FPGAs are particularly useful for prototyping application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) or processors. An
FPGA can be reprogrammed until the ASIC or processor design is final and bug-free and the actual manufacturing of the final ASIC begins. Intel itself
uses FPGAs to prototype new chips.
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A programmed logic array in which the internal connections of the logic gates can be programmed once in the field by passing high current through fusible links, by using avalanche-induced migration to short base-emitter junctions at desired interconnections, or by other means. ... Also known as programmable logic array.