Category: FPGA

Issues with clock domains are among the most common—and most expensive—problems in digital design. They rarely announce themselves clearly. Instead, they hide behind intermittent failures, lab-only bugs, or timing violations that appear and disappear with small changes. A design might simulate perfectly and may even work on the bench most of the time, only to … Continued

Aerospace and defense systems require electronics that are fast, reliable, and built to perform in extreme conditions. Engineers face constant challenges: processing massive amounts of data, meeting strict power and weight limits, securing communications, and ensuring platforms can be sustained for many years. Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and System-on-Chip (SoC) devices are uniquely suited … Continued

When engineers compare HDLs, the discussion often starts with Verilog versus VHDL. But within the Verilog family itself, there is another important distinction worth understanding. Verilog vs SystemVerilog... they are not competing languages with separate roles. SystemVerilog is an evolution of Verilog that encompasses both design and verification. Understanding how these languages relate to one … Continued

This fall took us to two AMD Security Working Group events: first to Colorado in October, then to Washington, DC in November. After decades of working with AMD, these SWG events have become some of our favorite gatherings of the year. There's something special about being in a room with people who truly understand what's … Continued

AI is making waves in engineering, and FPGA & embedded hardware teams are no exception. From automating routine tasks to speeding up research, AI can be a powerful assistant, but it’s not a substitute for deep expertise. In FPGA and hardware projects, where stakes are high and timelines are tight, understanding where AI helps — … Continued

BLT’s expert SME (subject matter experts) engineers were recently the instructors for the AMD Regional Technical Training event (RTT) in Longmont, Colorado. It was a weeklong, closed event for AMD, Avnet (an AMD distributor), and AMD Premier Partners. Throughout the week, participants collaborated on the latest AMD technologies, tools, and workflows. As part of the … Continued

We’re thrilled to announce that BLT has officially joined the Microchip Design Partner Program as a Design Partner. You can read our Press Release about it here: BLT Joins Microchip Partner Program For more than three decades, BLT has delivered custom electronics for aerospace, space, defense, and intelligence clients. We have decades of design experience … Continued

Efficiently moving large amounts of data between the processing system, AI Engines, and programmable logic is a core capability of modern FPGA designs and a challenge for today’s engineers designing with them. The AMD Versal architecture accomplishes this with a dedicated Network on Chip (NoC), enabling high-speed, deterministic communication, including direct access to DDR memory … Continued

A Lookup Table (LUT) is a data structure or hardware component that maps input values to output values. Instead of performing a calculation repeatedly, a LUT enables you to store the results of those calculations in advance and simply “look them up” when needed. This can save significant time and computational resources, especially in systems … Continued

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) works by moving the Aperture (antenna) through space and compiling a result based on a compilation of the varying views of the data captured. As such, SAR processing involves demanding, high-throughput computations, especially when resolution, latency, and scalability are critical. To demonstrate what’s possible with the AMD Versal Adaptive SoC, AMD … Continued