the problem is that if you are a small time device maker the fpga you need to replicate this design would cost so much that the product becomes unaffordable. an

the problem is that if you are a small time device maker the fpga you need to replicate this design would cost so much that the product becomes unaffordable. and you can’t run it fast enough unless you turn it into an asic? i have been looking for ways to create an 8 core risc V cpu in a cheap fpga (sub $10) while making it run fast enough to compete with ARM cortex A chips. as far as i can tell this still can’t be done. the people who design the chips often make poor choices regarding peripherals and features. this is because they are not the end users who are the software engineers. so what would be really interesting is to no longer need to create asics and just as a software developer design the cpu you want and program it into an fpga while being competitive cost wise.