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Altera_Forum
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13 years ago

Max V doubt

Hello. I'm new in the digital hardware world. And i need help. I'm studding CPLD architecture, with especial interest in max v device. For what i know CPLD is it's a device that have mul...
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13 years ago

I've always understood one of the key differences between CPLDs and FPGAs to be that CPLDs are non-volatile. In other words CPLDs do not require an external configuration device (i.e. external non-volatile memory + controller) to configure them on power up.

Other sources (like wikipedia *wince*) may suggest other distinctions, but as technology advances these distinctions might get blurred.

This is the viewpoint I have found helpful when communicating with people in industry. If anyone more knowledgeable wants to instruct us with more precise definitions, please feel free.