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FPGA in the datacenter may be a red herring; a relatively small percentage of digital circuits are computers. FPGA is widely used in control circuits for indus
by KC8ZKF 12y ago
FPGA in the datacenter may be a red herring; a relatively small percentage of digital circuits are computers.
FPGA is widely used in control circuits for industrial uses, for example.
- sliverstorm 12y agoIt is instructive to note where FPGAs are used (and yes, they are used). For example, lower-priced oscilloscopes. Too small volume to merit an ASIC, too high performance to use a CPU, and too fast to interface directly to the central DSP.
- CamperBob2 12y agoFPGAs really only make sense when you need to move a metric assload of data around in a hurry while simultaneously running "embarassingly parallel" logic... and even then, they are rarely the most economical approach in the long run. As a rule they are replaced by ASICs in specialized high-volume applications and CPUs in less specialized ones. There's nothing better for prototyping and proof-of-concept work, though. And they'll always have a place in low-volume applications that aren't cost-sensitive.
- KC8ZKF 12y agoThey are also replacing TTL circuits in small volume command and control applications. Circuits with dozens or hundreds of 7400 series ICs wired together in Byzantine ways.