In the era of edge data explosion, data processing speed on edge devices is getting faster and faster. What kind of solution can combine the reprogrammable characteristics of a microprocessor with the hardware computing performance advantages of a specific special-purpose chip ASIC? This will be a topic worth exploring in future edge computing. We will delve into the positioning of FPGAs in the market and compare them with the architecture of general-purpose microcontrollers (
MCUs). The role of Microchip FPGA in edge computing will also be discussed, the advantages of FPGA's low power consumption in edge computing applications, and some successful cases will be introduced.