Reducing Cost and Power in Consumer Applications Using PLDs

The need to respond to changing market standards in a compressed time to market window has led to the widespread use of programmable logic devices (PLDs) in a broad range of consumer applications. While development of application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and application specific standard parts (ASSPs) requires high non-recurring engineering charges, PLDs are standard off-the-shelf parts that can be customized for different applications using flexible software tools.
In many market segments, such as handheld devices, PLDs have found acceptance due to new product architectures that reduce power consumption, feature new packaging options and lower unit cost.
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