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FpgaC
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<p>FpgaC is a <a href="/facts/Silicon_compiler/VEAQnpst">silicon compiler</a>, which produces <a href="/facts/Digital_circuit/vWgfC29C">digital circuits</a> that will execute <a href="/facts/Compiled_language/WRqIRjFx">compiled language</a> <a href="/facts/Computer_program/e38jH9N9">computer programs</a>. The digital circuits produced may use <a href="/facts/Field-programmable_gate_array/M8LSGcAU">FPGAs</a> or <a href="/facts/CPLD/CUKHIAID">CPLDs</a> as the target <a href="/facts/Central_processing_unit/Jxp1bqMV">processor</a> for reconfigurable <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, or even <a href="/facts/Application-specific_integrated_circuit/YGUXpX50">ASICs</a> for dedicated software applications. Its <a href="/facts/Compiler/WNfCDFJe">compiled programming language</a> is a subset of the <a href="/facts/C_programming_language/Ky2No763">C programming language</a>. </p><p>FpgaC's goal is to be an efficient <a href="/facts/High-level_programming_language/smjECUhx">High Level Language</a> (HLL) for <a href="/facts/Reconfigurable_computing/J4b2JsRB">reconfigurable computing</a> on FPGAs or <a href="/facts/CPLD/CUKHIAID">CPLDs</a>, rather than a <a href="/facts/Hardware_Description_Language/g19KvKCu">Hardware Description Language</a> (HDL) for building efficient custom ASICs. </p>