In one word, it is all about integration. Many developers use both processors and FPGAs. Processors, because they are ideal for system control, and FPGAs, because they provide flexibility and high-performance data-path functions. Combining the processor and FPGA into a single, highly integrated device offers huge benefits over two-chip solutions. Intel®’s SoC FPGAs include, variable-precision DSP blocks, providing greater signal processing performance for both integer and floating-point operations. Because of the density of wires within the FPGA, a SoC FPGA provides greater bandwidth between the processor and programmable logic. The dual-core processor delivers up to 4,000 MIPS at 800 MHz, and consumes less than 1.8 W, and Intel® offers the lowest power serial transceivers in the industry. It is easy to see that combining the two devices into one reduces board size and design complexity, therefore reducing BOM cost and saving money.