Hi -

On 28 Dec 2003 13:57:27 -0800, [email protected] (Kolja Sulimma) wrote:

>Sorry that I warm up this discussion again, but there was a thread a
>while ago on FPGA pricing. Someone complained that he could not get
>near the prices listet in the Xilinx press release.
>It was concluded that the time factor ("end of 2004") was overlooked
>and caused the confusion.

(other stuff snipped)

At best, a press release will give you a (very) rough idea of what
you'll actually end up paying for a part. Relying on this kind of
information is one step above reading the entrails of chickens. And
on occasion, I've had *better* results with the chickens.

If you think there's even a chance that you're going to be designing
in a certain component, get a formal price quote from the salesman,
rep, or distributor. And if you can't get a quote, maybe you can't
get the part, either.

Bob Perlman
Cambrian Design Works