The ultimate goal is indeed to build an ultra-fast ASIC. There's a $1M ASIC circuit competition planned for for 2020. This $100K FPGA competition is a "warm up"

The ultimate goal is indeed to build an ultra-fast ASIC. There's a $1M ASIC circuit competition planned for for 2020. This $100K FPGA competition is a "warm up" to the ASIC competition. A bit more information here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-77V1IareQ&feature=youtu.be&t=914 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-77V1IareQ&feature=youtu.be...