Re: new Lattice FPGAs vs Cyclone and SpartanIII

Have any of you tried Lattice's software for their new -EC parts?  How close
is it to Xilinx (they share a common heritage)?  I'm trying to get a feel
for its quality and stability.

Things should be getting interesting when their 90nm -SC parts come out (vs.
Stratix-II and Virtex-4), especially with their cool DDR I/O interface. 
Perhaps Lattice will make a come-back?

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Joseph,

I tried the software, and it looks good. As you mentioned, they share
a similar GUI, even the EPIC editor is similar.
Of course the libraries aren't complete yet, but it gives you a good
feeling of the possibilities.

You're right, with the introduction of the 90nm SC parts, I think they
can compete with every other high-end FPGA.

Luc
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On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 21:18:17 +0000 (UTC), jhallen@TheWorld.com (Joseph
H Allen) wrote:

>Have any of you tried Lattice's software for their new -EC parts?  How close
>is it to Xilinx (they share a common heritage)?  I'm trying to get a feel
>for its quality and stability.
>
>Things should be getting interesting when their 90nm -SC parts come out (vs.
>Stratix-II and Virtex-4), especially with their cool DDR I/O interface. 
>Perhaps Lattice will make a come-back?

continuing the discussion about Lattice's DSP block, I found the
following interesting article:

http://www.fpgajournal.com/articles/20040706_lattice.htm

regards,

paul

Luc Braeckman <luc.braeckman@pandora.be> wrote in message news:<lodne0lvp5eovdjm6v670bcrm4uod7vs1i@4ax.com>...
> Joseph,
> 
> I tried the software, and it looks good. As you mentioned, they share
> a similar GUI, even the EPIC editor is similar.
> Of course the libraries aren't complete yet, but it gives you a good
> feeling of the possibilities.
> 
> You're right, with the introduction of the 90nm SC parts, I think they
> can compete with every other high-end FPGA.
> 
> Luc
> ___
> 
> On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 21:18:17 +0000 (UTC), jhallen@TheWorld.com (Joseph
> H Allen) wrote:
> 
> >Have any of you tried Lattice's software for their new -EC parts?  How close
> >is it to Xilinx (they share a common heritage)?  I'm trying to get a feel
> >for its quality and stability.
> >
> >Things should be getting interesting when their 90nm -SC parts come out (vs.
> >Stratix-II and Virtex-4), especially with their cool DDR I/O interface. 
> >Perhaps Lattice will make a come-back?