Programmable Array Logic device

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A Programmable Array Logic device is a type of digital logic chip that allows users to implement custom logic functions by programming a fixed OR array and a configurable AND array.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf combinational logic device
digital integrated circuit
programmable logic device
commonlyPackagedAs DIP package
PLCC package
SOIC package
configuredUsing Boolean equations
hardware description languages for some tools
truth tables
contrastsWith Programmable Logic Array device
developedBy Monolithic Memories Inc. NERFINISHED
differsFrom PLA by having fixed OR array
hasAbbreviation PAL NERFINISHED
hasArchitecture programmable AND array and fixed OR array
hasComponent fixed OR array
output logic macrocells
programmable AND array
hasConfigurationTechnology EEPROM-based GENERATED
EPROM-based GENERATED
fuse-based GENERATED
hasFamilyMember PAL16L8 NERFINISHED
PAL20L8 NERFINISHED
PAL22V10 NERFINISHED
hasLimitation fixed number of product terms per output
limited logic capacity
hasOutputFeature registered or combinational outputs
tri-state outputs in some families
hasProperty field-programmable
non-volatile configuration
hasTypicalApplication I/O decoding
address decoding
state machine implementation
introducedInYear 1978
isPredecessorOf Complex Programmable Logic Device NERFINISHED
Field-Programmable Gate Array NERFINISHED
isSubsetOf simple programmable logic devices
marketedAs low-cost logic replacement
operatesIn digital logic circuits
programmedBy development system software
hardware device programmer
standardizedBy JEDEC families such as 16L8 NERFINISHED
supports combinational logic equations
simple registered outputs
sum-of-products logic implementation
usedFor glue logic in digital systems
implementing custom logic functions
replacing small-scale TTL logic

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PAL devices fullName Programmable Array Logic device
subject surface form: PAL device