1. Physical Implementation
Manufactured Integrated Circuit (IC) Technologies
Programmable IC Technology
Other Technologies
Other Technologies
1. Off-The-Shelf Logic IC (Small-Scale Integration)

3. 2. Simple Programmable Logic Device (SPLD)

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5. 3. Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD)
A CPLD consists of many SPLDs on a single device connected using switch matrices.
4. New FPGA-to-ASIC Flows
An automated tool converts the FPGA implementation to an ASIC one.
5. System on a Chip (SoC)
A single IC contains hundreds of microprocessors, custom digital circuits, memories, etc.
For example, a platform SoC for video processing.