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 ...

A bit of history The first practical programmable logic chips, known as PLAs (programmable logic arrays), became available in the mid 1970s. Things really took off though when MMI introduced a ...

Finally, based on the 8-bit full adder, we built a 5KB in-memory logic array capable of executing logic computations and simulated it using EDA tools. The simulation results demonstrated that the 5KB ...

Blurring that line slightly is gate array logic (GAL). These devices were a preceursor to the FPGA, with a much simpler structure, and usually in those days UV-erasable in the same manner as an EPROM.

Large-scale optical programmable logic array for two-dimensional cellular automata. Credit: Wenkai Zhang Huazhong University of Science and Technology Researchers have long sought to harness the power ...

Microchip’s 32 LUT programmable logic block for PICs Microchip has introduced a 32 logic elements programmable logic array into a microcontroller. Each logic element can simulate AND, OR, NAND or NOR ...

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 ...