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This illustration provides a clear visual comparison between the working principles of an MCU (Microcontroller Unit) and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). In an MCU, the computation process is controlled through software instructions executed sequentially by a central processing unit (CPU). The memory and data flow are managed in a fixed architecture, where control logic and computation are handled by predefined hardware structures. On the other hand, an FPGA operates fundamentally differ