FPGA’s for Power Electronics & Drives Past to Present
Introduction
History When Did FPGA’s Come Onto the Scene?
Motivations
Present Trends
uC/DSP vs FPGA

uC/DSP vs FPGA

Processor distributes an algorithm in time, while FPGA distributes in time and space
What is one EE/math analog?
Fourier Transform vs Wavelet Transform
The digital structure of a processor is fixed, while the FPGA digital structure is configurable
This extends to the peripherals.
What is the % of peripherals to actual computation in your application?