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Commodore backs down over FPGA firmware lockdown — firm stops trying to block third-party firmware installs but will stand firm against bricked modded units (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Mark Tyson | get Commodore FPGA Expansion Kit → | tags: commodore, c64 ultimate, fpga firmware

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Bolt Graphics tapes out its first Zeus GPU test chip on TSMC 12nm — firm touts 17x lower cost of compute (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-23 | by Luke James | get Zeus GPU Test Chip → | tags: bolt graphics, zeus gpu, tsmc 12nm

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Episode 2 | Grow Your Career in Hardware Engineering (computer.org)

2026-04-20 | get Electronics Component Starter Kit → | tags: hardware engineering, fpga, signal integrity

34.

Commodore fans split over C64 Ultimate FPGA firmware lockdown — firm says it wants to protect its hardware and reduce support fallout (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Mark Tyson | get Commodore C64 FPGA Kit → | tags: commodore, c64, fpga

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Engineer open-sources DIY radar system that's 95% cheaper than $250,000 commercial offerings, has 20 kilometer range — Moroccan engineer designs Aeris-10 radar, shares it on GitHub (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Aeris-10 DIY Radar Kit → | tags: aeris-10, fpga, stm32f746xx

36.

80386 Memory Pipeline (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | by Retro Gaming | get Intel 80386 Processor → | tags: 80386, fpga, virtual memory

37.

Aegis – open-source FPGA silicon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get Aegis FPGA Development Board → | tags: aegis, fpga, wafer.space

38.

CERN uses ultra-compact AI models on FPGAs for real-time LHC data filtering (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-28 | get FPGA Development Board → | tags: cern, large hadron collider, fpga

39.

CERN uses tiny AI models burned into silicon for real-time LHC data filtering (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-28 | get AI Silicon Chip Kit → | tags: cern, large hadron collider, silicon chips

40.

The legendary 3dfx Voodoo is back in FPGA form (techspot.com)

2026-03-25 | get Voodoo FPGA Graphics Card → | tags: 3dfx voodoo, fpga, dosbox-x

41.

My DIY FPGA board can run Quake II (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-22 | get FPGA Development Board Kit → | tags: fpga, efinixti60f256, quake ii

42.

Building an FPGA 3dfx Voodoo with Modern RTL Tools (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-22 | get FPGA Voodoo 3D Graphics Card → | tags: fpga, 3dfx voodoo, spinalhdl

43.

Talos: Hardware accelerator for deep convolutional neural networks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-03 | get Neural Engine → | tags: fpga, cyclone v, lab

44.

Show HN: Formally verified FPGA watchdog for AM broadcast in unmanned tunnels (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-18 | get FPGA → | tags: audio, fpga, install

45.

A new Atari ST replica uses open-source designs and FPGA technology (techspot.com)

2026-01-27 | get FPGA controller → | tags: according tom, approximately, approximately read

46.

A hobbyist built a 486-style motherboard using an FPGA and pure determination (techspot.com)

2026-01-26 | get FPGA Motherboard → | tags: compatibility, compatibility dos, computer

47.

Open-source Intel 486 mobo built from scratch in under 6 months for i486 chips — M8SBC-486's goal was to achieve Linux and Doom compatibility, but it achieves far more than that (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-25 | by Mark Tyson | get MIPS → | tags: cmos, fpga, image

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Atari ST enthusiast announces the MiniST with FPGA, MiSTeryNano core, and black TKL case — priced at around $400 each, but the initial run is a mere five units (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-24 | by Mark Tyson | get MiniST → | tags: atari, atari st, computer

49.

Corundum – open-source FPGA-based NIC and platform for in-network compute (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-04 | get Corundum → | tags: completion, corundum, interface

50.

TinyTinyTPU: 2×2 systolic-array TPU-style matrix-multiply unit deployed on FPGA (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-02 | get Tensor Processing Units → | tags: fpga, sv rtl, sv sv

51.

FPGAs Need a New Future (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-19 | get FPGA → | tags: fpgas, fpgas need, future

52.

Analogue 3D’s main competitor has been revealed, and it’s a return to the 90s (androidauthority.com)

2025-11-28 | get NVIDIA → | tags: button, console, controller

53.

The Analogue 3D will be restocked on November 24, but it'll cost $20 more (engadget.com)

2025-11-21 | get Nikon D850 → | tags: advertisement, advertisement advertisement, analogue

54.

Implementation of a Java Processor on a FPGA (2016) (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-20 | by Omkar Joshi | get FPGA → | tags: application, class, class file

55.

Implementation of a Java Processor on a FPGA (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-20 | by Omkar Joshi | get Processor → | tags: application, class, class file

56.

FPGA Based IBM-PC-XT (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-16 | get Intel Microprocessor → | tags: memory, mouse, sram

57.

N64 cartridge-playing Analogue 3D finally gets a shipping date – FPGA-powered Nintendo 64 remake with 4K, VRR to roll out starting November 18 (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-13 | by Kunal Khullar | get Nintendo 64 → | tags: analogue, classic, console

58.

Interesting SPI Routing with iCE40 FPGAs (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-10 | by Daniel Mangum | get iCE40 → | tags: device, flash, flash ic

59.

Clean-sheet open source 8-bit gaming console surprisingly preparing for launch in 2025 — the GameTank uses twin 6502 processors instead of FPGAs or microcontrollers (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-09 | by Mark Tyson | get GameTank → | tags: console, gametank, graphics

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Forget the Analogue 3D, this competing N64 FPGA console is ready for the spotlight (androidauthority.com)

2025-10-31 | get gaming keyboard → | tags: analogue, company, hardware