Editing Programmable logic array (section)

== History ==
In 1970, [[Texas Instruments]] developed a [[photomask|mask]]-programmable IC based on the [[IBM]] read-only [[Content-addressable memory|associative memory]] or ROAM. This device, the TMS2000, was programmed by altering the metal layer during the production of the IC. The TMS2000 had up to 17 inputs and 18 outputs with 8 [[JK flip-flops]] for memory. TI coined the term ''Programmable Logic Array'' for this device.<ref name = "TI PLA 1970">{{Cite book | last = Andres | first = Kent | title = A Texas Instruments Application Report: MOS programmable logic arrays. | publisher = Texas Instruments | date = October 1970 | id = Bulletin CA-158}}</ref>