/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/what-the-fpga-is-thatFPGAs or field-programmable gate array are becoming more and more popular it seems. Over the last year I have seen an increase in people asking what FPGA kit should they buy, which languages should they learn, VHDL or Verilog? There are lots of...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/what-the-fpga-is-thatMon, 07 Nov 2011 19:23:45 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:cc56629f-ef92-48be-91a7-decb0968278fFormer Member0<p>Great job Paul, Can&#39;t wait for the next one in the series. </p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=12722&AppID=45&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/what-the-fpga-is-thatTue, 18 Oct 2011 01:29:46 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:cc56629f-ef92-48be-91a7-decb0968278fgervasi0<p>I didn&#39;t realize that about the structure of an FPGA.&nbsp; A CLB plus some registers plus a state machine equals a microprocessor.&nbsp; I suppose that&#39;s how people put simple micros in an FPGA.&nbsp; I also didn&#39;t know they&#39;re putting FPGA elements in micros.&nbsp; Maybe the two will merge one day.&nbsp; In school we only studied PLAs, and I always assumed FPGAs were just PLAs with fancy tools that give you higher layers of abstraction.&nbsp; Obviously I&#39;ve never done an FPGA but this makes me want to.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=12722&AppID=45&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">