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
PAL16L8A-2MJ	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	40 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5	Tube	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	No	Combinatorial	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	10	-55 °C (-67 °F)	Tin/Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No		e0	16 MHz	8	24.195 mm	No	6
PAL16R8AMJB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	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	No		e0	25 MHz	8	24.195 mm	No	0
TIBPAL16L8-15MJB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	15 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-PRF-38535	16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	10	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No			50 MHz	8	24.195 mm		6
5962-01-406-5958	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			No			30 MHz	8
SN74LS334NP1	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			No				6
JM38510/50503BLA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL	MIL-M-38510 Class B			5			In-Line				Mixed	4.75 V		2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 2 I/O	12	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No			28.5 MHz		32.005 mm		2
TICPAL22V10CJL	Texas Instruments	UV PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed		No	5.25 V	CMOS		22	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24(UNSPEC)	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.75 V	132		75 °C (167 °F)	11 Dedicated Inputs, 10 I/O	11	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	Shared Input/Clock			10			10
TIBPAL16R8-5CJ	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	7 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		8	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Registered	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	8	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	Power-Up Reset; Register Preload		111 MHz	8	24.195 mm		0
EP610PC-35	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	37 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)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No	Zero Standby Function; 16 Macrocells With Configurable I/O		28.6 MHz	16			16
82S105ACN	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	28	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		16	PLS-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP28,.6	Programmable Logic Devices				48	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T28			No			12.5 MHz	8
TIBPAL22V10-20MNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	20 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			37 MHz	10
TIBPAL20R6-15CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	18 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)	Nickel Palladium Gold	Dual	R-PDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset	e4	37 MHz	8	31.64 mm		2
TICHAL16R8-35CN	Texas Instruments	Mask PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	35 ns	No	5.5 V	CMOS				5			In-Line				Registered	4.5 V		2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 0 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		0
8103610RX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-STD-883 Class B			5			In-Line				Mixed	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20			Yes			25 MHz				4
8103614RX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	40 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL				5			In-Line				Mixed	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20			Yes			16 MHz				4
TIBPAL20L8-7MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 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
5962-8515518RX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-STD-883	16	PAL-TYPE	5			In-Line			No	Registered	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20			Yes			52.5 MHz	8		No	0
TIBPAL16R6-10MJB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	12 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-PRF-38535	10	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Mixed	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 2 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No			52.5 MHz	6	24.195 mm		2
TIBPAL16L8-30MJ	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-STD-883	16	PAL-TYPE	5	Tube	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	No	Combinatorial	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	10	-55 °C (-67 °F)	Tin/Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No		e0	25 MHz	8	24.195 mm	No	6
82S105AMJDB	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				8
TIBPAL16R6-12CN	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	12 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		10	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, 2 I/O	8	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	Power-Up Reset		62 MHz	6	24.325 mm		2
5962-8515504RX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	20 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-STD-883	16	PAL-TYPE	5			In-Line			No	Mixed	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20			Yes			41.6 MHz	4		No	4
TIFPLA840CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		14	PLA-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial	4.75 V	32	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	14 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	14	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No				6			0
TIBPAL20X8-20CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	20 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		12	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, 2 I/O	10	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No	Power-Up Reset; 1 External Clock; Register Preload		35 MHz	10			2
TIBPAL20R4-30MJTB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Registered		64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No			25 MHz	8
SN54LS334J	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL		12	PLA-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
5962-8515511RA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	15 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-STD-883	10	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Mixed	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 2 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No			50 MHz	6			2
M38510/50402BRX	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, 0 I/O	10	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-CDIP-T20			Yes			20 MHz				0
SN74S330NP1	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		12	PLA-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices				50	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T20			No				6
82S105ACJDB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	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	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T28			No			12.5 MHz	8
TIBPAL22V10-20BMJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL		22	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell		132	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No				10
5962-01-393-9475	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	30 ns	No		TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial		64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T20			No				8
TIBPAL22V10CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	35 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		22	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.75 V	132	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	11 Dedicated Inputs, 10 I/O	11	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No	PAL with Macrocells; 10 Macrocells; 1 External Clock; Shared Input/Clock		18 MHz	10			10
EP330-25MJB	Texas Instruments		Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	25 ns	No		CMOS	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	18	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell		72	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T20			No			22 MHz	8
5962-01-324-7650	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	15 ns	No		TTL		20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial		64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No				8
M38510/50602BRX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	15 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL				5			In-Line				Registered	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20			No			41.6 MHz				0
M38510/50607BRA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	10	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Mixed	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 2 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20			No			25 MHz	6			2
TIBPAL20L8-15CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	18 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
TICPAL22V10Z-25CJTL	Texas Instruments	UV PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	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	75 °C (167 °F)	11 Dedicated Inputs, 10 I/O	11	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	PAL with Macrocells; 10 Macrocells; 1 External Clock; Shared Input/Clock		31.2 MHz	10	32.005 mm		10
TIBPALR19L8CJW	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		19	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.6	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-GDIP-T24			No				8			6
5962-8605301LA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 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	132	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			22 MHz	10	32.005 mm		10
8412906LX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	35 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL				5			In-Line				Mixed	4.5 V		2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 2 I/O	10	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24	4.064 mm	7.62 mm	No			15.4 MHz		30.378 mm		2
5962-01-369-4328	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	15 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			37 MHz	8
M38510/50403BRA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed		No	5.5 V	Bipolar	MIL-M-38510 Class B	10	PAL-TYPE	5	Tube	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	No	Combinatorial	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	10	-55 °C (-67 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T20			Yes		e0	20 MHz	6		No	8
EP910PC-35	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	35 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)		Dual	R-PDIP-T40			No			37 MHz	24			24
M38510/50409BRA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Metal-Sealed Cofired		No	5.5 V	Bipolar	MIL-M-38510 Class B	10	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Combinatorial	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	10	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-CDIP-T20			No			14 MHz	6			8
SN74LS334N1	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			No				6
M38510/50308BRX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Metal-Sealed Cofired		No	5.5 V	Bipolar				5			In-Line				Combinatorial	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	14 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	14	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-CDIP-T20			No							0

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.