FPGA technology presentation
FPGA technology presentation What is an FPGA? FPGA stands for Field Programmable Gate Array . It’s a type of chip that you can reconfigure at the hardware level — after it’s manufactured. Think of it like: A blank digital circuit board inside a chip that you can “rewire” with code. Instead of running software instructions like a CPU does, you describe what kind of digital circuit you want, and the FPGA becomes that circuit. You describe the circuit using a hardware description language (HDL) like: VHDL Verilog or SystemVerilog When you load (“flash”) that configuration onto the FPGA, it physically connects its internal logic blocks and wires according to your design. How it Works Internally An FPGA is made up of: Logic Blocks (LUTs – Look-Up Tables): Small configurable logic elements that can perform basic logic operations (AND, OR, XOR, etc.). Flip-flops: Tiny memory cells that store single bits (used for sequential logic). Routing Matrix: A ...