Certuspro NX general purpose FPGA available

We just released the new certuspro ™- Nx series general purpose FPGA -- Based on lattice nexus ™ The latest product series developed by the platform is a very important moment for lattice.
If you don't know anything about the nexus platform, it represents the most important update of low-power FPGA technology in the past decade. At the end of 2019, we launched nexus and the first product developed based on the platform (lattice crosslink for embedded vision) ™- NX）。 In the second quarter of 2020, we launched certus ™- Nx series products redefine the industry's expectations for the power consumption and performance of general-purpose FPGA. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we launched lattice mach ™- Nx series products provide customers with the most advanced network protection and recovery system control. Now, with the launch of certuspro NX series, we have raised the low-power and high-performance general-purpose FPGA to a new level.
We’re expanding our leadership with the Nexus platform.
We continue to consolidate our leadership through the nexus platform.
Nexus platform combines our long-term experience in low-power FPGA and 28 nm fd-soi semiconductor manufacturing technology. Thanks to the use of this technology, nexus FPGA has strong anti radiation interference ability. Compared with similar devices manufactured by bulk CMOS process, the soft error rate (SER) is reduced by 100 times.
In terms of power consumption, the nexus platform provides developers with great flexibility. By changing the bias voltage of the substrate, they can choose whether to operate in high performance (HP) or low power consumption (LP) mode.
But power consumption is not the only advantage of nexus platform. Nexus series devices such as certuspro NX are usually superior to similar competitors in other aspects, including data processing performance, system bandwidth, storage density and support for small size of devices.
The architecture of certuspro NX FPGA is optimized for high-performance computing to better support data reasoning in artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. On the basis of programmable architecture, ultra efficient DSP module and small and large internal memory module are added for low delay data processing. In addition, certuspro NX device is the only general FPGA that provides lpddr4 external memory interface support, which is a mainstream storage technology used by developers in many application scenarios. Therefore, compared with competitive products, these devices can provide up to 65% storage space and twice the performance improvement, while reducing the power consumption by half.
A closer look at the CertusPro-NX.
Certuspro NX device details.
Certuspro NX FPGA supports up to 8 programmable SerDes channels with a speed of up to 10.3 Gbps, and provides the highest system bandwidth among similar products (twice as much as that of competitive FPGAs), thus supporting mainstream communication and display interfaces, such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express, slvs EC, coaxpress and DisplayPort.
In terms of supporting small-scale systems, the largest certuspro NX device has 100k logic unit (LC), and the packaging area is only 81 mm2. The closest competitor is the 121 mm2 Intel cyclone V GT (1.5 times that of certuspro NX), but its logic unit is only 77 K. Xilinx artix-7 with 100 K logic units has greater size difference: the device size of Xilinx is 529 mm2, which is 6.5 times that of certuspro NX. Small size components are essential for space constrained applications in communication systems, such as industrial cameras or SFP.
A major requirement for systems with high safety requirements and mission critical systems is reliability. In addition to supporting the junction temperature from - 40 ° C to + 125 ° C, due to the innovation of lattice nexus technology platform, the anti soft error ability of certuspro NX devices (all devices may have soft errors due to cosmic rays) has been improved by 100 times. This means that certuspro NX FPGA can bring high reliability to the next generation of communication, embedded, industrial and automotive applications at a reasonable commercial cost, help the system stay online at all times and ensure the safety of end users.
At the same time, the easy-to-use lattice radiant ® The latest version of the design software is now available. In addition to supporting certuspro NX FPGA, radiant 3.0 optimizes signal traceability throughout the design process, making it easier for developers to track verification signals between HDL source code and RTL views and technical views. The new version allows users to work on lattice integrated engine (LSE) and Synplify pro ® The choice between integrated engines improves the design flexibility. In radiant 3.0, timing analysis is separated from other operations, so you can run timing analysis independently. Designers can explore different "what if" scenarios in the design without rerunning mapping and routing, which greatly speeds up the iterative design process.
In a word, certuspro NX general purpose FPGA is at the industry-leading level in power consumption, network edge AI processing, storage, bandwidth, capacity and reliability. They can help customers innovate in various application fields: Data collaborative processing in intelligent system, complex control of 5g communication infrastructure and sensor interface bridging in ADAS system. It can be said that the application of certuspro NX is as wide as the imagination of developers. We can't wait to see how our new nexus FPGA series will play a big role in our customers' future application design.