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Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are reprogrammable chips that are considerably cheaper than application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). They are seen in the news as FPGAs are increasingly used in a wide range of industries, including self-driving cars and the space industry.

Detailed explanation-2: -FPGAs enable flexible, reconfigurable computing, as most enable the user to reprogram the hardware circuit with different logic functions. This is especially useful in computer software. Typically, the logic blocks in FPGAs include memory components, which might be simple or complex.

Detailed explanation-3: -Intel® FPGA and SoC FPGA industrial automation solutions enable industrial system designers to reduce costs and time to market significantly for factory automation system designs.

Detailed explanation-4: -For commerical FPGAs, the main switch technologies are antifuses (e.g. Actel) and Static RAM cells (e.g. Xilinx). For commerical CPLDs (e.g. Altera MAX), the main switch technologies are Erasable Programmable ROM (EPROM) transistors and Electrically Erasable PROM (EEP-ROM) transistors.