On 4/23/06, Falk Husemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I (maybe like you) just read the corresponding article on TheRegister > (<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/21/drc_fpga_module/>). > > I'd bet it wont make it to mainstream if compilers don't support it. > > What do you think?
I think FPGA's are about to hit mainstream. Take a look at the CELL processor (and PS3). That processor is f'ing sweet, and you can already buy IBM servers with it in there. Basically, it's a Power5 based CPU that controls 8 FPGA's, and is extremely fast, 4.0GHz is about 256GFLOPS. Jason
