Mitigating Radiation Effects in FPGAs: Automation and Device Options
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This webinar discusses the various methodologies to radiation effects mitigation and their impact on development, quality-of-results, and reliability.
Duration: 29:52
Products: Precision Hi-Rel
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Overview
This webinar discusses the various methodologies to radiation effects mitigation and their impact on development, quality-of-results, and reliability.
In particular, we will take a close look at new implementation flows for a variety of antifuse and flash-based devices. If your FPGA application is susceptible to radiation effects, what is the best approach to ensure reliable operation? Device selection, design coding, and software implementation flows all play a role.
What You Will Learn
- Different types of radiation event effects in FPGAs
- The advantages of rad-tolerant FPGA silicon architectures
- Challenges of hand-coding mitigation schemes
- Software implementation flows that can expand your device alternatives
About the Presenters
Minal Sawant
Manager, High Reliability Product Marketing
Actel Corporation
Since joining Actel in 1998, Ms. Sawant has held several product engineering and managerial roles at Actel prior to becoming the Manager for High Reliability Product Marketing. She holds a B.S degree in electronic engineering from the University of Bombay and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma. She has presented several papers at various military and space conferences.
Darren Zacher
FPGA Synthesis Product Specialist
Mentor Graphics
Darren Zacher is a Product Specialist with Mentor Graphics' Design Creation and Synthesis Division, where he is focused on device and flow support for leading Mentor Graphics synthesis products. Prior to working for Mentor Graphics, Darren came from a design background with a breadth of experience in ASIC & FPGA design and verification, and embedded software design, working in a variety of application areas including networking, GPS, digital video, and USB. Darren holds a B.A.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, in Canada.
Who Should View
- FPGA Designers of high reliability or aerospace applications
- Design Managers
- Program Managers
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