This illustration compares the working principles of a Microcontroller Unit (MCU) and an FPGA. In a normal processor or MCU (left side), the computation is controlled by software instructions stored in memory. The processor executes these instructions sequentially, using a fixed hardware architecture where control logic guides the data through arithmetic and logic operations. In contrast, the FPGA (right side) integrates the computation directly into reconfigurable hardware. Instead of relying o

This illustration provides a clear visual comparison between the working principles of an MCU (Microcontroller Unit) and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). In an MCU, the computation process is controlled through software instructions executed sequentially by a central processing unit (CPU). The memory and data flow are managed in a fixed architecture, where control logic and computation are handled by predefined hardware structures. On the other hand, an FPGA operates fundamentally differ