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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	No. of Macro Cells	Technology Used	Screening Level	No. of Inputs	Architecture	Nominal Supply Voltage (V)	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	Peak Reflow Temperature (C)	Length	JTAG Boundary Scan Test	No. of I/O Lines
EP600IPC-45	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	45 ns	No	5.25 V						5		In-Line				Macrocell	4.75 V		2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T24	3.81 mm	7.62 mm		Seated HGT-NOM	e0	26.3 MHz		220 °C (428 °F)	26.162 mm
EPM5032PI	Altera		Industrial	Through-Hole	28	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 ns	No			CMOS		24	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP28,.3	Programmable Logic Devices				320	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)			-40 °C (-40 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T28			No		e0	62.5 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)
5962-01-416-8261	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
EP610APM-10	Altera	OT PLD	Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	10 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	Macrocells Interconnected By Global Bus; 16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks		100 MHz			31.6865 mm		16
5962-01-412-2894	Altera	EE PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	45 ns	No			CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell		72	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)			-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T20			No			20 MHz	8
5962-01-416-4254	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
EP324PC-30	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	30 ns	No	5.25 V		CMOS		36	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP40,.6	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.75 V	394	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	8	0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T40	4.826 mm	15.24 mm	No	24 Macrocells	e0	50 MHz	24	220 °C (428 °F)	52.4256 mm		24
EPM5016PM-20	Altera		Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	20 ns	No			CMOS		16	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices				160	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T20			No		e0		8	220 °C (428 °F)
EP910PI40-30	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	33 ns	No	5.5 V		CMOS				5		In-Line				Macrocell	4.5 V		2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T40	4.826 mm	15.24 mm	No	24 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks		41.7 MHz			52.4256 mm		24
EP610API24-15	Altera	EE PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	16 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		71.4 MHz			31.6865 mm		16
EP610DM883B	Altera		Military	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	37 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)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No		e0	28.6 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)
EP910IPI-12	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	15 ns	No	5.5 V		CMOS				5		In-Line				Macrocell	4.5 V		2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T40	4.83 mm	15.24 mm	No	Macrocells Interconnected By Global Bus; 24 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks		76.9 MHz			52.425 mm		24
EP610PC-20T	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	22 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-PDIP-T24	4.32 mm	7.62 mm	No	Macrocells Interconnected By Global Bus; 16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks	e0	55.6 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)	31.68 mm		16
EP900DM883B	Altera		Military	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	60 ns	No			CMOS	38535Q/M;38534H;883B	36	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP40,.6	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell		240	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-XDIP-T40			No		e0	16.7 MHz	24	220 °C (428 °F)
EP1210PI-2	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	65 ns	No	5.5 V		CMOS				5		In-Line				Macrocell	4.5 V		2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T40	4.83 mm	15.24 mm	No	28 Macrocells		23.2 MHz			52.324 mm		24
EP910PI40-40	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	43 ns	No	5.5 V		CMOS				5		In-Line				Macrocell	4.5 V		2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T40	4.826 mm	15.24 mm	No	24 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks		32.3 MHz			52.4256 mm		24
5962-01-365-0829	Altera		Military	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	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T40			No			16.7 MHz	24
5962-8863501RA	Altera	UV PLD	Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	50 ns	No	5.5 V		CMOS	MIL-STD-883			5		In-Line				Mixed	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	8 Dedicated Inputs, 8 I/O	8	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-GDIP-T20			No								8
EP900IPI-60	Altera		Industrial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic	60 ns	No			CMOS		36	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP40,.6	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell		240	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)			-40 °C (-40 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T40			No		e0	16.7 MHz	24	220 °C (428 °F)
EP610IPC24-10	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	10 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-PDIP-T24	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks	e0	125 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)	31.6865 mm		16
EP610IPC-10	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	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-PDIP-T24	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No		e0	100 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)	31.6865 mm		16
EP610DC-20	Altera	UV PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	22 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	55.6 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)			16
EP900PI-3	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	50 ns	No	5.5 V		CMOS				5		In-Line				Macrocell	4.5 V		2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T40	4.83 mm	15.24 mm	No	24 Macrocells		23.8 MHz			52.324 mm		24
EP610APC24-7	Altera	EE PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	7.5 ns	No	5.25 V		CMOS				5		In-Line				Macrocell	4.75 V		2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)	4 Dedicated Inputs, 16 I/O	4	0 °C (32 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T24	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks		125 MHz			31.6865 mm		16
EP630DC-15	Altera		Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	17 ns	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)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-XDIP-T24			No		e0	71.4 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)
EP220PC-10	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	62.5 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)	26.162 mm		8
EPM5127DC-2	Altera	UV PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic		No		128	CMOS				5	5 V	In-Line	DIP40,.6	Programmable Logic Devices	No				2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-XDIP-T40			No		e0			220 °C (428 °F)		No
EPS448PC28-20	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		20 MHz			34.29 mm		0
EP910PI40-35	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	38 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	24 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks	e0	37 MHz	24	220 °C (428 °F)	52.4256 mm		24
EP600PI-3	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	45 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		7.62 mm	No	16 Macrocells	e0	26.3 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)	26.162 mm		16
EPM5032PC	Altera		Commercial	Through-Hole	28	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	25 ns	No			CMOS		24	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP28,.3	Programmable Logic Devices				320	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T28			No		e0	62.5 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)
EP600PC-3	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	45 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-PDIP-T24		7.62 mm	No	16 Macrocells	e0	26.3 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)	26.162 mm		16
5962-01-365-1422	Altera		Military	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	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T40			No			16.7 MHz	24
EP310IDC-50	Altera		Commercial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	50 ns	No			CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell		74	2.54 mm	70 °C (158 °F)			0 °C (32 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-XDIP-T20			No		e0	18 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)
EPM5032DI-20	Altera	UV PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	28	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic, Glass-Sealed	20 ns	No	5.5 V		CMOS		24	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP28,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.5 V	320	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	7 Dedicated Inputs, 16 I/O	7	-40 °C (-40 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-GDIP-T28			No	Macrocells interconnected by PIA; 1 LAB; 32 Macrocells; 1 External Clock; Shared Input/Clock	e0	62.5 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)			16
5962-8854801QA	Altera	UV PLD	Military	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular		60 ns	No	5.5 V		CMOS	MIL-STD-883			5		In-Line				Macrocell	4.5 V			125 °C (257 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	-55 °C (-67 °F)		Dual	R-XDIP-T40			No			14.3 MHz					24
5962-01-416-8250	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
EP610APC-12	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	12 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-PDIP-T24	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	Macrocells Interconnected By Global Bus; 16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks	e0	83.3 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)	31.6865 mm		16
EP610PI24-20	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	22 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		62.5 MHz			31.6865 mm		16
EP1210PI	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	90 ns	No	5.5 V		CMOS		36	PAL-TYPE	5		In-Line	DIP40,.6	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell	4.5 V	236	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	-40 °C (-40 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T40	4.83 mm	15.24 mm	No	28 Macrocells	e0	17.5 MHz	24	220 °C (428 °F)	52.324 mm		24
5962-01-416-8251	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
EPM5016DM	Altera		Military	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	20 ns	No			CMOS		16	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices				160	2.54 mm	125 °C (257 °F)			-55 °C (-67 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-XDIP-T20			No		e0		8	220 °C (428 °F)
EP630PC-20	Altera	OT PLD	Commercial	Through-Hole	24	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	22 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-PDIP-T24	4.318 mm	7.62 mm	No	Macrocells Interconnected By Global Bus; 16 Macrocells; 2 External Clocks	e0	55.5 MHz	16	220 °C (428 °F)	31.6865 mm		16
EP320IPI-35	Altera	EE PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	35 ns	No			CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell		72	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)			-40 °C (-40 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-PDIP-T20			No		e0	25 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)
EP320IDI-35	Altera	EE PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	20	DIP	Rectangular	Ceramic	35 ns	No			CMOS		18	PAL-TYPE	5	5 V	In-Line	DIP20,.3	Programmable Logic Devices		Macrocell		72	2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)			-40 °C (-40 °F)	Tin Lead	Dual	R-XDIP-T20			No		e0	25 MHz	8	220 °C (428 °F)
EP910IPI40-15	Altera	OT PLD	Industrial	Through-Hole	40	DIP	Rectangular	Plastic/Epoxy	15 ns	No	5.25 V		CMOS				5		In-Line				Macrocell	4.75 V		2.54 mm	85 °C (185 °F)	12 Dedicated Inputs, 24 I/O	12	-40 °C (-40 °F)		Dual	R-PDIP-T40	4.83 mm	15.24 mm	No			100 MHz			52.425 mm		24
EPS448PC28-25	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
5962-01-416-8256	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.