FPGA vs ASIC

FPGA - Field Programmable Gate Array

ASIC - Application specific Integrated circuit

FPGA is seen in many applications these days and many of us are aware of it. But we often here about ASIC which is confusing. ASIC is designed to be used for specific application where as FPGA is generic. Designers tend to use FPGA for initial development of their code and then order for ASIC for their final design. FPGA consumes less time in design cycle as the only challenge lies in selecting a suitable FPGA and then write your code. ASIC consumes more time to come to market as it has through cycles of making, floor planning, routing, timing analysis, verification and manufacturing. Let us study more differences between ASIC and FPGA from the below table.