{"id":2500,"date":"2022-07-18T07:50:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T07:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebics.net\/?p=2500"},"modified":"2022-07-28T07:21:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T07:21:39","slug":"xilinx-arm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebics.net\/xilinx-arm\/","title":{"rendered":"All You Should Know About the Xilinx ARM Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Back in 2009, Xilinx formed a partnership with ARM to enable the ARM interconnect technology and processor on Xilinx FPGAs. With this, Xilinx started using the ARM cell libraries that are performance-optimized, the cortex processor of ARM, as well as embedded memories to serve their programmable platforms in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Xilinx and ARM teamed up to define the ARM AMBA interconnect technology of the next generation. This is optimized and enhanced for different <a href=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/fpga-chip\/\">FPGA<\/a> architectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_56_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-662d5e8b5165b\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-662d5e8b5165b\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-662d5e8b5165b\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/xilinx-arm\/#Why_the_Xilinx_ARM_Partnership_is_Important\" title=\"Why the Xilinx ARM Partnership is Important\">Why the Xilinx ARM Partnership is Important<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/xilinx-arm\/#Benefits_of_the_Xilinx_ARM_Partnership\" title=\"Benefits of the Xilinx ARM Partnership\">Benefits of the Xilinx ARM Partnership<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/xilinx-arm\/#Xilinx_and_AMBA_Targeted_Design_Platforms\" title=\"Xilinx and AMBA Targeted Design Platforms\">Xilinx and AMBA Targeted Design Platforms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/xilinx-arm\/#What_is_ARM_all_About\" title=\"What is ARM all About?\">What is ARM all About?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/xilinx-arm\/#What_is_Xilinx\" title=\"What is Xilinx?\">What is Xilinx?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/xilinx-arm\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_the_Xilinx_ARM_Partnership_is_Important\"><\/span><strong>Why the Xilinx ARM Partnership is Important<\/strong><strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xilinx-arm.jpg\" alt=\"xilinx arm\" class=\"wp-image-2501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xilinx-arm.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ebics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xilinx-arm-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ebics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xilinx-arm-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ebics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xilinx-arm-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This partnership underscores the commitment of Xilinx to adopt the entire range of the ARM technology. This thereby leverages the strengths of the ARM&#8217;s processor to offer ecosystem developers and customers with computing platforms that are flexible. With this, you can re-use and share their software development and IP on the broad scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This should allow the penetration of programmable solutions; even deeper into the existing markets and also expand in new spaces of the market. Appropriate applications also span the aerospace, consumer, automotive, industrial, defense, and communications market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pressures regarding time-to-market, as well as rising costs of product development are ensuring the speedy development of different products. This combines the open standards and design methods that are common in the system-on-chip designs, with the flexibility of the programmable logic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you combine the leadership of ARM in high-performance low power IP technology and processor, as well as the connected community ecosystem with the expertise in Xilinx in FPGA technology, it is possible to accelerate the developing of applications through different markets for hardware designs and software developers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The adoption of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arm.com\/\">ARM<\/a> process technology by Xilinx offers a good roadmap for the FPGA-based architectures. Also, this joint definition and collaboration of the AMBA next-generation interconnect specification that delivers the necessary optimization to get the desired system performance, reuse, integration, and required scalability in these products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, it offers a common technological basis for the system and IP solutions to be shared, exchanged, scaled, and developed. This is done in such a way that it has great influence on programmable logic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\" href=\"http:\/\/ebics.net\/#contact\"><strong>Request Xilinx FPGA Quote Now <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_the_Xilinx_ARM_Partnership\"><\/span><strong>Benefits of the Xilinx ARM Partnership<\/strong><strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This partnership happened to help in the creation of an ecosystem that is more optimal. It also offers service to both the ARM IP and <a href=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/xilinx-fpga\/\">Xilinx FPGA<\/a> technologies. Furthermore, both companies worked together with different IP providers as well as EDA vendors to offer support to a better version of AMBA specification as well as defacto standard for the on-chip fabric communication. This is aligned closely to the ARM processors. The new interconnect will extend and simplify the capabilities of the programmable platforms of the next generation. It also makes use of the best 32-bit processor IP in the world. However, the standard&#8217;s definition is aligned with that &#8216;socketable IP&#8217; area of the Xilinx platform strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reuse of the IP is a very important component when reducing the timescales and costs of system development. This is why this plug and play approach indicates that one can easily use Xilinx&#8217;s IP as well as its ecosystem without the user having to make large investment in the vendor support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Xilinx&#8217;s standard open-based solution, the customers will be able to focus more on the main solutions. Also, differentiation via their IP coupled with the reuse of established solutions from the ecosystem providers, and within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, this approach fosters a robust and vibrant ecosystem, which expands to offer both emerging and standard IP solutions. This is applicable across different industry segments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Xilinx_and_AMBA_Targeted_Design_Platforms\"><\/span><strong>Xilinx and AMBA Targeted Design Platforms<\/strong><strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Full-pcb-manufacturing-.jpg\" alt=\"Full pcb manufacturing\" class=\"wp-image-2406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Full-pcb-manufacturing-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ebics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Full-pcb-manufacturing--600x313.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ebics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Full-pcb-manufacturing--300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ebics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Full-pcb-manufacturing--768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This AMBA protocol is known as the de-facto standards for the fabric communication. It explains the right strategy for the management and interconnection of some functional blacks. This composes the SoC (system-on-chip). Also, this partnership with Xilinx helps in the optimization of this for different FPGA implementation. It also introduces a new model that can be used without or with processors. Furthermore, this move to the ARM forms an alignment with the strategy of the Xilinx Design Platform. Here, the programmable logic solutions leader released development platforms that are based on the industry-leading standardized IP, FPGA boards, and FPGA technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One major component of these targeted platforms for design is the ecosystem participation. It enables the mutual customers to scale the product designs easily around the stable architecture. Adopting the AXI and AMBA technology gives the hardware and software designers the required stability. This includes a broadly accepted and proven standard for the interconnecting IP blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\" href=\"http:\/\/ebics.net\/#contact\"><strong>Request Xilinx FPGA Quote Now <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_ARM_all_About\"><\/span><strong>What is ARM all About?<\/strong><strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ARM is responsible for the designing of the technology lying at the heartbeat of majority of advanced and sophisticated digital products. These include consumer entertainment, networking, wireless, automotive, as well as imaging, storage, and security devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The comprehensive product of ARM includes graphics processors, 32-bit microprocessors, embedded memories, cell libraries, enabling software, video engines, development tools, peripherals, connectivity products, and graphics processors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you combine it with the comprehensive training, maintenance, design services, and support, they offer a complete system solution which provides a reliable and quick path to the market for all the leading electronics companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Xilinx\"><\/span><strong>What is Xilinx?<\/strong><strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Xilinx is an American semiconductor and technology company that is largely involved in the development and design of programmable logic devices as well as other related design tools. Also, Xilinx offers customer training, design services, technical support, and field engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xilinx provides adaptive SoCs, industry-leading FPGAs, software expertise and AI engines, which enables the <a href=\"https:\/\/ebics.net\/amd-fpga\/\">AMD<\/a> to provide the best portfolio of adaptive and high-performance computing solutions. In addition, the company offers a very dynamic processing technology, which enables quick innovation using its intelligent, adaptable computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The customers of Xilinx are known to represent about 50% of the entire market of the programmable logic, at 51%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Xilinx and ARM are two different companies, and the Xilinx ARM partnership has surely yielded huge benefits for the technology space. This partnership underscores the commitment of Xilinx to adopt the entire range of the ARM technology. Furthermore, it offers ecosystem developers and customers with computing platforms. These are flexible, whereby you can re-use and share their software development and IP on the broad scale<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2009, Xilinx formed a partnership with ARM to enable the ARM interconnect technology and processor on Xilinx FPGAs. With this, Xilinx started using the ARM cell libraries that are performance-optimized, the cortex processor of ARM, as well as embedded memories to serve their programmable platforms in the future. 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