The 8721 PLA, or programmable logic array, was one of the chips that had to be invented to make the Commodore 128, the last of the 8-bit computers that formed the leading edge of the early PC ...

Configurable analog ICs have been available in various forms for years, seemingly making less of an impression on the market than their digital cousins, FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays). The ...

That EPROMs, EEPROMs and kin can be used as programmable logic should probably not come as a major surprise, but [Jimmy] has created a Lisp-based project that makes using these chips as a logic arr… ...

Large-scale optical programmable logic array can execute complex models like Conway’s Game of Life, marking a significant advancement in optical computing Researchers have long sought to harness ...

More information: Wenkai Zhang et al, Large-scale optical programmable logic array for two-dimensional cellular automaton, Advanced Photonics (2024). DOI: 10.1117/1.AP.6.5.056007 Provided by SPIE ...

Phabrix credits the use of Xilinx Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) and National Semiconductor's 3G-SDI chipset in enabling their ability to achieve this industry-first milestone. "Xilinx solutions ...