can we design FPGA?

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As an R&D idea from a tech school, it was decided to design a custom FPGA. Is it even possible? If yes, what are major challenges
 

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Theoritically possible, but bad idea to complete the project within a stipulated amount of time considering a bunch of tech school guys!

Or did you mean design for FPGA implementation?
 

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gary36 said:
Is it even possible? If yes, what are major challenges
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Obviously someone already did design an FPGA .. so it has to be possible.

So the question to me is: What is the context, what are the objecitves, the requirements?

Klaus
 

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it is an R&D initiative to study the feasibility for custom FPGA solutions without depending on the third party vendor. The work includes complete tool chain design along with FPGA.
 

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An FPGA is a piece of silicon; is THAT what you want to design, or something USING an FPGA?
What do you mean by "custom solution"? An FPGA is a blank slate from which you can create a custom solution.

Creating a "custom FPGA" sounds like creating a "custom artist's canvas".
 

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it is an R&D initiative to study the feasibility for custom FPGA solutions without depending on the third party vendor. The work includes complete tool chain design along with FPGA.
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I am guessing a team, facility, resources, say maybe $ 100M to create your own custom tools
and FPGA architecture might do the trick. Sans creating your own fab facility and manufacturing
and rel and test and.....,for that figure $ 1B .

Your goals, timeframe, to complete task ?

Regards, Dana.
 

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it could be a brain storming exercise to find out some new ideas about configurability of silicon platform. Once done you may use the service of ASIC people like Barry to try build a prototype. Areas to consider:

- implementing logic, most fpgas use LUTs
- soft/hard ip selection
- switching
- overall architecture, resource, clocking, io ...etc.
- power reduction problem, this is major factor against current FPGAs
- sim model, compiler
- programming method, jtag ...

Good luck
 

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