Xilinx claims world’s largest FPGA
Next autumn Xilinx plans to expand its 16nm Virtex UltraScale+ family to include a 35 billion transistor FPGA called VU19P.
Claimed to be the world's largest FPGA, Xilinx says it will provide the highest logic density and I/O count on a single device ever built.
The VU19P has 9 million system logic cells, up to 1.5 terabits per-second of DDR4 memory bandwidth and up to 4.5 terabits per-second of transceiver bandwidth, and over 2,000 user I/Os.
It enables the prototyping and emulation of today’s most complex SoCs as well as the development of emerging, complex algorithms such as those used for artificial intelligence, machine learning, video processing and sensor fusion.
”This is our third generation of world-record FPGAs. First was the Virtex-7 2000T, followed by the Virtex UltraScale VU440, and now the Virtex UltraScale+ VU19P,” says. Xilinx’s Sumit Shah.
The VU19P is supported by debug, visibility tools, and IP, providing customers with a comprehensive development platform.
Hardware and software co-validation allows for developers to bring up software and implement custom features before physical parts are available.
Moreover, the design flow can be co-optimized by using the Xilinx Vivado Design Suite, which reduces cost and tape-out risk, and improves efficiency and time-to-market.
