> If you're not using an FPGA then you either need some other general purpose hardware or you need an ASIC. An ASIC is a multi-million-dollar investment. And i

> If you're not using an FPGA then you either need some other general purpose hardware or you need an ASIC. An ASIC is a multi-million-dollar investment. And if you are using an ASIC, most of the design is usually carried out in an HDL, just like an FPGA design. The end result may be different, but the process is similar.