4 . ▁, ▁F PG As ▁are ▁seeing ▁increased ▁use ▁as ▁A I ▁acceler ators ▁including ▁Microsoft ' s ▁so - ter med ▁" Project ▁Cat ap ult " ▁and ▁for ▁acceler ating ▁artificial ▁neural ▁networks ▁for ▁machine ▁learning ▁applications . ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁F PG As ▁have ▁been ▁reserved ▁for ▁specific ▁vertical ▁applications ▁where ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁production ▁is ▁small . ▁For ▁these ▁low - volume ▁applications , ▁the ▁prem ium ▁that ▁companies ▁pay ▁in ▁hardware ▁cost ▁per ▁unit ▁for ▁a ▁program m able ▁chip ▁is ▁more ▁afford able ▁than ▁the ▁development ▁resources ▁spent ▁on ▁creating ▁an ▁AS IC . ▁, ▁new ▁cost ▁and ▁performance ▁dynamics ▁have ▁bro aden ed ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁vi able ▁applications . ▁ ▁Common ▁applications ▁▁▁ ▁A eros pace ▁and ▁Def ense ▁ ▁Av ion ics / DO - 2 5 4 ▁ ▁Communic ations ▁ ▁Miss iles ▁& ▁Mun itions ▁ ▁Sec ure ▁Sol utions ▁ ▁Space ▁( i . e . ▁with ▁radiation ▁hard ening ) ▁ ▁Audio ▁ ▁Connect ivity ▁Sol utions ▁ ▁Digital - to - anal og ▁converter ▁▁ ▁Port able ▁Electron ics ▁ ▁Software - Def ined ▁Radio ▁ ▁Digital ▁Sign al ▁Process ing ▁( D SP ) ▁ ▁Spe ech ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁Autom ot ive ▁ ▁High ▁Resol ution ▁Video ▁ ▁Image ▁Process ing ▁ ▁Ve h icle ▁Network ing ▁and ▁Connect ivity ▁ ▁Autom ot ive ▁Inf ot ain ment ▁ ▁Bio in format ics ▁▁ ▁Broadcast ▁ ▁Color ▁Gr ading ▁ ▁Real - Time ▁Video