WHAT IS FPGA ????

FPGA stands for Field Programmable Gate Array, which when translated suppose - suppose it means is a field (which in this case is an IC chip) that contains a number of logic gates that can be programmed. FPGAs have the physical form such as IC (Integrated Circuit). FPGA is a combination of PLD and ASIC technologies. PLD (Programmable Logic Device) itself is an IC that has a logic gate circuit and can be programmed while the ASIC (Application Specific Circuit Integreted) is an IC designed for specific needs that have advantages in speed, but expensive to manufacture. Because the FPGA is a combination of PLD and FPGA so he has an excess of both, and can overcome the existing deficiencies in the PLD and ASIC. Some of the advantages of FPGA are:

• FPGA cheaper than PLD and ASIC
• FPGA is easier and faster than the implementation
• FPGAs have the advantage of the PLD can be programmed repeatedly
• FPGAs have the advantages of an ASIC that has a complex function