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The 23 pages that link to Field-programmable gate array, each with the reason it gives.

• Integrated circuitCompared with: FPGAs offer post-manufacture reconfiguration where fixed-function integrated circuits do not.

• Graphics processing unitCompared with: FPGAs trade GPU programmability and throughput for reconfigurable hardware paths.

• MicroprocessorCompared with: An FPGA can implement processor designs but is not itself a fixed microprocessor.

• System on a chipCompared with: An FPGA can implement system functions, but its configurable fabric differs from a fixed SoC design.

• MicrocontrollerCompared with: An FPGA configures custom hardware logic instead of executing a microcontroller’s instruction stream.

• Application-specific integrated circuitCompared with: FPGAs offer post-manufacture flexibility that ASICs trade away for task-specific hardware.

• Digital logicRelated: FPGAs let designers implement and revise digital logic in programmable hardware.

• Static random-access memoryRelated: Many FPGAs use SRAM bits to control programmable logic and interconnect.

• Software-defined radioRelated: It accelerates demanding radio operations while retaining more flexibility than fixed-function chips.

• Digital circuitBroader topic: FPGAs let designers configure digital hardware for specific tasks.

• Digital signal processorCompared with: An FPGA can tailor hardware pipelines, unlike a DSP’s instruction-driven processing.

• OR gateRelated: Its configurable logic resources implement OR functions within larger designs.

• Digital electronicsBroader topic: FPGAs let designers implement custom digital circuits without fabricating a chip.

• Computer engineeringBroader topic: It lets engineers prototype or deploy custom digital hardware without fabricating a new chip.

• Hardware description languageBroader topic: HDL synthesis commonly targets FPGAs as well as custom chips.

• Memory cellRelated: Configuration cells determine how the device’s logic operates.

• Electronic design automationBroader topic: EDA software maps designs onto its configurable logic and checks their timing and behavior.

• Computer hardwareBroader topic: It offers hardware-level acceleration while allowing designers to revise the circuit’s behavior.

• Hardware accelerationRelated: FPGAs provide task-specific hardware without fixing the design permanently.

• Electronic circuitCompared with: It offers reconfigurable hardware where fixed-purpose integrated circuits do not.

• Binary multiplierRelated: FPGAs implement multipliers with configurable logic or dedicated arithmetic blocks.

• CoprocessorCompared with: An FPGA can accelerate specialized tasks without being a fixed-function processor.

• General-purpose computing on graphics processing unitsCompared with: FPGAs offer a reconfigurable alternative when fixed GPU execution patterns are a poor fit.