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NASA missions grappling with FPGA defect

NASA is grappling with a defect discovered in the Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) that are used in many of the agency's spacecraft. An FPGA is an integrated circuit that can be programmed in the field after manufacture. FPGA manufacturer Actel Corporation of Mountain View, Calif., discovered...

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