Glossary term
FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array)
A reconfigurable chip whose logic can be rewritten after manufacture; occupies a niche AI role between GPUs and fixed ASICs.
An FPGA is a reconfigurable chip whose internal logic can be reprogrammed after manufacture, unlike a fixed-function ASIC. It occupies a niche AI-accelerator role between the flexibility of a GPU and the efficiency of an ASIC, useful for low-latency inference and rapidly evolving workloads. AMD (via Xilinx) and Intel (via Altera) are the principal suppliers. See Custom Silicon 101.