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ASICs require scale that doesn't always make sense. Many things using FPGAs aren't necessarily mass-market / consumer devices.
by esseph 1y ago
ASICs require scale that doesn't always make sense. Many things using FPGAs aren't necessarily mass-market / consumer devices.
- geerlingguy 1y agoOne area I see almost exclusively FPGA designs is for high power broadcast equipment like transmitters and exciters. The polar opposite of mass-market, and the price is high enough the FPGA is just one of many expensive components.
- esseph 1y agoYou'll also find them in tons and tons of ISP equipment. Radios, optical gear, QoE equipment, etc.