Speaker
Ken Chapman
(Xilinx)
Description
Since the Wright brothers first powered flight 112 years ago, aircraft have become incredibly capable machines with an amazing safety record. Unfortunately, there are still incidents and accidents, but don’t worry, the airlines provide you with a life jacket! Since Xilinx introduced their first device 30 years ago, FPGAs are up to 10,000 times larger and tens of millions of them are used throughout the world (including those flying in aircraft). How susceptible are FPGAs to SEU and what will you provide and do should the worst happen?
