Energy-effiecient low-cost FPGAs

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Modern society is in the midst of a digital electronics revolution replete with cell phones, iPods, internet, flat-panel TVs and hand-held computers. Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are programmable semiconductor chips that are part of that revolution, and poised to be present in every piece of electronic equipment within 10 years. The rapid growth of FPGAs stems from technology scaling that today allows billions of transistors to fit onto a single chip. Each advance in technology is tied to rapidly escalating complexity, such that building a custom chip now costs tens of millions of dollars, and is out of reach for all but a few large companies. FPGAs provide inexpensive access to advanced semiconductor technology, allowing innovation to happen across the spectrum, from small start-ups, to large industry to academia.