>Will these FPGA approaches get us closer to such a goal?
The same HDL that can be configured into an FPGA can be used to make chips.
But we won't get there without the FPGA step. Chips aren't designed directly anymore. The sort of complexity we need these days means it's impossible to get right on the first try, and mistakes are very costly with ASICs.
The same HDL that can be configured into an FPGA can be used to make chips.
But we won't get there without the FPGA step. Chips aren't designed directly anymore. The sort of complexity we need these days means it's impossible to get right on the first try, and mistakes are very costly with ASICs.