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Yes and yes but new uses are emerging, it's like 3D printing: there's a crossover where the extra cost you pay for flexibility becomes too much to compete with
by zwieback 8y ago
Yes and yes but new uses are emerging, it's like 3D printing: there's a crossover where the extra cost you pay for flexibility becomes too much to compete with hard wired logic despite the high initial cost.
- monocasa 8y agoTo be fair, it's not new. People have been using FPGAs in that capacity for decades.
- zwieback 8y agoVery true, but mostly EEs and embedded SW/FW engineers. I think the SW tools, although still awful, are reaching the point where more SW-focused developers can take advantage of FPGA flexibility. Which isn't to say every programmer shouldn't be forced to struggle through a Verilog or VHDL project - that'll put some hair on your chest and the fear of god into you. I'll see your async and raise you an "always @(posedge clk)"