r/FPGA
90k members
r/FPGA is a subreddit with 90k members. The community frequently discusses fpga, vivado, design, struggling, and interview, and they frequently recommend/review text editor, laptops, and textbooks, and the most common flair used is advice / help, xilinx related, altera related, interview / job, and advice / solved.
A subreddit for programmable hardware, including topics such as:
* FPGA
* CPLD
* Verilog
* VHDL
Popular Topics in r/FPGA
#1
Fpga
208 posts
#2
Vivado
43 posts
#3
Design
33 posts
#4
Struggling
32 posts
#5
Interview
29 posts
#6
Verilog
14 posts
#7
Hdl
12 posts
#8
Simulation
11 posts
#9
Xilinx
11 posts
#10
Help
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/FPGA
Text Editor
10 reviews
#1
Visual Studio Code
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#2
Sublime Text
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Emacs
4.0★ from 1 review
Laptops
6 reviews
#1
Lenovo
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Dell
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
LG
4.0★ from 1 review
Textbooks
6 reviews
#1
Harris
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Uwe Meyer-Baese
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
James E. Moran
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/FPGA
#1
Advice / Help
: "Output bit value when input is between states"
27 posts
#2
Xilinx Related
: "I designed a 32 bit MIPS processor, programmed a paint software, interfaced some inputs (joystick + buttons) and a display (64*128 oled) as MMIO (memory mapped input outputs)"
17 posts
#3
Altera Related
: "Is behavioral design better than schematic design for common digital circuit like counter, shift register? What is the reason?"
6 posts
#4
Interview / Job
: "How are these projects for a 2nd year student"
5 posts
#5
Advice / Solved
: "FPGA related PhD"
4 posts
#6
Machine Learning/AI
: "The disconnect between software ai and hardware verification is insane"
3 posts
#7
News
: "FPGA Horizons US Wrap Up and Slide Access"
3 posts
#8
Meme Friday
: ":("
2 posts
#9
DSP
: "PSP's Virtual Mobile Engine: more than a simple DSP, a reconfigurable hardware architecture"
2 posts
#10
Microchip Related
: "Run C Program inside FPGA"
1 post
Member Growth in r/FPGA
Yearly
+20k members(27.8%)
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Last updated: June 8, 2026