may apply here for FPGA donation in areas such as:
- Curriculum Integration: The integration of OpenSPARC technology in undergraduate and graduate level courses including the development and sharing of model curricula on OpenSPARC.net.
- Community Development: The sponsorship of a OpenSPARC community development projects that align with the academic and research interests of your students, faculty and researchers and result in 'put-backs' to the community sharing site, OpenSPARC.net.
- Community Outreach: Promote broad awareness of OpenSPARC technologies on campus and participation of faculty, students and other members of the academic community in OpenSPARC communities through events, and workshops.
- Research: Multiple areas are of interest such as high performance, multi-threaded and low power computing.