What is FPGA development?

FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) development involves designing, programming, and implementing digital circuits on FPGAs. FPGAs are integrated circuits that can be reconfigured after manufacturing. Developers use hardware description languages (HDLs) like VHDL or Verilog to describe the desired circuit behavior. These descriptions are then synthesized, placed, and routed to create a configuration file that programs the FPGA. FPGAs are commonly used for prototyping custom hardware, implementing digital signal processing algorithms, accelerating computationally intensive tasks, and creating custom embedded systems.