This Design Idea describes a simple alternative to a nonvolatile gating function you typically implement using PAL (programmable-array logic), GAL (gate-array logic), or a CPLD ...

Microchip has introduced a 32 logic elements programmable logic array into a microcontroller. Each logic element can simulate AND, OR, NAND or NOR gate, a buffer or inverting buffer, a D or JK ...

Then Xilinx came up with the SRAM-based field programmable gate array (FPGA) that could hold from 1,000 to more than 5,000 logic gates. Unfortunately, using all those gates while still connecting them ...

In the context of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), these architectures are increasingly significant due to their reconfigurable logic fabric and the availability of diverse memory resources ...