Overview
The Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) market has long been dominated by Xilinx and Altera (now part of Intel), with Lattice Semiconductor nipping at their heels. Xilinx, founded in 1984, has been a pioneer in the FPGA space, with a wide range of products from low-power Spartan series to high-end Virtex series. Altera, founded in 1983, has also been a major player, with its Stratix and Cyclone series FPGAs. Lattice, founded in 1983, has focused on low-power, low-cost FPGAs, with its iCE and ECP series. The FPGA market is expected to grow to $10.9 billion by 2025, with applications in 5G, AI, and IoT. As the demand for programmable logic continues to rise, the competition between Xilinx, Altera, and Lattice is heating up. With the recent acquisition of Xilinx by AMD, the landscape is about to get even more interesting. Who will come out on top in this battle for FPGA supremacy?