A type of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that can be customized by the end user after assembly. See ASIC.
Programmable Logic Device. The generic name for a device constructed in such a way that the designer can configure, or "program" it to perform a specific function.
Programmable Logic Device - these ICs originally consisted of an array of AND and OR gates connected by a grid of "fuses", which could be selectively burned (programmed). Each array was invariably routed to an output pin, either through a register or just a buffer. Eventually, the fuses were replaced with electrically alterable (or erasable) gates.
Personal Lowering Device. A device which is attached to the gear a crewman will end up with after seat separation designed to allow the crewman to decend from trees or other similar snags. Attaches to the harness or risers and allows for a controlled decent by means of a nylon rope which is part of the PLD.
rogrammable ogic evice. A programmed integrated circuit. The group of devices known as PLDs include PROMs, Programmable Logic Arrays (PLA), and Programmable Array Logic/Generic Array Logic ( PAL/GAL).
Programmable Logic Devices
An integrated circuit that consists of an array of AND and OR gates whose operation can be modified. The programming of the devices is done by blowing...
digital integrated circuit that can be programmed (or configured) by a designer to perform specific complex logic functions.
Programmable Logic Device. Most generic name for all programmable logic: Pals, CPLDs, and FPGAs.
( programmable logic device) The generic name for an integrated circuit offering a vast array of logic function building blocks that the circuit designer defines (programs) to interconnect for specific applications.