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How do FPGA development/evaluation boards create from scratch?

manili

Hi all,

 

It's me again with a fundamental question image!

Imagine we have a "Zynq UltraScale+" chip, I'm wondering to know how do people out there build an evaluation board like ZCU104 around this chip. Do I need a very very deep knowledge about electronics to design such boards, or there are some EDAs out there to help me (I know about VLSI and logic gates and do not know much about electronics)?

To wrap up my questions:

1. How do people design such boards step by step?

2. What knowledges/EDAs do I need to do it?

 

Thanks a lot.

Mohammad

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  • you will need to understand the EDA package you are going to use, including multi-layer design, and you will have to be able to fully understand the design and lay-out guidelines for the IC.

  • in reply to Jan Cumps

    Thanks Jan,

    Would you mind tell me more about the details?

    For example:

    1. Which EDA tools do people usually use?

    2. Do people manually calculate the resistors or capacitors volume or the EDA could calculate it automatically?

    3. etc.

     

    You know, there are a lot of different boards with different specs in the market. I can not believe that all of the designers know everything about electronics and PBC design. So I want to know, as a digital electronic guy (with knowledge about VLSI), how can I become one of them?

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  • in reply to Jan Cumps

    Thanks Jan,

    Would you mind tell me more about the details?

    For example:

    1. Which EDA tools do people usually use?

    2. Do people manually calculate the resistors or capacitors volume or the EDA could calculate it automatically?

    3. etc.

     

    You know, there are a lot of different boards with different specs in the market. I can not believe that all of the designers know everything about electronics and PBC design. So I want to know, as a digital electronic guy (with knowledge about VLSI), how can I become one of them?

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