Through-Hole Programmable Logic Devices (PLD) 1,819

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Part	Manufacturer	Programmable IC Type	Grading Of Temperature	Form Of Terminal	No. of Terminals	Package Code	Package Shape	Package Body Material	Propagation Delay	Surface Mount	Maximum Supply Voltage	Technology Used	Screening Level	No. of Inputs	Architecture	Nominal Supply Voltage (V)	Packing Method	Power Supplies (V)	Package Style (Meter)	Package Equivalence Code	Sub-Category	In-System Programmable	Output Function	Minimum Supply Voltage	No. of Product Terms	Pitch Of Terminal	Maximum Operating Temperature	Organization	No. of Dedicated Inputs	Minimum Operating Temperature	Finishing Of Terminal Used	Position Of Terminal	JESD-30 Code	Maximum Seated Height	Width	Qualification	Additional Features	JESD-609 Code	Maximum Clock Frequency	No. of Outputs	Length	JTAG Boundary Scan Test	No. of I/O Lines
TIBPAL20R4-7CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	9 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Mixed	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset		74 MHz	8			4
TIBPLS506CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	6 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		13	PLS-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Registered	4.75 V	97	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	Field-Programmable Logic Sequencer		33 MHz	8			0
TIBPAL22VP10-25MJTB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-STD-883	22	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.5 V	120	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	11 Dedicated Inputs, 10 I/O	11	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	PAL with Macrocells; 10 Macrocells; 1 External Clock; Shared Input/Clock		25 MHz	10	32.005 mm		10
PAL20L8A-2MJWB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.6	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial		64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No				8
TIBPAL20L8-5CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	7 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	14 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	14	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No				8			6
TIFPLA840CNT3	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		14	PLA-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices				32	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24							6
TIBPAL20R8-7CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	7.5 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		12	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Registered	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset		74 MHz	8			0
8412905LA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	35 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL				5			In-Line				Combinatorial	4.5 V		2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	12	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24	4.064 mm	7.62 mm						30.378 mm		8
M38510/50403BRX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Metal-Sealed Cofired		No	5.5 V	Bipolar	MIL-M-38510 Class B			5			In-Line				Combinatorial	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	10	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-CDIP-T20			Yes			20 MHz				8
5962-8515521RA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-STD-883	8	PAL-TYPE	5	Tube	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	No	Registered	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	Yes		e0	74 MHz	8		No	0
SN74PL840NT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	20 ns	No		TTL		14	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices				32	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No				6
5962-01-354-8218	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		12	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices				40	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No			35 MHz	10
TIBPAL22V10AC25NT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 ns	No		TTL		22	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell		132	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No			28.5 MHz	10
SN74PL16L8-1N	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 ns	No		TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial		64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20			No				8
DMPAL10L8ANC	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic	25 ns	No		TTL		10	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial		16	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)	Tin/Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T20			No		e0		8
SN74LS336N3	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		12	PLA-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.6	Programmable Logic Devices				32	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24							6
5962-8767115LX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-STD-883			5			In-Line				Combinatorial	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	14 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	14	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No							6
TIBPAL20X4-30CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	30 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Mixed	4.75 V	40	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	10	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No	Power-Up Reset; 1 External Clock; Register Preload		22.2 MHz	10			6
TICHAL16R4-35CN	Texas Instruments	Mask PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	35 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS				5			In-Line				Mixed	4.5 V		2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	8	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	1 External Clock		18 MHz		24.325 mm		4
TIBPALR19L8CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		19	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	2 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	2	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No				8			6
TIBPAL20R4-20MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5	Tube	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	No	Mixed	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	12	-55 °C (-67 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset	e0	40 MHz	8	32.005 mm	No	4
TIBPAL20R4-10CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Mixed	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset		55.5 MHz	8			4
SNC54LS335J	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL	MIL-STD-883 Class B (Modified)	12	PLS-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.6	Programmable Logic Devices				32	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No				6
TIBPAL16R4-7CN	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	9 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		12	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Mixed	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	8	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	Power-Up Reset; Register Preload		74 MHz	8	24.325 mm		4
M38510/50801BLX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular		30 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS	MIL-M-38510 Class B			5			In-Line				Combinatorial	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	11 Dedicated Inputs, 10 I/O	11	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No			25 MHz				10
TIBPAL16R6-12MJB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	14 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-PRF-38535	10	PAL-TYPE	5	Tube	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	No	Mixed	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 2 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)	Tin/Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No		e0	48 MHz	6	24.195 mm	No	2
TIBPSG507ACJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	20 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		13	PLS-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.75 V	80	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	F_Max for 6-bit couner CNT_/HLD0 application = 33 MHz; Programmable sequence generator		45 MHz	8	32.005 mm		0
TIB82S105BMJDB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	28	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	16	PLS-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP28,.6	Programmable Logic Devices				48	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T28			No			25 MHz	8
PAL20R8AMJWB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	12	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.6	Programmable Logic Devices		Registered		64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No			20 MHz	8
PAL16L8ACN	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 ns	No		TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial		64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20			No				8
TIBPAL20R6-7CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	9 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		14	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Mixed	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 2 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset		74 MHz	8	31.64 mm		2
M38510/50601BRX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	20 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-M-38510 Class B			5			In-Line				Combinatorial	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	10	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20			Yes							6
TIBPAL20SP8-30MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL		20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	14 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	14	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No				8			6
EP630-25MJTB	Texas Instruments	UV PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line, Window	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.5 V	160	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	4 Dedicated Inputs, 16 I/O	4	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No			40 MHz	16	32.005 mm		16
EP630-20CJT	Texas Instruments	UV PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line, Window	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.75 V	160	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	4 Dedicated Inputs, 16 I/O	4	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No			50 MHz	16	32.005 mm		16
EP330-25IN	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	26 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.5 V	72	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	9 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	9	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	8 Macrocells; 1 External Clock; Shared Input/Clock		28.5 MHz	8	24.325 mm		8
TIBPAL22V10-20MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	20 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL		22	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.5 V	132	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	11 Dedicated Inputs, 10 I/O	11	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	PAL with Macrocells; 10 Macrocells; 1 External Clock; Shared Input/Clock		33.3 MHz	10			10
PAL20L8ACN	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 ns	No		TTL		20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial		64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20			No				8
TIBPAL20R8-25CNT3	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		12	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Registered		64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24						25 MHz	8
82S167AMJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL		14	PLS-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices				48	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No				6
EP630-25INT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	27 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS		20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.5 V	160	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	4 Dedicated Inputs, 16 I/O	4	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No	16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks; Asynchronous Clocks		28.6 MHz	16			16
M38510/50603BRX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	20 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL				5			In-Line				Mixed	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 2 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20			No			41.6 MHz				2
TIBPAL20L10-25MJTB	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	25 ns	No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial		40	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No				10
5962-01-399-2314	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 ns	No		TTL		12	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Registered		64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20			No			28.6 MHz	8
TIBPAL16L8-7CN	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	9 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	10	0 °C (32 °F)	Nickel Palladium Gold	Dual	R-PDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No		e4	74 MHz	8	24.325 mm		6
TIBPAL20R4-30MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Mixed	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	12	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No			25 MHz	8			4
PAL16L8A-2CJ	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	35 ns	No		TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial		64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T20			No				8
TIBPAL22V10-15CN	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic	15 ns	No		TTL		22	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell		132	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20			No			40 MHz	10

Programmable Logic Devices (PLD)

Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) are digital circuits that are designed to be programmed by the user to perform specific logic functions. They consist of an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs) that can be programmed to perform any digital function, as well as programmable interconnects that allow these blocks to be connected in any way the designer wishes. This makes PLDs highly versatile and customizable, and they are often used in applications where a high degree of flexibility and performance is required.

PLDs are programmed using specialized software tools that allow the designer to specify the logic functions and interconnects that are required for a particular application. This process is known as synthesis and involves translating the high-level design into a format that can be implemented on the PLD hardware. The resulting configuration data is then loaded onto the PLD, allowing it to perform the desired logic functions.

PLDs are used in a wide range of applications, including digital signal processing, computer networking, and high-performance computing. They offer a number of advantages over traditional fixed-function digital circuits, including the ability to be reprogrammed in the field, lower development costs, and faster time-to-market. However, they also have some disadvantages, including higher power consumption and lower performance compared to custom-designed digital circuits.