Xilinx snaps up 'accelerated computing' specialist Silexica for its SLX FPGA tool suite

AMD hoping to grow its $38bn Xilinx acquisition as it seeks to compete with Intel's Altera

AMD-owned FPGA specialist Xilinx has announced the acquisition of Silexica, a 2014-era academic spinout founded on a promise to "democratise accelerated computing" - primarily through its SLX FPGA tool suite....