Architecture Matters

Learn more about how to choose the right SoC FPGA for your application.

A system-on-chip’s architecture really matters. It matters for performance, reliability, and productivity. See why Intel® SoC FPGAs are leading the industry with higher bandwidth interconnect, extensive error correction code (ECC), and the ARM* Development Studio 5 Intel SoC FPGA Edition with FPGA-adaptive capabilities.

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Choosing an SoC

A Look Inside SoC FPGAs: Architecture Analysis Videos with Embedded Experts

In this series of short videos, Jim examines key architectural considerations when selecting an SoC FPGA.

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SoC FPGA Resources and Ecosystem

Intel SoC FPGAs are supported by a broad ecosystem, rich set of example designs, and extensive documentation. Learn how Intel SoC FPGAs can help you solve today’s system design challenges.

System Design Solutions	Training
Automotive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) ADAS Forward Looking Camera ADAS Radar Sensor Fusion (PDF) ADAS Surround View Camera ADAS Rear View Camera Automotive Infotainment Automotive Electric Vehicles Industrial Drive-on-a-chip Motor Control Military Radar (PDF) Military Secure Communications Smart Energy Smart Grid Automation Solar Inverters	Free SoC Online Training Courses Hardware Design Flow for an ARM-based SoC (English) Hardware Design Flow for an ARM-based SoC (Chinese) Hardware Design Flow for an ARM-based SoC (Japanese) On-line/Virtual Classroom/Instructor-Led SoC Training Courses Macnica vWorkshops for Intel FPGA SoC Doulos ARM Cortex*-A9 in the Intel SoC FPGA Free Webinar C7 Intel SoC FPGA Training (South America)
Videos and Webinars	Additional Introductory Materials
Why do I need a customizable ARM-based SoC? EE Journal Chalk Talk Video Architecture Matters when Choosing the Right SoC FPGA, Todd Koelling, RTC Magazine, Jan. 2014, p. 14	What is an SoC FPGA? Architecture Brief (PDF) Intel SoC FPGA Product Brochure (PDF) Design Considerations for SoC FPGAs Checklist (PDF)

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Performance

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Performance

Cyclone® V SoCs and Arria® V SoCs have been optimized for maximum system performance on many dimensions. Learn more about these aspects and how they can be applied to benefit your system design using the resources below.

Example Designs / IP	Videos / Webinars
Hardware Acceleration in Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) Reference Design (PDF)	Graphics Rendering and Video Processing with the Macnica Helio View Development Kit EE Journal Chalk Talk Video
Articles	White Papers / App-Notes
Why do I need a customizable ARM-based SoC? EE Journal Chalk Talk Video Architecture Matters when Choosing the Right SoC FPGA, Todd Koelling, RTC Magazine, Jan. 2014, p. 14	Meeting the Performance and Power Imperative of the Zettabyte Era with Generation 10 White Paper (PDF) Supercharging Design Performance and Productivity with Intel FPGAs and Best-in-Class IP White Paper (PDF) Bare-Metal, RTOS, or Linux? Optimize Real-Time Performance with Intel SoCs White Paper Real Time Challenges and Opportunities in SoCs White Paper (PDF)
DSP-Related Resources	Architecture Briefs
Arria V and Cyclone V FPGA Variable-Precision DSP Block Architecture Web Page	SoC FPGA Main Memory Performance (PDF) Hardware Acceleration in SoC FPGAs (PDF)

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Reliability and Flexibility

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Reliability and Flexibility

Dig deeper on Reliability and Flexibility with the resources below.

Example Designs / IP	SoC FPGA Reliability Information
Deliver Reliable Smart Grid Communications with a PRP/HSR FPGA Switch Webcast	Intel® FPGA Device Quality and Reliability Information
Additional Videos / Webinars	Error Correction Code (ECC) Resources
Introducing the User-Customizable ARM-Based SoC FPGA Webcast (Flexibility)	ECC Technology Center Error Correction Code in SoC FPGA-based Embedded Systems White Paper (PDF) Mitigating Soft Errors in DRAM Through Error Correction Code on SoC FPGAs Webcast
Architecture Briefs
Flexibility in Responding to Runtime Bugs Architecture Brief (PDF)

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Cost and Power

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Cost and Power

Cost and power are challenges that have plagued electronic system designers for decades, but, good news! Our SoC FPGAs are up to the task for today’s generation of designs. Click the links below to learn more about how our SoC FPGAs can benefit your design in these two critical areas.

Example Designs / IP
Improving Cost and Efficiency for PV Inverter Power Electronics
Additional Videos / Webinars
Reducing Design, Manufacturing, and Debug Costs with Cyclone V FPGA Webcast Balancing Power, Performance and Cost with Arria V FPGAs Webcast Digital Power System Management on the Cyclone V SoC Development Kit using the LTpowerPlay* Tool, Linear Technology Corporation, Video
White Papers
Reducing Total System Cost with Low-Power 28 nm FPGAs White Paper (PDF) Meeting the Low Power Imperative at 28 nm White Paper (PDF)

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Tools

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Development Tools

Our SoC FPGAs are 100% ARM compatible and supported by a rich ecosystem of OS support, software, and hardware development tools. Click the links below to research more on these aspects.

Example Designs / IP	Videos / Webinars
Implementing Smart Grid HSR and IEEE 1588 PTP Technologies with SoC FPGA running Linux OS, Jouni Kulala, Flexibilis Oy, RTC Magazine p. 18 Android OS with Hardware Accelerated Graphics Rendering and Video Processing with the Macnica Helio View Development Kit EE Journal Chalk Talk Video Device Wide (Heterogeneous) AMP Example Design Cyclone V SoC PCIe Root Port with MSI Example Design Arria V SoC PCIe Root Port with MSI Example Design	Intel/WindRiver Real-time Data Movement on Today’s Multi-Core SoC Webinar Nuvation/Intel/ARM Traditional vs. SoC FPGA Design Flow: A Video Pipeline Case Study Webinar
System On Modules (SoMs)	Development Kits
SoC SoMs Summary Critical Link MityARM-5CSX Exor MicroSOM iWave Systems Qseven Module NovTech NOVSOM ShiraTech Spark-100	Cyclone V SoC Development Kit Arria V SoC Development Kit Abaxor Cyclone V SoC Development Board (Deutsch) Arrow SoCKIT mDevelopment Kit Macnica Helio SoC Evaluation Kit EBV SoCrates Evaluation Platform Orchid High Performance Industrial Computer Platform Education DE1-SoC Board
OS Support	Architecture Briefs
SoC FPGA OS Support Linux Portal (RocketBoards.org) Micrium and PolyCore Software Provide Multicore Solution for Cyclone V SoC	Intel SoC Software Development Tool Flows Architecture Brief (PDF) Intel SoC FPGA- Adaptive Debug Architecture Brief (PDF) CoreSight Compliant Debug for SoC FPGAs Architecture Brief (PDF)
White Papers / Application Notes	Software Development Tools
AN 709: HPS SoC Boot Guide – Cyclone V SoC Development Kit App-Note (PDF) FPGA-Adaptive Software Debug and Performance Analysis White Paper (PDF) System Trace Macrocell Packs Major Benefits for High-Performance SoC System Debug (PDF) Better Trace for Better Software, ARM (PDF) About the System Trace Macrocell, ARM Info Center	ARM* Development Studio 5 Intel SoC FPGA Edition Intel SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite (EDS)
FPGA Design Tools
Platform Designer (formerly Qsys) Intel Quartus Prime Design Software DSP Builder for Intel FPGAs OpenCL™ Software Development Kit (SDK)

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Roadmap

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Roadmap: Protecting Your Investment

Roadmap

Our leadership and innovation in FPGAs extends to the future with SoCs. In addition to silicon products, these innovations include silicon process technology, software development tools and system architecture. Learn more about the future direction for our SoC FPGAs and how it can benefit your system designs through the following links.

Application Examples	Additional Videos / Webinars
Meeting the Performance and Power Imperative of the Zettabyte Era with Generation 10 White Paper (PDF) A Reconfigurable Fabric for Accelerating Large-Scale Data Center Services Paper, Microsoft (PDF)	Accelerating Design Development Time with Hard Floating-Point DSP Blocks in FPGAs Webcast Optimizing OpenCL for Intel FPGAs, International Workshop on OpenCL 2014
Articles / Press Releases	White Papers
Intel Austin Technology Center Press Article, Austin Business Journal Intel Announces Quad-Core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 for Stratix 10 SoCs	Expect a Breakthrough Advantage in Next Generation FPGAS (in Communications Applications) White Paper (PDF) The Breakthrough Advantage for FPGAs with Tri-Gate Technology White Paper (PDF) Supercharging Design Performance and Productivity with Intel FPGAs and Best-in-Class IP White Paper (PDF)
Device Documentation	Papers / Presentations
Intel Arria 10 SoC FPGA Intel Arria 10 SoC FPGA Hard Processor System (HPS) Intel Stratix 10 SoC FPGA ARM Cortex*-A53 Processor	Hot Chips 2014: Design of a High-Density SoC FPGA at 20 nm

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Additional Resources

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Browse through the development tools available for building software and creating FPGA designs for Intel® SoC FPGAs.

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The Intel® SoC FPGAs Resource Center provides everything you need to get started with Intel® SoC FPGAs including reference designs, application reports, how-to videos, white papers, training, and more.

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Intel SoC FPGAs integrate an ARM*-based hard processor system (HPS) consisting of processor, peripherals, and memory interfaces with the FPGA fabric using a high-bandwidth interconnect backbone.

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Our ecosystem partners and the Intel® SoC FPGA user community provide a wide range of options to meet your SoC FPGA development needs.

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