Silego GPAK chips are super-small mixed-signal FPGAs that you can literally design and program in just a few minutes, and they cost only a few cents.

GPAK mixed-signal FPGAs allow you to replace a number of off-the-shelf "glue logic" chips and gather their functionality into a single low-cost device. In addition to minimizing the component count and reducing costs, this shrinks board size and reduces power consumption.

One of the things that Sileo has done really well is to create an intuitive, easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) interface that allows you to play "what-if" games with different configuration scenarios, including defining input stimulus and simulating the way in which the GPAK will behave.

When you're ready, you can download your configuration into a real device and immediately try it in your system.

Almost immediately after I had been introduced to the GPAK1 series, Silego introduced the GPAK2 family of devices. In turn, these were augmented by the GPAK3 series. Most recently, Silego announced the world's smallest mixed-signal FPGA. GPAK devices are now available in a wide variety of packages and with a wide range of functionality.

The really exciting "hot off the press" and "you read it here first" news is that I hear Silego is poised to announce a new GPAK4 family of mixed-signal FPGAs. Of course, as soon as these little beauties are officially announced, you will be reading all about them.

I also hear that Silego has shipped more than a billion units in the past four years, so it must be doing something right. The design software is free, and the hardware development system is only around $60 for the programming board, a USB cable, and 50 sample devices.

By: DocMemory
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