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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.! q0 w! ]9 a/ A
* f r7 V, ]: x' b0 |! r! ^5 U, ZNow, with 65nm, we are at the third stage - "announcement" where the details are divulged, but the devices are not yet available in volume.
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( V: ?: I' c; Y5 B- P$ J% ~, eTypically 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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6 }& U1 D9 Q* b" D I% O IToday's question asks when you will start looking at 65nm FPGAs for your design projects. |
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