65nm FPGAs

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New FPGA technology nodes roll out in an orderly sequence.  First, there is the secret "speculation" stage when hush-hush design secrets are locked in the lab.  Then, there is the "technology preview" stage when some limited details are leaked to the world.
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Now, with 65nm, we are at the third stage - "announcement" where the details are divulged, but the devices are not yet available in volume.

Typically we next get samples and development systems, followed finally by volume production availability - usually at about the time the next round is being announced.
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9 `& |" Q( y1 ]- Z* P3 Z6 A# I' KToday's question asks when you will start looking at 65nm FPGAs for your design projects.