FPGA in wired and wireless telecommunications applications

FPGA in wired and wireless telecommunication applications

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Overview

Telecom applications undergo frequent changes driven by evolving standards, protocols, and the demand for adaptability and upgradability. FPGAs emerge as the ideal solution to address them as they can be reprogrammed to support new features and protocols, without the need for hardware change. They can be also designed to meet the wide temperature range and high-power efficiency requirements which are typical for operation in outdoor environments.

Benefits

  • Best-in-class power efficiency
  • Dense and compact power design
  • Excellent thermal performance
  • Robust solutions
  • Scalable core voltage
  • High integration

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About FPGA solutions for telecom applications

Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) find extensive use in telecom applications for several reasons:

  • Their quick adaptability and reprogramming to changing standards and requirements
  • Customization capability to telecom-equipment-manufacturer-specific use cases
  • Exposed operation in remote or power-constrained environments

Infineon offers power management, security, and memory components that can operate under such conditions and meet enhanced environmental standards, while delivering robust, secure, and highly efficient functioning with excellent thermal performance. They help meet the evolving demands of the telecom industry, from IoT connectivity, over 5G and beyond. 

Complete power rail solutions for FPGAs in telecom applications

Infineon delivers an ideal DC-DC power supply solution for programmable FPGAs in telecom applications including wide environmental temperature requirements. Our comprehensive portfolio of integrated point-of-load (PoL) voltage regulators, OptiMOS™ integrated smart power stages, and digital multiphase controllers delivers system robustness, power density, efficiency, and excellent thermal performance, enabling telecom equipment manufacturers to tailor the offering down to their design requirements.

Explore DC-DC power management solutions
Infineon's security solutions for FPGA platforms

Software-based and non-hardened security mechanisms are relatively easy to attack and manipulate, especially in telecom applications where the customer products may be outdoors or in other locations where physically protecting the asset is challenging. A strong security solution for protection of data and network integrity relies on certified hardened security hardware. Infineon's trusted computing hardware, based on decades of experience, offers a wide array of top-of-the-line OPTIGA™ TPM and SEMPER™ Secure NOR Flash solutions, delivering robust security, and protection for FPGA power supplies.

Explore OPTIGA™ TPM solutions
Explore SEMPER™ Secure NOR Flash solutions
Memory solutions for FPGA platforms

With nearly 40 years of experience in memory semiconductors, we lead the industry with best-of-breed memory products, solutions, and technologies. We introduced our first random access memory in 1982 and have grown from that auspicious beginning to a broad range of products spanning NOR Flash, pSRAM, SRAM, nvSRAM, and F-RAM with densities ranging from 4 Kbit to 4 Gbit. With unmatched quality and a strong commitment to future investment in new technologies, we will continue to lead the industry for decades to come.

Our differentiated portfolio of volatile and non-volatile memories for telecom applications features the EXCELON™ family of ultra-low-power, high-performance, reliable F-RAM products, as well as the industry's fastest stand-alone, non-volatile SRAM with infinite endurance, the family of low pin-count, high bandwidth HYPERRAM™ pSRAM in small footprint, and plenty more.

Explore OPTIGA™ TPM solutions
Explore SEMPER™ Secure NOR Flash solutions

About FPGA solutions for telecom applications

Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) find extensive use in telecom applications for several reasons:

  • Their quick adaptability and reprogramming to changing standards and requirements
  • Customization capability to telecom-equipment-manufacturer-specific use cases
  • Exposed operation in remote or power-constrained environments

Infineon offers power management, security, and memory components that can operate under such conditions and meet enhanced environmental standards, while delivering robust, secure, and highly efficient functioning with excellent thermal performance. They help meet the evolving demands of the telecom industry, from IoT connectivity, over 5G and beyond. 

Complete power rail solutions for FPGAs in telecom applications

Infineon delivers an ideal DC-DC power supply solution for programmable FPGAs in telecom applications including wide environmental temperature requirements. Our comprehensive portfolio of integrated point-of-load (PoL) voltage regulators, OptiMOS™ integrated smart power stages, and digital multiphase controllers delivers system robustness, power density, efficiency, and excellent thermal performance, enabling telecom equipment manufacturers to tailor the offering down to their design requirements.

Explore DC-DC power management solutions

Infineon's security solutions for FPGA platforms

Software-based and non-hardened security mechanisms are relatively easy to attack and manipulate, especially in telecom applications where the customer products may be outdoors or in other locations where physically protecting the asset is challenging. A strong security solution for protection of data and network integrity relies on certified hardened security hardware. Infineon's trusted computing hardware, based on decades of experience, offers a wide array of top-of-the-line OPTIGA™ TPM and SEMPER™ Secure NOR Flash solutions, delivering robust security, and protection for FPGA power supplies.

Explore OPTIGA™ TPM solutions
Explore SEMPER™ Secure NOR Flash solutions

Memory solutions for FPGA platforms

With nearly 40 years of experience in memory semiconductors, we lead the industry with best-of-breed memory products, solutions, and technologies. We introduced our first random access memory in 1982 and have grown from that auspicious beginning to a broad range of products spanning NOR Flash, pSRAM, SRAM, nvSRAM, and F-RAM with densities ranging from 4 Kbit to 4 Gbit. With unmatched quality and a strong commitment to future investment in new technologies, we will continue to lead the industry for decades to come.

Our differentiated portfolio of volatile and non-volatile memories for telecom applications features the EXCELON™ family of ultra-low-power, high-performance, reliable F-RAM products, as well as the industry's fastest stand-alone, non-volatile SRAM with infinite endurance, the family of low pin-count, high bandwidth HYPERRAM™ pSRAM in small footprint, and plenty more.

Explore OPTIGA™ TPM solutions
Explore SEMPER™ Secure NOR Flash solutions

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