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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	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
TIBPAL20L8-15CNT3	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							8
TIBPAL20R4-10MJTB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	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	5.08 mm	7.62 mm	No			50 MHz	8	32.005 mm	4
TIBPAL20X1025MJTB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Metal-Sealed Cofired	25 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	10	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Registered	4.5 V	40	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	10	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-CDIP-T24			No	Power-Up Reset; 1 External Clock; Register Preload		25 MHz	10		0
82S167AMJTB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	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
TIBPSG507CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	12 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		13	PLS-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Registered	4.75 V	80	2.54 mm	75 °C (167 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No	Programmable Sequence Generator		35 MHz	8		0
SN74PL335N	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy		No		TTL		12	PAL-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			15 MHz	6
TIBPAL20R6-7MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL		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			No	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset		74 MHz	8		2
SNC54LS334J	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL	MIL-STD-883 Class B (Modified)	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
PAL20L8ACJW	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	25 ns	No	5.25 V	TTL		20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.6	Programmable Logic Devices	Combinatorial	4.75 V	64	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	14 Dedicated Inputs, 6 I/O	14	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No				8		6
TIBPALT19L8CJW	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
TIBPAL20X4-20CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	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-GDIP-T24			No	Power-Up Reset; 1 External Clock; Register Preload		35 MHz	10		6
TIBPALT19R4MJWB	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
TIBPLS506CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	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-PDIP-T24			No	Field-Programmable Logic Sequencer		33 MHz	8		0
TIBPAL20R4-5CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	7 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		111 MHz	8		4
PAL20R6A-2MJWB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	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
TIBPAL20L8-10CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 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
TIBPAL20R8-7MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL		12	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Registered	4.5 V	64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	12	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset		74 MHz	8		0
5962-01-305-3124	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	10	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
TICPAL22V10Z-35CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	40 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-PDIP-T24			No	Shared Input/Clock		20 MHz			10
TIBPAL20R6-12MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	12 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL		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			No	Power-Up Reset; Security Fuse		48 MHz	8		2
TIBPALR19R6CNT	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, 2 I/O	0	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24			No	1 External Clock; Register Preload		30 MHz	8		2
8412904KA	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
EP610DC-35	Texas Instruments	UV PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Metal-Sealed Cofired	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-CDIP-T24			No	Zero Standby Function; 16 Macrocells With Configurable I/O		28.6 MHz	16		16
8412903LX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	20 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL				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			Yes			28.5 MHz			2
TIBPAL20R4-7MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 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	Register Preload; Power-Up Reset		74 MHz	8		4
TIBPALT19R6CJW	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, 2 I/O	0	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No	1 External Clock; Register Preload		30 MHz	8		2
M38510/50704BLX	Texas Instruments	UV PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Metal-Sealed Cofired		No	5.5 V	CMOS				5			In-Line			Macrocell	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	11 Dedicated Inputs, 10 I/O	11	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-CDIP-T24			No						10
8412902LX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	20 ns	No	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-STD-883 Class B			5			In-Line			Registered	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 0 I/O	12	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			Yes			28.5 MHz			0
TIBPAL20L8-30MJTB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	30 ns	No		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Combinatorial		64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No				8
TIEPAL10016P8-6CJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Other	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	6 ns	No		ECL		16	PAL-TYPE			-4.5 V	In-Line	DIP24,.3	Programmable Logic Devices	Combinatorial		64	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 4 I/O	12	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T24			No				8		4
TIBPAL20R4-10MWB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	Yes	5.5 V	TTL		16	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	Flatpack	FL24,.35	Programmable Logic Devices	Mixed	4.5 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			50 MHz	8	14.355 mm	4
SN54LS335W	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic		Yes		TTL		12	PLS-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
TIBPAL20L8-20MWB	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	Tube	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
PAL20R4AMJW	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,.6	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	1 External Clock; Register Preload		20 MHz	8		4
TIBPAL20X10MJT	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		TTL		10	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
SN54LS335J	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	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	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No				6
TIBPAL20R8-15CNT3	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						37 MHz	8
TIBPAL20R4-7MJTB	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	7 ns	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			74 MHz	8
TIBPALT19L8MJWB	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	Combinatorial		64	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No				8
8412906KX	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	35 ns	Yes	5.5 V	TTL				5			Flatpack			Mixed	4.5 V		1.27 mm	125 °C (257 °F)	10 Dedicated Inputs, 2 I/O	10	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDFP-F24	2.286 mm	10.465 mm				15.4 MHz		15.57 mm	2
TIBPAL20R6-5CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	7 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		111 MHz	8	31.64 mm	2
SN74LS334N3	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
TIBPALR19R8CJW	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	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-GDIP-T24			No	1 External Clock; Register Preload		30 MHz	8		0
TIBPAL22V10MJT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	40 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		16.5 MHz	10		10
5962-8767118KA	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	10 ns	Yes	5.5 V	TTL	MIL-STD-883	20	PAL-TYPE	5		5 V	Flatpack	FL24,.4	Programmable Logic Devices	Mixed	4.5 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			50 MHz	4	14.355 mm	4
SNJ54LS333W	Texas Instruments	EE PLD	Military	Flat	24	DFP	Rectangular	Ceramic		Yes		TTL	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	12	PLS-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
TIBPAL20R6-25CNT	Texas Instruments	OT PLD	Commercial Extended	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 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	25 MHz	8	31.64 mm	2
82S167ACNT	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			No			12.5 MHz	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.