VHDL is as low-level for an FPGA as C is for a CPU. VHDL is almost low-level for an ASIC, where you can implement logic more directly. But even then, VHDL is a

VHDL is as low-level for an FPGA as C is for a CPU. VHDL is almost low-level for an ASIC, where you can implement logic more directly. But even then, VHDL is an abstraction.