The future of programmable logic and its impact on digital system design

Author

Carter, William S.

Author_Institution

Xilinx Inc., San Jose, CA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

10-12 Oct 1994

Firstpage

10

Lastpage

16

Abstract

Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) combine the high-integration benefits of gate arrays with the time-to-market benefits of a user-programmable device. Already a mainstream logic technology, the growth rate of FPGA usage will continue to exceed that of other ASIC technologies. FPGA technology is having a major impact on electronic system design, especially through the use of FPGAs as reconfigurable computing elements

Keywords

application specific integrated circuits; digital systems; logic arrays; logic design; technological forecasting; ASIC; FPGA technology; digital system design; electronic system design; field programmable gate arrays; future; high-integration benefits; programmable logic; reconfigurable computing elements; time-to-market benefits; usage growth rate; user-programmable device; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Digital systems; Field programmable gate arrays; Logic design; Logic devices; Logic programming; Programmable logic arrays; Programmable logic devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, 1994. ICCD '94. Proceedings., IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Cambridge, MA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6565-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCD.1994.331842

Filename

331842