Datacenter Dynamics

Microsoft previews FPGA-based machine learning service for Azure

Microsoft is set to capitalize on its work on integrating field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) into servers for machine learning workloads, by launching a specialized Azure cloud service. Project ...
bbntimes

FPGA vs. GPU for Deep Learning: Which Hardware Accelerates AI Better?

Deep learning has advanced rapidly, driving breakthroughs in image recognition, natural language processing, and autonomous systems. At its core, it relies on training neural networks with massive ...
EDN

FPGA learning made easy with a virtual university program

Altera University aims to affordably and easily introduce students to the world of FPGAs and digital logic programming tools by unveiling the curriculum, tutorials, and lab exercises that bridge the ...
insideHPC

Intel FPGAs Break Record for Deep Learning Facial Recognition

Today Intel announced record results on a new benchmark in deep learning and convolutional neural networks (CNN). Developed with ZTE, a leading technology telecommunications equipment and systems ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Machine Learning Shifts More Work to FPGAs, SoCs

A wave of machine-learning-optimized chips is expected to begin shipping in the next few months, but it will take time before data centers decide whether these new accelerators are worth adopting and ...
Digit

Machine Learning on Intel FPGAs

Artificial intelligence (AI) originated in classical philosophy and has been loitering in computing circles for decades. Twenty years ago, AI surged in popularity, but interest waned as technology ...
GitHub

Learning FPGA, yosys, nextpnr, and RISC-V

FemtoRV is a minimalistic RISC-V design, with easy-to-read Verilog sources directly written from the RISC-V specification. The most elementary version (quark), an RV32I core, weights 400 lines of ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Applying Machine Learning to EDA, FPGA Design Automation Tools

A technical paper titled “Application of Machine Learning in FPGA EDA Tool Development” was published by researchers at the University of Texas Dallas. “With the recent advances in hardware ...
Hackaday

Learning Verilog for FPGAs

Getting into FPGA design isn’t a monolithic experience. You have to figure out a toolchain, learn how to think in hardware during the design, and translate that into working Verliog. The end goal is ...
Design News

Learning About FPGAs, Part 1

Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are integrated circuits that provide the foundation to implement custom digital circuits. These highly customizable ICs make it possible to design complex ...