GOWIN Semiconductor Corporation, one of the leading manufacturers of programmable devices like FPGAs, have continued to wax in the commitment to deliver the highest levels of performance for these devices.
The company offers an extensive portfolio of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). We discussed some of these FPGAs in this array.
The GOWIN FPGA Design Services
The company has a dedicated division that handles the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) services. It is called the GOWIN FPGA Design Services.
Experienced FPGA designers work here and offer extensive design services to make these FPGAs adaptable to the respective applications.
Below are some of the innovations that the GOWIN FPGA Design Services have to offer:
IP-Centric FPGA Designs
The dedicated team of FPGA designers working at the GOWIN FPGA Design Services focus on using a wide range of Intellectual Properties (IPs) to solve some of the common challenges, associated with both the µSoC and traditional GOWIN FPGAs.
FPGA Customization
GOWIN also offers customization for these FPGAs. This, it offers by offering through a combination of access to best-in-class engineering and support for the customized projects using the programmable devices.
Typical Applications of the GOWIN FPGA Design Services
The diverse GOWIN FPGA designs offered here are extended to different industries. The list of supported applications includes medical, consumer, automotive, communication and industrial markets.
Categories of GOWIN FPGAs
If you are to choose any Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) manufactured by GOWIN, you ought to do that based on the target applications or use cases.
GOWIN offers different kinds of FPGAs, and the detailed explanation of each of those is given below:
1. The LittleBee Flash-Based FPGAs
Simply called the GOWIN LittleBee FPGA, it is a type of FPGA that is based on the flash memory. Like most of the flash-based memories, it uses a non-volatile memory, with a combination of the following peripherals:
- Low-latency programmable computing
- An additional user flash
- Several logic resources
- PLLs
- Embedded RAM
- DSPs
- Multiple Input and Output (I/O) standards
Advantages of the GOWIN LittleBee FPGA
Here are some of the benefits of working with the GOWIN LittleBee Flash-Based FPGAs:
FPGA Optimization
The optimization of the FPGA is at the core of this FPGA’s functionality and that is the reason behind the higher optimizations of the FPGA fabric.
The LittleBee FPGA also features an easy-to-use FPGA software, making it easier to manage and deploy the optimizations across the LittleBee product family.
The optimization is extended to the following:
- Power calculator
- Synthesis
- Routing and bitstream generation
- Embedded logic analyzer
- Placement
- Programming tools
LittleBee FPGA Supports Multiple Peripherals
Several peripherals can be used to optimize the GOWIN LittleBee Flash-Based FPGA. These peripherals cut across DDR3, PSRAM, Ethernet and USB 2.0 as the Serialized Interface Support. The other supported serial interfaces include:
- HyperRAM
- HDMI
- PCI
- MIPI CSI-2
- LVDS and;
- MIPI DSI
The GOWIN LittleBee FPGA also supports a wide range of Flexible Programming Interfaces. Examples of the supported peripherals are:
- Multi-Boot
- JTAG
- Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- MSPI
- I2C and;
- SSPI
Improved FPGA Security
The GOWIN LittleBee FPGA also supports a wide range of embedded security, such as:
- Device locking and;
- Bitstream encryption
2. Arora SRAM-Based FPGAs
This is a classification of mid-density Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), designed for use in the test equipment, compute intensive, automotive, consumer and industrial applications.
Here are some of the advantages to these FPGAs:
Mid-Density Opportunity
The mid-density design of this FPGA makes it ideal for offering a wide range of optimizations. Examples of the supported optimizations are:
- Co-processing and signal processing development
- Look-Up Tables (LUTs)
- Serialized Input and Output (I/O) for real-time System-on-a-Chip (SoC) development
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Board Optimizations
The Arora SRAM FPGA by GOWIN is also optimized to fit into the ideal applications. The optimizations include increasing the I/O count up to 607 User I/Os, and offering a small form-factor design measuring 8x8mm2.
3. Arora V SRAM-Based FPGAs
This is the advanced variant of the Arora FPGAs. These FPGAs are designed to “provide SRAM-based FPGA devices with increased logic resources, interfaces and performance.”
Thus, the GOWIN Arora V FPGAs are ideal for modifying the functions of the GOWIN Arora FPGAs, in terms of improving the overall performance through the provision of multiple interfaces and logic components.
Arora V FPGA Attributes
The following are some of the product attributes of the GOWIN Arora V FPGAs:
Programming and Configuration Capabilities
The Arora V FPGA features a wide range of configuration and programming components. These include but are not limited to:
- Device Identification: the FPGA relies on the OTP support to offer a unique 64-bit DNA identifier for each device.
- Serial Interfaces: GOWIN’s Arora V FPGA also features a variety of serial interfaces, such as the CPU, JTAG, SERIAL, SSPI and MSPI. These help in device multi-booting, background programming and SPI Flash and Boot.
- SEU error detection and correction
- Bitstream security and encryption
The GOWIN Arora V FPGA Fabric
The core architecture of the GOWIN Arora V FPGA supports a high-performance Digital Signal Processing (DSP) architecture. That supports the following:
- Internal feedback loop and barrel shifter
- Support for the 48-bit accumulator
- Pre-addition operation used for filter function.
- Multipliers support for the 12×12, 27×36, 27×18-bit modes
- Embedded pipeline and bypass registers
- The GOWIN Arora V FPGA also supports Digital Signal Processing (DSP) cascading.
The Arora V FPGAs also support Block SRAM that have multiple modes. The following are supported:
- ECC error detection and correction
- Multiple ports are supported. Examples are Single Port, Semi-Dual Port, True Dual Port, and the Semi Dual Port. Each of these ports have an ECC function.
- Byte write is also enabled.
Why Should I Choose GOWIN FPGAs?
Besides the different Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) on the portfolio, GOWIN also has some other outstanding services that make the company remarkable.
There is the ARM DesignStart FPGA Program, a dedicated program designed to “help companies design innovative custom chips and FPGA designs.”
In addition to being free of royalty costs and license fees, the ARM DesignStart FPGA Program also serves as a “starting point” for companies to “reduce the cost and time of FPGA designs with proven CPUs.”
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