7 Mar
2005
7 Mar
'05
11:57 p.m.
Thomas Shaddack <shaddack@ns.arachne.cz> wrote:
There are FPGAs with on-chip RISC CPU cores, allowing reaping the benefits of both architectures in a single chip.
FPGAs are mostly useful for prototyping. Once you've decided on a design, there's no point in realizing it in a reprogrammable environment. Synthesize it, time it carefully, and run it as fast as your process allows. TSMC 0.13u just ain't that pricey any more. -- Riad S. Wahby rsw@jfet.org