Architecture of FPGAs and CPLDs: A Tutorial
Abstract
This paper provides a tutorial survey of architectures of commercially
available high-capacity field-programmable devices (FPDs). We first define the
relevant terminology in the field and then describe the recent evolution of
FPDs. The three main categories of FPDs are delineated: Simple PLDs (SPLDs),
Complex PLDs (CPLDs) and Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). We then give
details of the architectures of all of the most important commercially available
chips, and give examples of applications of each type of device.
Reference
Stephen Brown and Jonathan Rose, "Architecture of FPGAs and CPLDs: A
Tutorial", IEEE Design and Test of Computers, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 42-57,
1996.
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