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What is an FPGA?
It is an acronym for field programmable gate array. It is a semiconductor IC where a large majority of the electrical functionality inside the device can be changed; changed by the design engineer, changed during the PCB assembly process, or even changed after the equipment has been shipped to customers out in the ‘field’.
FPGAs provide benefits to designers of many types of electronic equipment, ranging from smart energy grids, aircraft navigation, automotive driver’s assistance, medical ultrasounds and data center search engines – just to name a few.
Customer Benefits by Using FPGAs
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Acceleration | Get products to market quicker and/or increase your system performance.
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Integration | Today’s FPGAs include on-die processors, transceiver I/O’s at 28 Gbps (or faster), RAM blocks, DSP engines, and more. More functions within the FPGA mean fewer devices on the circuit board, increasing reliability by reducing the number of device failures. |
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Additional Resources
Intel® FPGA and Programmable Devices
Learn how these powerful devices can be customized to accelerate key workloads and enable design engineers to adapt to emerging standards or changing requirements.
Are You New to the World of FPGAs?
Read the free ebook FPGAs for Dummies to increase your understanding of FPGAs or check out other resources in ‘Getting Started’ to learn how to use/design with FPGAs.
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