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If you wish to use an embedded processor core in your design, you will need to decide whether a soft core will suffice (such a core may be implemented across a number of device families) or if a hard core is the order of the day.
In the case of a soft core, you may decide to use the offering supplied by an FPGA vendor. In this case, you are going to become locked into using that vendor, so you need to evaluate the various alternatives carefully before taking the plunge. Alternatively, you may decide to use a third-party soft-core solution that can be implemented using devices from multiple vendors.
If you decide on a hard core, you have little option but to become locked into a particular vendor. One consideration that may affect your decision process is your existing experience with different types of processors. Let’s say that you hold a black belt in designing systems based around the PowerPC, for example. In such a case, you would want to preserve your investment in PowerPC design tools and flows (and your experience and knowledge in using such tools and flows). Thus, you would probably decide on an FPGA offering from Xilinx because they support the PowerPC. Alternatively, if you are a guru with respect to ARM or MIPS processors, then selecting devices from Altera or QuickLogic, respectively, may be the way to go.
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