It's not a binary choice. Independent boffin builds a ternary CPU on an FPGA

The 5500FP is a ternary CPU implemented on an FPGA. It's not very fast, but it makes it easier to experiment with computers ...
Hackaday

Ternary RISC Processor Achieves Non-Binary Computing Via FPGA

You would be very hard pressed to find any sort of CPU or microcontroller in a commercial product that uses anything but ...
EDN

Debugging hybrid FPGA logic/processor designs

FPGAs continue to advance, enabling ever more integration of programmable technologies into the heart of embedded systems. Today’s high-performance FPGAs boast hundreds of thousands of programmable ...
Hackaday

FPGA Brings Antique Processor To Life

For the retro gaming enthusiast, nothing beats original hardware. The feel of the controllers and the exact timing of the original, non-emulated software provide a certain experience that’s difficult ...
EDN

FPGA prototyping harnessed for RISC-V processor cores

FPGA-based prototyping solutions provider S2C has teamed up with RISC-V processor IP supplier Andes Technology to enhance prototyping capabilities for system-on-chip (SoC) designs. This collaboration ...
TweakTown

Ubitium announces 'universal processor': combines CPU, GPU, DSP, FPGA in a single RISC-V chip

TL;DR: Ubitium is developing a Universal Processor that combines CPU, GPU, DSP, and FPGA into a single chip, aiming to revolutionize the market by reusing every transistor for multiple functions.
Electronic Design

FPGA MIPS Processor Family Enlarged By Three

Three additions to the QuickMIPS family of FPGA-enabled MIPS processors include the QL902M, QL903M and QL904M with 122, 94 and 109 I/O pins, respectively, and operating frequency options of 175, 200 ...
Electronic Design

EiED Online>> FPGA 2: Xilinx Embeds Processors

Xilinx’s PowerPC and MicroBlaze Development Kit ($895) provides a quick way to get started with FPGA processor development using either the built-in PowerPC processor in the Virtex-4 FX12 found in the ...
SDxCentral

Intel Buys Omnitek to Further Boost Its FPGA Business

Intel today announced its intent to purchase Omnitek, a U.K.-based video and vision field programmable gate array (FPGA) provider, as the chipmaker doubles down on its FPGA processor business. Terms ...
Liliputing

BeagleV-Fire is a $150 single-board PC with a RISC-V processor featuring FPGA fabric

The BeagleV-Fire is a new single-board computer from BeagleBoard, the company behind the BeagleBone and BeaglePlay line of boards, among others. What makes this $150 board stand out is that it’s ...
Network World

Intel plans spinoff of FPGA unit

The move to split off its programmable chip unit isn't the first time Intel has spun out a specialized business. Last year, it made Mobileye a standalone company. Intel announced plans to spin off its ...