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I've always imagined they have a good quality version for military applications, and the bad stuff for everyone else
by 8note 7y ago
I've always imagined they have a good quality version for military applications, and the bad stuff for everyone else
- AWildC182 7y agoMost of the development is for the military. It gets farmed to contractors who use all the same stuff you have access to, just typically several years out of date. The ability to fully enumerate and simulate every part of the design gives them a huge hardon even though stuff frequently passes simulation and fails on the silicon. It's very common to see FPGAs in nuclear, military RF, and aerospace applications.
- tfmkevin 7y agoThere are no separate tools for military use. And, the mil/aero versions of the chips are usually a generation or two behind because of the extra work to make them high-reliability, produce the required documentation, etc.