THE CASE FOR APPLICATION-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC.

The article deals with the trends in the application-specific programmable logic. Motion-control applications are benefiting from the development of computational engines-application-specific logic which serves as a programmable interface between an application-management layer and a real-time process. Computational systems provide a middle ground between software-ization and fixed-topology hardware that benefits original electronic manufacturer designers by decreasing both development time and project risk in these computationally intensive real-time applications.