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A horrifying proposal based on the assumption that servers and network are the end-all and be-all of everything. "Commodification" is a thing, and Xilinx fits
by cjensen 10y ago
A horrifying proposal based on the assumption that servers and network are the end-all and be-all of everything.
"Commodification" is a thing, and Xilinx fits everywhere, not just in places destined to have no profit. In fact, their best markets are the new ones with no pre-existing specialized chips available to replace FPGAs.
- ktta 10y agoCan you please explain what you were referring to by 'new ones with no pre-existing specialized chips available to replace FPGAs.'? I've never really head of any thing new that can replace FPGAs.
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- leoedin 10y agoOnce a market for a particular chip is big enough, it's much more cost effective to replace an FPGA with an ASIC (a custom silicon chip). The non-recurring cost to have an ASIC developed is often millions of dollars, so it only makes sense in high volume applications. FPGAs excel in low volume, and in products that are still being developed.