Yes, this is because VHDL is not code. It's a different paradigm entirely. The FPGA doesn't "run" the VHDL, etc. The units in an FPGA are just a little bit of

Yes, this is because VHDL is not code. It's a different paradigm entirely. The FPGA doesn't "run" the VHDL, etc. The units in an FPGA are just a little bit of logic with a bunch of connectivity to local busses. I haven't done much VHDL lately (ECE '96 here) but I do remember how the stuff works. But then again I focused mainly on CPU architecture.