FPGAbasierte

FPGAbasierte describes electronic systems realized on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). These devices contain configurable logic blocks, memory, DSP resources and a reconfigurable interconnect, all programmable after manufacture. In contrast to fixed-function ASICs, FPGA-based designs can be reprogrammed to implement different hardware functions, enabling rapid prototyping and post-deployment updates.

The architecture supports high degrees of parallelism and deterministic timing, making FPGAbasierte solutions well suited for streaming data, signal processing, image and video processing, communications, and accelerator workloads such as AI inference or cryptography. Some FPGA families integrate processor cores and memory in a system-on-chip (SoC) package, enabling a tight integration of software and hardware.

Development workflows typically start with hardware description languages (HDL) like Verilog or VHDL, or with high-level synthesis tools that convert C/C++/OpenCL into hardware. Designs are simulated, synthesized, and routed to generate a bitstream that configures the target FPGA. Features such as partial or dynamic reconfiguration allow updating parts of the design without taking the whole device offline. Popular toolchains come from vendors (Xilinx/Vivado, Intel/Quartus) and a growing ecosystem of IP cores and open-source projects.

FPGAbasierte systems are used for prototyping, specialized accelerators in data centers, software-defined radio, automotive and industrial controls, and embedded systems. They offer flexibility and performance advantages where standards or requirements evolve, but they typically incur higher unit costs and longer development cycles than fixed ASICs, and require specialized engineering expertise.