Comment by sandworm101
3 years ago
>> infinite durability relative to an SSD
Until the FPGA dies. Consumer-grade arrays are not eternal. Many have lifespans (>5% failure rate) as low as 2-5 years under regular use.
3 years ago
>> infinite durability relative to an SSD
Until the FPGA dies. Consumer-grade arrays are not eternal. Many have lifespans (>5% failure rate) as low as 2-5 years under regular use.
Is the failure rate higher than other kind of chips? And if so what is the reason that happens?
Any references on this? Googling didn't let me believe this. From my interpretation (maybe wrong) of Xilinx UG116, FPGAs are reliable.
Perhaps durability can be clarified as infinite write endurance, which it has.