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Stylized two-wire I3C bus linking a controller to sensors, a DDR5 module, and an FPGA

EMBEDDEDI3CI2CSENSORSFPGA July 17, 2026

I3C Explained for I2C Designers: What Changes and Why

A practical I2C-first explanation of I3C: what stays familiar, what changes electrically and in the protocol, which limitations it fixes, and when the upgrade is worthwhile.

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EMBEDDEDI3CI2CSENSORSFPGA July 17, 2026

I3C Explained for I2C Designers: What Changes and Why

A practical I2C-first explanation of I3C: what stays familiar, what changes electrically and in the protocol, which limitations it fixes, and when the upgrade is worthwhile.

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An engineer at a workstation using an MCP-based Vivado chatbot, its answer shown beside Vivado waveforms, a schematic, and a timing report, with an FPGA board on the desk

FPGAAMDVIVADOAIMCPTOOLS July 7, 2026

Using Vivado's New AI Chatbot: A Practical Guide

Practical guide to AMD's Vivado chatbot: what to ask, where it helps, where it can mislead, and how to verify answers with docs and reports.

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FPGA board connected to software tooling, waveform debug, and licensing workflow panels

FPGAAMDVIVADOLICENSINGTOOLS June 28, 2026

New Vivado Licensing changes: What You Need to Know

Vivado 2026.1 licensing explained: what the free Basic tier really includes, what's gated to Core/Pro, and which AMD FPGA workflows force an upgrade.

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FPGAVISIONIMAGE SENSORSEMBEDDEDSUBSAMPLING May 26, 2026

Image Sensor Subsampling: Binning, Skipping, and ROI

A practical guide to image sensor subsampling modes (binning, skipping, ROI) and the FPGA timing details that decide whether they work in an embedded vision system.

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FPGAHARDWAREEMBEDDEDHYPERRAMRAM May 14, 2026

HyperRAM Memory: Introduction and Comparison

A comprehensive introduction to HyperRAM technology and how it compares to traditional SRAM and DDR memory for low-pin-count FPGA designs.

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