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Programmable logic device

A programmable logic device (PLD) is an electronic component used to build reconfigurable digital circuits. Unlike digital logic constructed using discrete logic gates with fixed functions, the function of a PLD is undefined at the time of manufacture. Before the PLD can be used in a circuit, it must be programmed to implement the desired function.…

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related to EPLDs · 10
Programmable logic device → An, EEPLDs, EPLD, EPLDs, EPROMs, FPGA, Most GAL, PLDs, Using, UV
see also · 7
Programmable logic device → Array Logic, Complex, CPLD, Field-programmable, FPGA, Macrocell, PAL

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microprocessors.Other variantsThese are microprocessor circuits that contain some fixed functionsinstance ofwhereas FPGAs are more suitable for large state machines0.80text
other functions that can be altered by code running on the processorinstance ofwhereas FPGAs are more suitable for large state machines0.80text
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