Category: News

Supply Chain Update (January 2024)

Lead times on many electronic components continue to improve, but are still very long. Large customer orders placed now can expect to have a lead time of 6 to 10 months. AMD-Xilinx lead time volatility is still an ongoing concern. Click to view our current inventory status If you are using (or planning to use) […]

Comparing HLS and HDL Implementations of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)

VHDL was introduced in 1981, followed by Verilog in 1984. Both were primarily introduced as a way to document and simulate the behavior of digital circuits. As the languages became standardized and more broadly adopted, tools became more affordable and capable, eventually leading to the use of these languages for circuit synthesis in the 1990’s […]

Supply Chain Update (April 2023)

Lead times on many electronic components we use for our products continue to increase since our previous update in September. Large customer orders placed now can expect to have a lead time of 10 to 12 months. Click to view our current inventory status (2023-06-28). If you are using (or planning to use) Opal Kelly […]

Opal Kelly Announces XEM8310 FPGA Development Module for Xilinx Artix UltraScale+

Based on Xilinx Artix UltraScale+ FPGA Complements Opal Kelly’s XEM8320 Development Platform and Features Their FrontPanel SDK Press Release Portland, Oregon – April 12, 2022 Opal Kelly, a leading producer of powerful Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) modules that provide essential device-to-computer interconnect, today announced the XEM8310-AU25P development module for the Xilinx Artix® UltraScale+™ FPGA. […]

Opal Kelly Announces XEM8320 FPGA Development Platform for Xilinx Artix UltraScale+ FPGAs

Based on Xilinx Artix UltraScale+ FPGA, XEM8320-AU25P Features Opal Kelly FrontPanel SDK, SYZYGY Connectivity Media Coverage Artix UltraScale+ (Xilinx) + XEM8320 (Opal Kelly) = SYZYGY’s Time to Shine — Max Maxfield, EE Journal Xilinx Artix UltraScale+ FPGA development platform released — Gina Ross, Electronic Products FPGA Module Incorporates Multiple Modular Peripheral Connections — Product of […]

Supply Chain Update (Spartan-6 Edition)

This article was sent to our newsletter subscribers in December 2021. Some of this information may be stale. This year has been challenging in a number of ways due to various supply chain issues affecting many industries worldwide. We expect these challenges to continue for several months. We also wanted to bring your attention to […]

Supply Chain Update (November 2021)

Lead times on many electronic components we use for our products continue to increase since our previous update in September. Large customer orders placed now can expect to have a lead time of 12 to 15 months. Click to view our current inventory status (2023-02-08). If you are using (or planning to use) Opal Kelly […]

Supply Chain Update (September 2021)

Lead times on many electronic components we use for our products continue to increase since our previous update in May. Large customer orders placed now can expect to have a lead time of 12 to 15 months. If you are using (or planning to use) Opal Kelly products in the production of your product, we […]

Supply Chain Update (May 2021)

Lead times on many electronic components we use for our products continue to increase since our previous update in April. Large customer orders placed now can expect to have a lead time of 12 to 15 months. If you are using (or planning to use) Opal Kelly products in the production of your product, we […]

Supply Chain Update (April 2021)

Lead times on many electronic components we use for our products continue to increase since our previous update in January. Large customer orders placed now can expect to have a lead time of up to one year (yes, that’s April 2022 delivery!!). If you are using (or planning to use) Opal Kelly products in the […]