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>wonder who will lead the way to fix these abhorrent toolchains these FPGA companies force upon developers. Some FPGA vendors are contributing to and relying,
by snvzz 2y ago
>wonder who will lead the way to fix these abhorrent toolchains these FPGA companies force upon developers.
Some FPGA vendors are contributing to and relying, partially or completely, on the open source stack (mainly yosys+nextpnr).
It is still perceived as not being "as good" as the universally hated proprietary tools, but it's getting there.
- saboot 2y agoThis has piqued my interest, which vendors are using an open source stack?
- snvzz 2y agoPlatypus[0] and QuickLogic[1] I am aware of. 0. https://ir.quicklogic.com/press-releases/detail/657/quicklogic-drives-efpga-innovation-with-new-aurora https://ir.quicklogic.com/press-releases/detail/657/quicklog... 1. https://www.designnews.com/semiconductors-chips/is-platypus-from-zero-asic-the-fpga-equivalent-to-risc-v- https://www.designnews.com/semiconductors-chips/is-platypus-...