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PAB6: Howard
Bogrow
Xilinx, Inc
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) have become the technology of choice for many Military and Aerospace system designers. This is true for new system development as well as for upgrading/retrofitting existing systems. Because FPGAs are available as an off-the-shelf product, there is no longer the need to develop custom logic circuits. This provides the benefits to the designer of having access to components that greatly reduce development time and allow for design changes right up to the production phase, and also allow for field upgrades once the system is deployed. Re-programmable FPGAs can also be reconfigured on-the-fly to accommodate multiple system missions. Employing the concepts of “best commercial practices” has made high-density FPGAs, manufactured on state-of-the-art advanced processes available to the Mil/Aero designer.
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