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From: jdalton@b...
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 16:09:56 +1100
Subject: [oc] FPGAs to become the standard?
HP has posted a press release about their work
on molecular electronics. An interesting quote
from the article is below:
"All of this work demonstrates that, in the future, programming could replace
today's complex, high-precision method of fabricating computer chips," said
Kuekes, a senior scientist and computer architect at HP Labs. "Once a basic
grid has been assembled, programming could be used to implement a very
complex logic design by electronically setting the appropriate configuration
switches in the molecular-scale structure."
What he is talking about is fabricating a generic chip, then programming it
to do your specific function. That is, a gate array.
Imagine the implications for opencores if an FPGA, not an ASIC, became the
normal way to build a chip.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/23jan02b.htm
John
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