Digital ICs/DSP: Low-Power FPGAs Pack Dedicated PCI Ports That Deliver 132 Mbytes/s

Oct. 4, 2004

Four devices optimized for portable applications are now part of the QL58x0 PCI 2.3-compliant QuickPCI family. Users can achieve 132-Mbyte/s PCI bus performance (0 Wait States) while meeting the low power requirements of portable PCI applications such as mini PCI modules or CardBus cards. The devices support PCI target functions for 32-bit PCI designs. The 33-MHz/32-bit QL58x0 family combines a PCI 2.3- compliant controller with the flexibility of the company's FPGA fabric. The programmable portion contains up to 1478 logic cells and up to 22 dual-port RAM blocks that may be configured in various width/depth combinations. Prices for the QuickPCI family start at $5 apiece in large quantities.

QuickLogic Corp.www.quicklogic.com

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Dave Bursky

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Dave Bursky, the founder of New Ideas in Communications, a publication website featuring the blog column Chipnastics – the Art and Science of Chip Design. He is also president of PRN Engineering, a technical writing and market consulting company. Prior to these organizations, he spent about a dozen years as a contributing editor to Chip Design magazine. Concurrent with Chip Design, he was also the technical editorial manager at Maxim Integrated Products, and prior to Maxim, Dave spent over 35 years working as an engineer for the U.S. Army Electronics Command and an editor with Electronic Design Magazine.