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Why chiplets? Can anyone explain to me why I'd want chiplets as opposed to a processor embedded in a Field Programmable Gate Array? Seems like development wou
by ej3 3y ago
Why chiplets? Can anyone explain to me why I'd want chiplets as opposed to a processor embedded in a Field Programmable Gate Array? Seems like development would be infinitely cheaper and the possibilities far more dynamic? Chiplets seem slow and expensive to develop. Once built they'd be completely static and probably necessarily replaced by the subsequent version in 3-5 years.
- adapteva 3y agoIf an FPGA can get the job done, it's usually the right answer. However FPGA programmability comes with a 25x-100x penalty in terms of area, cost, power, performance compared to application specific devices. Sometimes 100x matters...