5. Applications
The first FPGAs were confined to interfacing applications between integrated circuits on an electronic board (signal shaping, I/O management, decoding functions, variable signal delay, small PLCs, etc.). At the time, this was referred to as Glu Logic.
Today, the integration of significant computing, memory and communication capabilities in a single FPGA has made them indispensable solutions in many applications. As a result, it's not uncommon to find solutions based entirely on an FPGA circuit as the active element and, possibly, one or more memory circuits.
One of the features that has made, and continues to make, FPGAs so successful is their great flexibility in terms of reconfiguration. It is thus possible to correct or improve a system to some extent after it has been brought to market. FPGA upgrades are therefore very similar to software...
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Bibliography
Software tools
VPR: a set of CAD tools for FPGAs made by the University of Toronto. Initially specialized for placement/routing phases. Now available for other phases of the FPGA design flow. http://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/vpr/
Synplify: logic synthesis tool for FPGA circuits marketed by Synopsys, capable of synthesizing different FPGAs...
Events
FPGA: ACM/SIGDA International Symposium on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays http://www.isfpga.org
FPL: International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications. 22nd edition in 2012 http://www.fpl.org/
FPT: International Conference on Field-Programmable...
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Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Xilinx http://www.xilinx.com
Altera http://www.altera.com
Actel http://www.actel.com
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