Fraser Innovation is a Canadian technology company with a history of developing FPGA boards, RISC-V educational platforms, RF hardware, JTAG tools, embedded-system products, and practical technical learning materials.
Fraser Innovation no longer manufactures or sells hardware products.
Today, this website preserves our legacy product documentation and provides educational resources covering FPGA development, RISC-V processors, embedded Linux, digital logic, computer architecture, hardware design, and related technologies.
Our Focus Today
FraserInnovations.com is now a technical education and reference website for students, engineers, developers, educators, makers, and technology enthusiasts.
Our content focuses on connecting hardware theory with practical system development.
FPGA Development
Learn how field-programmable gate arrays work and how they are used to build digital systems.
Topics include:
- FPGA architecture
- Verilog and VHDL
- Combinational and sequential logic
- Finite-state machines
- FPGA development workflows
- Simulation and verification
- Timing analysis
- FPGA programming and debugging
RISC-V and Computer Architecture
Explore how processors are designed from registers, arithmetic units, control logic, memory systems, and instruction sets.
Topics include:
- RISC-V instruction sets
- CPU registers
- Arithmetic logic units
- Datapaths and control units
- Processor pipelines
- Pipeline hazards
- Memory and cache
- Interrupt systems
- Minimal CPU design
- FPGA-based processor implementation
Embedded Linux
Understand how Linux is used in embedded and FPGA-based systems.
Topics include:
- Embedded Linux development
- PetaLinux
- Device trees
- Linux device drivers
- Network booting
- NFS and file transfer
- Linux networking
- System administration
- Hardware and software integration
Digital Hardware
Learn the building blocks behind modern computing systems.
Topics include:
- Binary numbers
- Transistors
- Logic gates
- Flip-flops
- Registers
- Adders
- Multiplexers
- Memory circuits
- CPU architecture
- Hardware interfaces
Our History
Fraser Innovation Inc. was established in British Columbia, Canada, to develop practical FPGA and embedded-system technologies.
The company previously designed, manufactured, and distributed products including:
FPGA development boards
FPGA educational platforms
RISC-V processor boards
RF and wireless development hardware
JTAG programming and debugging tools
Expansion modules
Data-conversion boards
Embedded-system hardware
Technical experiments and training materials
Our hardware platforms were created to help users study FPGA design, RISC-V processors, embedded Linux, RF systems, computer architecture, and digital electronics.
Fraser Innovation also produced manuals, schematics, reference designs, software examples, and step-by-step experiments for students and engineers.
Although our manufacturing and hardware sales operations have ended, the technical knowledge developed through those projects continues to support this website.
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Legacy Products and Documentation
All Fraser Innovation hardware products have been discontinued and are no longer available for purchase.
Legacy product pages remain online to support:
- Existing product owners
- Engineers maintaining older projects
- Students studying FPGA and RISC-V systems
- Developers searching for technical specifications
- Educators using historical hardware examples
- Researchers studying embedded-system designs
Available legacy information may include:
- Product specifications
- Hardware photographs
- Experimental manuals
- Schematics
- Reference designs
- Software examples
- Linux configuration instructions
- FPGA development procedures
- RISC-V programming materials
Some documentation was created for older versions of FPGA tools, Linux distributions, development software, and operating systems. Compatibility with current systems cannot be guaranteed.
Users should verify software versions, voltage requirements, pin assignments, device compatibility, and safety information before applying legacy documentation to a current project.
Featured Technical Resources
RISC-V Programming and Processor Design
Learn how RISC-V processors execute instructions, use registers, interact with memory, and run software.
Our RISC-V resources cover processor architecture, C programming, FPGA implementation, instruction execution, peripherals, interrupts, and embedded-system development.
Explore RISC-V Resources
https://fraserinnovations.com/category/risc-v/
https://fraserinnovations.com/category/risc-v-core/
https://fraserinnovations.com/category/risc-v-tutorial/
https://fraserinnovations.com/category/fii-risc-v3-01-cpu/
FPGA Development for Beginners
Start with the fundamentals of digital logic and progress toward complete FPGA projects.
Learn how to create, simulate, synthesize, program, and debug FPGA designs using practical examples.
Embedded Linux and PetaLinux
Explore Linux installation, network configuration, file transfer, NFS, device trees, drivers, and FPGA-based Linux development environments.
Experimental Manuals
Our legacy experimental manuals provide structured examples covering FPGA logic, processor systems, interfaces, peripherals, and embedded software.
These manuals are preserved for educational and technical-reference purposes.
From Hardware Products to Technical Education
Fraser Innovation began as a hardware development company.
Our work required knowledge across several technical layers:
- Electronic components
- PCB design
- FPGA architecture
- Digital logic
- Processor design
- Embedded software
- Linux systems
- Networking
- Hardware debugging
- Technical documentation
Today, we use that experience to explain how computing systems work.
Our goal is not only to describe individual technologies, but also to show how they connect.
Logic gates form registers and arithmetic circuits.
Registers, ALUs, memory systems, and control logic form processors.
Processors interact with FPGA hardware, embedded devices, operating systems, drivers, applications, and networks.
Understanding these connections helps students and engineers move beyond isolated concepts and develop complete systems.
Product Guides and Industry Resources
FraserInnovations.com may publish educational product guides, technical comparisons, and industry resources related to FPGA, RISC-V, embedded systems, Linux, computer hardware, and engineering tools.
These resources may discuss currently available third-party products, including:
- FPGA development boards
- RISC-V boards
- Microcontroller platforms
- JTAG programmers
- Logic analyzers
- Oscilloscopes
- Mini PCs
- Linux-compatible computers
- Networking equipment
- Electronic tools
- Technical books
Current products are not manufactured or sold by Fraser Innovation unless explicitly stated.
Some articles may link to third-party retailers or to FPGAmarketing.com, which operates separately as a current product-information and purchasing website.
Some links may be affiliate links. We may receive a commission when a reader completes a qualifying purchase, at no additional cost to the reader.
Affiliate relationships do not determine our technical conclusions or recommendations.
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Important Product Notice
Fraser Innovation no longer manufactures, stocks, sells, or ships hardware products.
All products previously manufactured or sold by Fraser Innovation have been discontinued.
Any historical prices, sales promotions, inventory statements, shipping information, purchase buttons, warranties, or delivery estimates appearing on archived pages should be considered obsolete.
Please do not submit payment or attempt to place an order for a discontinued Fraser Innovation product.
For currently available third-party products, product comparisons, and buying guides, visit FPGAmarketing.com.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to preserve useful technical knowledge and explain complex computing technologies clearly, accurately, and practically.
We aim to help readers:
- Understand FPGA and processor architecture
- Learn digital hardware design
- Explore RISC-V technology
- Develop embedded Linux systems
- Study legacy hardware platforms
- Select appropriate development tools
- Connect software concepts with real hardware
- Make informed technical decisions
Fraser Innovation may no longer manufacture hardware, but its educational mission continues.
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FPGA
Learn FPGA architecture, digital logic, Verilog, VHDL, simulation, synthesis, and hardware implementation.
RISC-V
Study instruction sets, processor design, programming, registers, pipelines, peripherals, and FPGA-based CPUs.
Embedded Linux
Learn Linux networking, device trees, drivers, PetaLinux, NFS, file transfer, and system integration.
Legacy Documentation
Access preserved product specifications, manuals, reference designs, and technical materials.