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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	Length	No. of I/O Lines
TIBPAL20L10-30CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		20	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Combinatorial	4.75 V	40	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No				10		8
SNJ54LS333J	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	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
TIEPAL10016TE6CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Other	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	6 ns	No	5.25 V	ECL100K		10	PAL-TYPE	5	5,-5.2 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Latched	4.75 V	48	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	10	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No				6		0
TIBPAL20R6-15CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	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)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset		37 MHz	8		2
TIBPAL20R4-12MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	12 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	Power-Up Reset; Security Fuse		48 MHz	8		4
SN54LS334W	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic		Yes		TTL		12	PLA-TYPE	5	5 V	Flatpack	FL24,.4	Programmable Logic Devices			32	1.27 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDFP-F24			No				6
TIBPAL20X4-20CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	20 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		35 MHz	10		6
SN74LS335NP1	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		12	PLS-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
5962-01-406-5969	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 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
TIBPALR19R6MJWB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	19	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				8
PAL20R6A-2MJW	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL		14	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			18 MHz	8
5962-8767106KX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed		Yes	5.5 V	Bipolar	MIL-STD-883			5		Flatpack			Combinatorial	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs	12	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDFP-F24			No
SN74LS335J4	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL		12	PLS-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-XDIP-T24							6
TIBPAL22VP10-25MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL		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			No	PAL with Macrocells; 10 Macrocells; 1 External Clock; Shared Input/Clock		25 MHz	10		10
8412905LX	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	No					30.378 mm	8
8412901LA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	20	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Combinatorial	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	14 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	14	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	Yes			28.5 MHz	8	32.005 mm	6
PAL20L8A-2CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		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
TIBPAL20X4-25MJTB	Texas Instruments	EE 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			40	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No			25 MHz	10
SN74LS333NP1	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		12	PLS-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
82S167ACNT3	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		14	PLS-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices			48	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24						12.5 MHz	6
TIBPALT19R4CJW	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	Mixed	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	0 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	0	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	1 External Clock; Register Preload		30 MHz	8		4
TIBPAL20X10-25MWB	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic		Yes		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	10	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	Flatpack	FL24,.4	Programmable Logic Devices			40	1.27 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDFP-F24			No			25 MHz	10
TIBPAL20R6-30MJTB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	14	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-PDIP-T24			No			25 MHz	8
TIBPAL20R8-10CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	10 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)	Nickel Palladium Gold	Dual	R-PDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset	e4	55.5 MHz	8	31.64 mm	0
TIBPALR19R8MJW	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL		19	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.6	Programmable Logic Devices	Registered	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	0 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	0	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	1 External Clock; Register Preload		20 MHz	8		0
PAL20R4ACNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 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	70 °C (158 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No	1 External Clock; Register Preload		30 MHz	8		4
8412901KA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	Yes	5.25 V	TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	20	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	Flatpack	FL24,.4	Programmable Logic Devices	Combinatorial	4.75 V	64	1.27 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	14 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	14	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDFP-F24	2.29 mm	9.085 mm	No			28.5 MHz	8	14.355 mm	6
TIBPAL20X8-30CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	30 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		22.2 MHz	10		2
TIBPALR19R4CNT	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	Mixed	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	0 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	0	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No	1 External Clock; Register Preload		30 MHz	8		4
TIBPALT19R6MJW	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL		19	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.6	Programmable Logic Devices	Mixed	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	0 Dedicated Inputs, 2 I/O	0	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	1 External Clock; Register Preload		20 MHz	8		2
TIBPAL20R6-10MJTB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	14	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, 2 I/O	12	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No			50 MHz	8	32.005 mm	2
TIEPAL10H16P8-3CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	3 ns	No		ECL		16	PAL-TYPE		-5.2 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Combinatorial		64	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No				8		4
5962-8605301KA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	Yes	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-STD-883	22	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	Flatpack	FL24,.4	Programmable Logic Devices	Macrocell	4.5 V	132	1.27 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	11 Dedicated Inputs, 10 I/O	11	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDFP-F24	2.29 mm	9.085 mm	No			22 MHz	10	14.355 mm	10
TIBPAL20L8-10MWB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	Yes	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-PRF-38535	20	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	Flatpack	FL24,.35	Programmable Logic Devices	Combinatorial	4.5 V	64	1.27 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	14 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	14	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDFP-F24	2.29 mm	9.085 mm	No			50 MHz	8	14.355 mm	6
TIBPAL20R4-10CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	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-PDIP-T24	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset		55.5 MHz	8	31.64 mm	4
TICPAL22V10Z-25CJT	Texas Instruments	UV PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	30 ns	No	5.25 V	CMOS				5		In-Line			Macrocell	4.75 V			75 °C (167 °F)	11 Dedicated Inputs, 10 I/O	11	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	Shared Input/Clock		28.5 MHz			10
TIBPAL20X4CNT	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		16	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
M38510/50501BLX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed		No	5.5 V	Bipolar	MIL-M-38510 Class B			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			Yes						6
TIB82S167BMJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL		14	PLS-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Registered	4.5 V	48	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	14 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	14	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	Field-Programmable Logic Sequencer		25 MHz	6		0
TIBPAL22V10-15CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	20 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	Programmable Output Polarity; Shared Input/Clock		40 MHz	10		10
TIBPAL20R4-20MWB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	Yes	5.25 V	TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	16	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	Flatpack	FL24,.4	Programmable Logic Devices	Mixed	4.75 V	64	1.27 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	12	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDFP-F24	2.29 mm	9.085 mm	No			28.5 MHz	8	14.355 mm	4
M38510/50503BLX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed		No	5.5 V	Bipolar				5		In-Line			Mixed	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 2 I/O	12	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No						2
PAL20R4ACJW	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.6	Programmable Logic Devices	Mixed	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	1 External Clock; Register Preload		30 MHz	8		4
PAL20R8ACNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 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	70 °C (158 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No	1 External Clock; Register Preload		30 MHz	8		0
TIBPALR19R8CNT	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	Registered	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	0 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	0	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No	1 External Clock; Register Preload		30 MHz	8		0
SN74LS333N	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		12	PLS-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
PAL20R8AJM/883C	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	30 ns	No		TTL	MIL-STD-883 Class C	12	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)	Tin/Lead	Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No		e0	20 MHz	8
TIBPAL20L8-10MJTB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-PRF-38535	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	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No			50 MHz	8	32.005 mm	6

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.