<!channel> FPGAs - Ascending and descending processes of knowledge I have a question: If a student or fresher wants to learn this exciting field of VLSI, digital design and FPGA, what do you think is the best process to acquire knowledge? Ascending process - In this one, we utilise our senses, mind, and intellect to explore digital design, discover VLSI, and conclude about the nature of FPGAs which proves to be useful to quickly test out a logic. It's a process of acquiring knowledge where one endeavours to enhance the frontiers of understanding through self-effort. It's a great way to self-learn, except it's laborious, imperfect and time-consuming. It might take you more than 8-9months to figure out the entire process from scratch. The ascending process is exceedingly time-consuming, and we may not even be able to complete the enquiry in our lifetime. We can also not be sure about the validity of our conclusions unless we do multiple experiments Descending process - It's a process of acquiring knowledge where someone who is a perfect authority on the knowledge passes it down to another who wishes to learn. Take an example of this FPGA workshop. We could either try to do it by the ascending process, where we speculate about its principles with our own intellect and then reach conclusions or we could do it by the descending process, where we approach a good teacher of the subject. The descending process gives us instant access to the deepest secrets of FPGAs. If our instructor has perfect knowledge of VLSI and FPGAs, then it is very straightforward - simply listen to the science from the instructor for 5-days during the workshop and digest what they say. This descending process of receiving knowledge is both easy and faultless So where's the problem these days? Merely imparting invaluable knowledge about FPGAs to someone is not enough. The recipients of that knowledge must appreciate its value and have faith in its authenticity. Only then will they put in the effort required to implement it practically in their lives. That's where VSD works with the passionate instructors in the field, takes enough time to build the labs and then delivers. Why do students trust VSD? Every year, thousands of self-help books and videos are released, which present the author's solutions to the problems encountered in life. These resources may be helpful in a limited way, but because they are based upon the ascending process of attaining knowledge, they might have flaws. On other hand, as thousands of participants must have witnessed by now, VSD workshops are delivered from a perfect source, and hence the knowledge you receive is infallible and trustworthy Want to witness how a VSD FPGA workshop looks? Register for a 5-day workshop using the link below: https://www.vlsisystemdesign.com/fpga/ Thanks to our anonymous corporate sponsors that helped us to bring down the cost of the workshop by 40%. All the best and happy learning