Lattice Semiconductor pioneered the approach of putting ASIC embedded cores and FPGA gates on the same silicon die. We call this a Field Programmable System Chip (FPSC). In contrast to ASICs with embedded FPGA gates, FPSCs have a broad range of uses. The embedded cores hold industry-standard Intellectual Property - bus interface, high-speed line interface, and high-speed transceiver cores. When these embedded cores are combined with hundreds of thousands of programmable gates they can be used in a variety of advanced system designs.
