There&#x27;s also the idea of &#x27;baked&#x27; FPGA&#x27;s, which are a middle ground in performance between FPGAs and ASICs, but at a much lower cost than ASICs.<p>EDIT: Looks like Altera no longer offers the HardCopy option, do any of its competitors offer something similar?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.altera.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;general&#x2F;asic.smartphone.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.altera.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;general&#x2F;asic.smartphone.html</a>