Connecting the Edge for a Sustainable Future
In this year’s InnovateFPGA Design Contest, 260 teams showed their vision for how FPGAs can make more intelligent use of the world’s resources with projects centered around sustainability.
Discover how Intel’s Edge-Centric FPGAs have been used by this year’s top teams. Be inspired to develop your own Edge to Cloud application using the Microsoft Azure IoT Plug and Play certified contest platform.
The Transformative Edge
Increased data generation, along with a diverse and growing number of devices on the edge means that engineers need to adapt rapidly to a fast-transforming edge. Intel’s Edge-Centric FPGAs have the features and flexibility to allow organizations to bring new products to market quickly.
Intel’s Edge-Centric FPGAs
Built for small form factors, low power, and designed for cost-sensitive deployments at the edge and beyond, Intel’s Edge-Centric FPGAs provide the flexibility and features needed for engineers to build out the edge. Intel has recently extended support and availability for these devices to at least 2032.
Non-Volatile
Designed for low power and small form factor applications, Intel® MAX® series field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) are single-chip solutions with instant-on capability, on-chip flash memory, and a soft-core processor.
Balanced Power and Performance
The Intel® Cyclone® 10 LP FPGA and Cyclone® IV FPGA support up to 3.125 Gbps transceivers and a soft-core processor. These FPGAs are ideal for low power and general-purpose applications.
Enhanced Bandwidth
For the most demanding edge applications, the Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX FPGA and Cyclone® V FPGA deliver up to 12.5 Gbps transceivers, and a soft-core processor combined with an ARM dual-core A9 hard processor.
Reasons Why Customers Choose Intel’s Edge-Centric FPGAs
FPGA Devices
- Density and Architecture
- Performance and Power
- Bandwidth and Interfaces
- Form Factor and Value
Developer Tools
- RTL, Synthesis, P&R
- HLS, OpenCL™ API
- FPGA Acceleration Stacks
- Integrated Toolsets
IP Library
- Features
- Application Breadth & Variety
- Re-Use and Scalability
- Ease of Integration
- Quality and Support
Longevity and Quality
- High Volume Capabilities
- Support and Supply for 20+ years
- AEC qualified
Broad Ecosystem
- Established Partners
- Ability to Build New Ecosystem
- Access to Expanded Networks
- ODM, SIs, OEMs, ISVs, and Verticals
Complete Portfolio
- Processors for Server, Client, and Mobile
- Connectivity, Storage, ASICs and Accelerators
- Platforms, SmartNICs, SOMs
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Intel® Quartus® Prime Software
Everything you need to design for Intel® FPGAs, from design entry to synthesis, optimization, verification, and simulation.
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Edge-Centric Boards and Kits
Together with select partners, Intel offers a wide range of kits that help accelerate your edge-centric deployments.
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Training and Curriculum for FPGAs
New to FPGAs? Get started with webinars, guides, and reference designs on how to develop for FPGAs.
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Intel’s Edge-Centric FPGA Solutions
Access preconfigured solutions for popular applications with Intel’s Edge-Centric FPGAs.
Customer and Partner Spotlight
Every day, users come up with new ways of utilizing Edge-Centric FPGAs in their unique environments.
Yaskawa Electric Drives Fast, Precise Robot Control with Intel® FPGAs
To help enhance the performance, power consumption, and safety of their AGV industrial robots, Yaskawa Electric deployed Intel® FPGAs. This solution was an excellent alternative to traditional ASICs due to enhanced reliability and logic replication capability.
Mr. Takaya Ibe, President, V-Sync
“By using Intel® FPGAs, we are able to integrate twelve I2C ports to control twelve motors, which is normally only one or two ports equipped per MCU.”
Dr. Muataz Hameed Al-Doori, Senior Staff Engineering Manager, Flex
“We are using Intel® FPGAs for real-time data collection and analytics to implement predictive maintenance in our manufacturing lines. This has allowed us to improve downtime, build flexibility, and enhance productivity.”
Thomas Berndorfer, Member of the Executive Board, TTTech Industrial
“Our partnership with Intel is built on a shared vision for the future of industrial IoT and the benefits that will bring for our customers. The Intel® Cyclone® FPGA provides the perfect platform for our open connectivity and edge computing solutions. Basing our products on Intel® Cyclone® FPGAs enables us to reach the market quickly with new technologies such as TSN. As our solutions evolve, Intel® Cyclone® FPGAs offer the flexibility to stay ahead of the competition.”
常见问题解答
常见问题解答
Why aren’t other Intel® FPGAs considered Edge-Centric FPGAs?
Other Intel® FPGAs are also used for edge-centric applications. However, the characteristics of MAX® and Cyclone® FPGA devices—with low-power and small-form factor focus—while valued by many different types of applications, are critical for many edge applications. This feature set allows customers to build products specifically deployed on the edge.
Why is Intel extending support for these FPGAs to 2032?
We realize that customers choose to deploy with FPGAs because of the ability to be supported for 15 and frequently over 20+ years. With over 2.5 billion MAX® and Cyclone® FPGA devices sold, it’s important that our customers realize that they can continue to rely and design in confidence with these widely used FPGAs.
Aren’t Intel® MAX® V devices classified as a CPLD? Why is it part of the Edge-Centric FPGA portfolio?
Yes. MAX V® has CPLD capabilities and features, but at the same time it is designed around an FPGA architecture.