Programmable Logic: Understanding the Risks in Military and Aerospace Applications

by Dan Gardner Military & Aerospace Electronics, October 2005 In addition to providing inherent flexibility and reprogrammability benefits, new families of field-programmable gate arrays are delivering performance and density levels that, until recently, were only possible using custom application-specific integrated circuits. With embedded digital signal processing, random-access memory blocks, and microprocessor cores now easily available for use in high-end devices, it is clear that programmable logic will play a bigger role in the mil/aero arena. So, stay alert for certain pitfalls -- and opportunities -- along the way. Read more