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Not long ago there was an FPGA inside the iPhone (an ice40). Hardly niche.
by jleahy 6y ago
Not long ago there was an FPGA inside the iPhone (an ice40). Hardly niche.
- Answerawake 6y agoReally? What function did it serve the iPhone?
- ATsch 6y agoLikely just simple glue logic. Things like converting one protocol into another, doing some multiplexing or some simple pre-processing or filtering on some sensor data. They're incredibly tiny (2x2mm) and use little power, so they pop up in designs pretty regularly.
- 908B64B197 6y agoI wonder if they are reprogrammable, so if what's running on these could ever be updated.