SDAccel combines the industry's first architecturally optimized compiler supporting OpenCL, C, and C++ kernels along with analog libraries and development boards, while providing development and runtime environments for FPGAs that are fully comparable to CPUs/GPUs.

Neil Trevett, chairman of the Khronos Group and chair of the OpenCL Working Group, stated, "We are very pleased that Xilinx now supports the OpenCL standard for heterogeneous system parallel programming. FPGAs are well-suited for computationally intensive algorithms where high data throughput, low latency, and low power consumption are essential to meet system requirements," and added, "This enables all OpenCL design communities to uniformly leverage the benefits of Xilinx FPGAs."

Availability

For more information about SDAccel, contact Xilinx's official distributors or visit the Xilinx website at www.xilinx.com/sdaccel. This product complies with the Khronos OpenCL 1.0 specification.

About SDx

SDx is a suite of development environment products for systems and software developers. SDx enables developers without FPGA experience to leverage the powerful performance of industry-standard programmable hardware using high-level programming languages. More detailed information about SDx is available at www.xilinx.com/sdx.