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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)	Power Supplies (V)	Package Style (Meter)	Package Equivalence Code	Sub-Category	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	Peak Reflow Temperature (C)	Length	No. of I/O Lines
EP910IDC-12	Altera	UV PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	15 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		36	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP40,.6	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	240	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T40			No	Macrocells Interconnected By Global Bus; 24 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks	e0	76.9 MHz	24	220 °C (428 °F)		24
EP224PC-10	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	10 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		22	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	72	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	13 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	13	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T24	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	8 Macrocells	e0	62.5 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)	31.6865 mm	8
5962-01-348-1202	Altera		Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		CMOS		20	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell		160	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No			18.2 MHz	16
EPM5016PC20-20	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	20 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS				5		In-Line			Macrocell	4.75 V		2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	7 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	7	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	16 Macrocells; Shared Input/Clock; Shared Product Terms		62.5 MHz			26.162 mm	8
EP224PC-12	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	12 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		22	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	72	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	13 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	13	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T24	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	8 Macrocells	e0	90.9 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)	31.6865 mm	8
EP600IDC-55	Altera	UV PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Metal-Sealed Cofired	55 ns	No	5.25 V					5		In-Line, Window			Macrocell	4.75 V		2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-CDIP-T24	4.826 mm	7.62 mm			e0	23.3 MHz		220 °C (428 °F)	31.9405 mm
EP610PI24-25	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	27 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS				5		In-Line			Macrocell	4.5 V		2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	4 Dedicated Inputs, 16 I/O	4	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks		47.6 MHz			31.6865 mm	16
EPB1400D	Altera	UV PLD		Through-Hole	40	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed		No		CMOS						In-Line, Window			Macrocell			2.54 mm		4 Dedicated Inputs, 20 I/O	4			Dual	R-GDIP-T40	5.715 mm	15.24 mm	No	20 Macrocells					52.07 mm	20
EP22V10VPC-15	Altera		Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	15 ns	No		CMOS		22	PAL-TYPE	3.3	3.3 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell		132	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No		e0	50 MHz	10	220 °C (428 °F)
EP320DM	Altera	UV PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	45 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line, Window	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.5 V	72	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	9 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	9	-55 °C (-67 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T20	4.826 mm	7.62 mm	No	8 Macrocells; Shared Input/Clock	e0	30.3 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)	24.003 mm	8
EP600DC	Altera	UV PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	55 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)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T24	4.826 mm	7.62 mm	No	16 Macrocells	e0	22.2 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)	31.9405 mm	16
EP320IDC-35	Altera	EE PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Metal-Sealed Cofired	45 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	72	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	8	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-CDIP-T20			No		e0	17.24 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)		8
EP22V10RDC-15	Altera		Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	15 ns	No		CMOS		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)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No		e0	58.8 MHz	10	220 °C (428 °F)
EP310DI	Altera	UV PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	20	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	50 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line, Window	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.5 V	74	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	9 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	9	-40 °C (-40 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T20	4.826 mm	7.62 mm	No	Shared Input/Clock	e0	31.3 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)	24.003 mm	8
5962-01-348-1201	Altera		Commercial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	60 ns	No		CMOS		36	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP40,.6	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell		240	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T40			No			16.7 MHz	24
EP610PM24-35	Altera	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	37 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS				5		In-Line			Macrocell	4.5 V		2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	4 Dedicated Inputs, 16 I/O	4	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks		28.6 MHz			31.6865 mm	16
EP610PI24-35	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	37 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS				5		In-Line			Macrocell	4.5 V		2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	4 Dedicated Inputs, 16 I/O	4	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks		37 MHz			31.6865 mm	16
EP600IPI-55	Altera		Industrial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic	55 ns	No		CMOS		20	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell		160	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)			-40 °C (-40 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No		e0	18.2 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)
EP610IDC-10	Altera	UV PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	15 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		20	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	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)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No		e0	100 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)		16
EP310DI-2	Altera		Industrial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell		74	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)			-40 °C (-40 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-XDIP-T20			No		e0	30.3 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)
EPM5016DI-20	Altera	UV PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	20	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	20 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS		16	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line, Window	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.5 V	160	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	7 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	7	-40 °C (-40 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T20	5.334 mm	7.62 mm	No	Macrocells interconnected by PIA; 16 Macrocells; 1 External Clock; Shared Input/Clock	e0	62.5 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)	24.13 mm	8
EP1210DC-1	Altera	UV PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	40	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	50 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		36	PAL-TYPE	5		In-Line, Window	DIP40,.6	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	236	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T40	5.715 mm	15.24 mm	No	28 Macrocells	e0	28.5 MHz	24	220 °C (428 °F)	52.07 mm	24
EP330PC20-12	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	13 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS				5		In-Line			Macrocell	4.75 V		2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	9 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	9	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	8 Macrocells; Shared Input/Clock		100 MHz			26.162 mm	8
EP22V10PC-25	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		22	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	132	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	11 Dedicated Inputs, 10 I/O	11	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T24	4.32 mm	7.62 mm	No	Macrocells Interconnected By Global Bus; 10 Macrocells; 1 External Clock	e0	35.7 MHz	10	220 °C (428 °F)	31.68 mm	10
5962-01-364-6999	Altera		Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		CMOS		20	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell		160	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No			22.2 MHz	16
EP220PC-10A	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	10 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	72	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	9 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	9	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T20	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	8 Macrocells	e0	111 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)	26.162 mm	8
EP910PC40-30	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	33 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		36	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP40,.6	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	240	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T40	4.826 mm	15.24 mm	No	24 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks	e0	41.7 MHz	24	220 °C (428 °F)	52.4256 mm	24
5962-01-430-5458	Altera		Industrial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		CMOS		20	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell		160	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)			-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No			18.2 MHz	16
EP610PI-35	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	37 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)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T24	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	Macrocells Interconnected By Global Bus; 16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks	e0	28.6 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)	31.6865 mm	16
EP320PC	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	45 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	72	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	9 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	9	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T20		7.62 mm	No	8 Macrocells; Shared Input/Clock	e0	30.3 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)	26.162 mm	8
EPS448PC28-25A	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	28	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No	5.25 V	CMOS				5		In-Line			Registered	4.75 V		2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	8	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T28	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	PLS		25 MHz			34.29 mm	0
EP610D5962-35	Altera	UV PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	37 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS				5		In-Line, Window			Macrocell	4.5 V		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			28.5 MHz			32 mm	16
EP910PI-40	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	43 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS		36	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP40,.6	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.5 V	240	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	-40 °C (-40 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T40	4.826 mm	15.24 mm	No	Macrocells Interconnected By Global Bus; 24 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks	e0	25 MHz	24	220 °C (428 °F)	52.4256 mm	24
5962-8947601LX	Altera	UV PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	37 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)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	Macrocells Interconnected By Global Bus; 16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks	e0	28.5 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)	32 mm	16
EP910DI40-40	Altera	UV PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	40	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	43 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS				5		In-Line, Window			Macrocell	4.5 V		2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T40	5.75 mm	15.24 mm	No	24 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks		32.3 MHz			52.07 mm	24
EP310DC	Altera	UV PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	50 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line, Window	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	74	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	9 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	9	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T20	4.826 mm	7.62 mm	No	Shared Input/Clock	e0	31.3 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)	24.003 mm	8
5962-01-408-6713	Altera		Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	55 ns	No		CMOS	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	20	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell		160	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No			18.2 MHz	16
EP910PC-30T	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	33 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		36	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP40,.6	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	240	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T40	4.83 mm	15.24 mm	No	Macrocells Interconnected By Global Bus; 24 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks	e0	33.3 MHz	24	220 °C (428 °F)	52.425 mm	24
EPM5032APC-10	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	28	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	10 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		24	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP28,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	320	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	7 Dedicated Inputs, 16 I/O	7	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T28	4.57 mm	7.62 mm	No	Macrocells interconnected by PIA; 1 LAB; 32 Macrocells; 1 External Clock; Shared Input/Clock	e0	125 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)	34.48 mm	16
EPS448DC28-16	Altera	UV PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	28	WDIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed		No	5.25 V	CMOS				5		In-Line, Window			Registered	4.75 V		2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	8	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T28	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	PLS		16 MHz			36.83 mm	0
EPM5032PC-25	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	28	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS		24	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP28,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.75 V	320	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	7 Dedicated Inputs, 16 I/O	7	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T28			No	Macrocells interconnected by PIA; 1 LAB; 32 Macrocells; 1 External Clock; Shared Input/Clock	e0	50 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)		16
EP910DI-30	Altera	UV PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	No	5.5 V					5		In-Line			Macrocell	4.5 V			85 °C (185 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T40			No			41.7 MHz				24
5962-01-416-8259	Altera	EE PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	45 ns	No		CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell		72	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20			No			20 MHz	8

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.