28/09/2026
An FPGA can be reprogrammed after manufacture. An ASIC is fixed at fabrication.
That difference drives the trade-offs in upfront cost, unit cost, power and time to first hardware. Mistral's FPGA design services include ASIC prototyping on FPGA for early software and driver bring-up.
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FPGA design services: https://mistralsolutions.com/services/fpga-design-services/