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Insiders' Guide: FPGAs, Tools, and Boards (2009 Edition)

FPGAs offer amazing capabilities for many embedded systems - from network infrastructure to military to medical to consumer and beyond. Yet they are complex, there are many FPGA choices, and there are many difficult-to-find ecosystem partners (hardware, software, and service) that can make your design job quite a bit easier. Alternatively, bad planning can make your FPGA project a nightmare!

Before you commit to an FPGA, FPGA tool or IP, FPGA-based boards, or FPGA service provider, shouldn't you explore all alternatives?

PREVIEW THE GUIDE FOR FREE:

• Guide Preview - preview the Table of Contents, Guide Introduction as well as Sample Chapter Excerpts.
• Sample Vendor Interviews - read interviews with leading FPGA vendors and decision-makers.
• Sample Company Profile - preview sample "company profiles" for selected FPGA-related companies.

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• Full Commercial Version (Paid Copy) - purchase the full commercial version (active Web links, printable, and usable in commercial projects).

FREE COPIES FOR SURVEY PARTICIPANTS:

• You can get an instant "Top Ten FPGA Websites" report for free, by clicking here.
• If you took this year's survey, you are entitled to a free copy of the guide. You should have received an email from us announcing the guide availability to survey participants. If you did not, send an email to info@eg3.com with the email address you registered at the time of survey; we will email you a password if there is a match.
• You can get a copy of next year's guide for free by subscribing to e-clips news service, keyword: FPGA. You will receive a reminder when the 2009 survey is available. Take the survey and you get instant access to the 2009 edition (this program is available in October, 2009), and will get the 2010 edition when released.
• Don't miss our FPGA coverage at http://www.eg3.com/fpga.htm.

FPGA VENDORS / INTERVIEWS AND GUIDE INCLUSION:

• Are you a vendor of FPGAs, tools, boards, and/or services but were not included in this year's FPGA guide? To be included, you must be registered in the eg3.com buyers' guide with the keyword "FPGA" in your description. Simply click here to request inclusion in the eg3.com buyers' guide - it's free, of course!

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