????? ?? ??, ??? ??????? ??????? FPGA ??????????? ??? ????? ???????? ????, ????? ????????? ???????????, ??? high-end ??????? ???????? «???????? ?????????» (ASIC, Application-Specific IC). ?????? ??? ??????? ?? ??? – ???????? eASIC ??????????? ????? 90-?? ????????????????? ASIC-????????, ???????????? ?? ??, ????? «??????» ????? ????? ? FPGA.
90-?? ??????????? eASIC, ????????? Nextreme, ???????????? ????? ????????? ?? ????? ??????????????? ????????????????? ASIC-????????, ?????????? ?? 350 ???. (NX750LP) ?? 5 ???. ?????????? ????? (NX5000, ? ??????? ????? ????????????? 5,5 ???? ?????????? ??????), ?????????? ?? ???????? ??????? ?? 350 ???. ????????????, ??? ??????? Nextreme ???????????? ????? ??????? ?????????????????? ??? ??????? ?????????????????, ??? ????????????? FPGA ? ASIC. ?? ????????? Nextreme ????? ???? ???????????????? ? ?? 790 ????????????? ??????????? ?????/??????, ? ??????????? IP (Intellectual Property)-?????? ? ???????? ???????????????? (BIST).
? ?????? ???????? ????? ?????? eCell, ??????????? ??????????????? ?????????? ??????? ? ????? ?????? ? ???????. Nextreme ????? ?????????? ?????????????? ????? LUT (look-up-table)-????? ? ????????????? ????? ??????????. ???????????? ?????????? ????? ?????????????? ???? ????????? ?????????? ??? ???????????????? LUT-???????, ???? ????? ????????? ????? ?? ???? ??????????. ??????????????, ??????????????? ??? ??? ???? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????????? Nextreme SL ? Nextreme VL.
????????, ??? ASIC-???????, ??? ???????, ???????????? ??? ??????? ??????????? ?????, ??? ???????????? ??????? ??????? ???????????? ????? «?????? ?????? ??????????? ?????» (direct-write e-beam), ??? ??? ????????? ????????? ????????? ?????? ??????? ?????????. ??? ????, ??? ???? ??????? ????, ????????? ????????? ?????????? ???? ??????????? ?????? ????, ??? ????????? ??????????? ??????? ???????? ?????? (??? ???????? ???????? – ?? 10 ??? ???????, ??? ??????).
????? ????, eASIC ???????? ? ??????????? ?????????? ???????????????? ??????? ? STMicroelectronics. ASIC-??????? ???????? ????????????? ? ?????????????? ?????? ??????????-??????? ?????????? ? ??????????? ???? 130-?? ???????????. ? ?????????? eASIC ????????? ????????? ?????? ?? ???????????? ????? ????????? ? Fujitsu, ??????????? ? ??????? ?????? ???????? ??????????? ? Advantest ??????????? ?? ???????????? ????????? ? ?????????????? ??????????-??????? ???????. ????? eASIC ???????? ??????? ????????? ? STMicroelectronics, ???????? ????? ?? ???????????????? ?????????????. eASIC ????????, ??? ??????, ????? ????? ????????????????? ASIC-???????? ?????, ????? ?? ???????????????? ? ??????? ????? ????? ????? ? 400 ???. ???????? ? ???? ???? ?? ????? 1,3 ????. ? 2010 ????.
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