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You're probably right. The FPGA is probably the most expensive part of this board by far, and maybe they figured the FPGA and the PCIE bus can handle enough tra
by tachyonbeam 6y ago
You're probably right. The FPGA is probably the most expensive part of this board by far, and maybe they figured the FPGA and the PCIE bus can handle enough traffic to keep two compression chips busy.
- ComputerGuru 6y agoFPGAs are cheap compared to the initial run costs for comparable custom ASICs, though.
- tyingq 6y agoThe FPGA is also potentially insurance for bugs on the ASIC that aren't economical to fix. Catch the bug and fix it on the way out of the card.