Hi All,
Thanks for your responses.
Marc and Jim, your responses were very interesting. I learned a lot
going through those searches.
Rene, I did not say that I will base my PhD topic on this discussion.
My advisor is helping me decide a topic in a major way. Through this
side discussion, I want to know the industry opinion and opinions of
people who use FPGAs in their designs.

Regards,
-Love