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> FPGAs are fundamentally a prototyping tool. FPGAs can be used for prototyping ASICs, but that's by far not their major use-case.
by adwn 13y ago
> FPGAs are fundamentally a prototyping tool.
FPGAs can be used for prototyping ASICs, but that's by far not their major use-case.
- sliverstorm 13y agoWhat is then? I know they are used alongside PLDs, but I thought PLDs still dominated that use-case.
- adwn 13y agoThey are essentially low-volume ASIC replacements. Some applications: - digital signal processing (DSP) - network equipment (modern high-end FPGAs are able to function as 100G Ethernet switches and routers, just connect them to some PHYs and fast DRAM) - systems on chip (SoC): processor, fast DSP, all kinds of IOs, memory controller – all on a single chip - realtime video stream processing For more examples, see http://www.xilinx.com/applications/index.htm http://www.xilinx.com/applications/index.htm