Xilinx releases Pocket Power Estimator App for the iPhone
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Xilinx has introduced 28nm 7 series Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), the new Pocket Power Estimator (PPE) application for Apple's iPhone that enables designers to see how Xilinx's 28nm programmable platforms stack up to alternatives in delivering the lowest power consumption for their systems. Designers can download the PPE from the Apple App Store and get immediate feedback on the estimated power consumption compared to alternatives. For more complex and detailed power analyses, designers can use the ISE Design Suite's XPower Estimator (XPE) and the XPower Analyzer (XPA) tools. "Manufacturers of electronic systems across all our market segments are eager to either lower their current power budgets or drive higher system performance within the same power budgets," "Offering the Power Pocket Estimator (PPE) on one of the most popular smartphone platforms puts power estimation in the hands of busy designers wh...