@whitequark@social.treehouse.systems
Post #2272321
2026-05-04 23:20 UTC
@aburka@hachyderm.io @regehr@mastodon.social @penguin42@mastodon.org.uk CPLDs virtually always hold a program internally, FPGAs usually do not but there are exceptions. nonvolatile FPGAs tend to be their own specific famillies used for applications where instant-on is very important
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@cliffordheath@mastodon.social 2026-05-04 23:31
@whitequark@social.treehouse.systems @aburka@hachyderm.io @regehr@mastodon.social @penguin42@mastodon.org.uk non-volatile storage is also good for radiation hardening and can reduce power consumption, both good for space applications. Actel/Microchip PolarFire is used a lot there, for both reasons