This reminds me of a late 1990s/early 2000s company called Starbridge Systems that commercialised FPGA-based "Hypercomputers" embodying what I took to be a comp

This reminds me of a late 1990s/early 2000s company called Starbridge Systems that commercialised FPGA-based "Hypercomputers" embodying what I took to be a compile-to-FPGA technology (trademarked Pensa if I remember correctly). It seems to be long-gone and defunct but this is the best reference I was able to find on the web: http://www.forbes.com/2003/03/25/cz_dl_0325star2.html http://www.forbes.com/2003/03/25/cz_dl_0325star2.html