Poll - I'm Planning an FPGA program for Fall 2024 - What Are your Preferences?

Randy,

I like your "where have FPGAs come, and where are they heading" angle ... 

Today, FPGAs (or programmable logic) are now one of the many technologies that are being integrated into more and more complex SoC platforms.
In addition to PL, we now see industry standard processors, specialized connectivity (NoC), more and more complex math engines (from DSP48s to AI engines), etc... all being integrated into these super-complex devices.

Cheers !

Mario.

I would like to see reviews of the various FPGA app stores.

Also I would like to understand all the various acceleration services such as Accelize.

I like the hands-on programmes personally.  I can see there is interest in the other two options and they feel like webinars to me, which would be great if they could get arranged if they're not picked as a program.  I really enjoyed the Summer of FPGA.

I like the idea of establishing good criteria for when you need an FPGA and how to select one for your requirements.

I'm thinking more along the lines of RTL development.  To that end I can think of 2 programs right off (see below):

1st Program - Writing DSP IP Cores (e.g. polyphase filters, Mixers, DDC, DUC, FFT, DDS, etc) from scratch using good Systemverilog or VHDL design practices.  None of this going to the Xilinx IP catalog and choosing an already existing block. A program that showed how the pros do it would be great.

2nd Program - using these blocks to create an actual Software Defined Radio (SDR) which can run on an eval board.  This would be an invaluable education.

Hope this helps!!

I chose the 'right FPGA for you.'  The variety within the FPGA world is broad.  Some entry level products might have a couple thousand logic elements while some of the more advanced devices have north of 100,000.  And as far as pricing goes, the range can be from $10 to tens of thousands of dollars.  Some information covering different tiers of FPGAs could be beneficial.

I'd love to learn best practices for FPGA designs from the vendors themselves - such as handling CDCs, high-speed DMA-based accelerator designs, deploying neural networks, dynamic partial reconfiguration & other advanced topics that are not usually available online.

rscasny said:

The Right FPGA for YOU: Let four leading FPGA suppliers give their take on how to choose the right FPGA

It would be interesting to see how that session runs, when competing vendors are part of the program.

As the complexity has increased over the years, I like to learn new skills and technologies but in comprehensive manner.

I have done some work in FPGA in the past, by taking some university courses and practical labs etc..But it is still remains hard to do progress in this domain...specially for me...

I want to learn FPGA from basics to advance, but there are some issues...

For example Xilinx FPGA can be programmed directly through Vivado and Vitis software, one would not even know  how to code in VHDL or Verilog....It would be great to know each tiny step and develop skills at the same time...

Would like to learn more about integrating FPGA projects into embedded SoC applications. Different FPGA vendors have different flows. How can we make the learning paths easier?