On May 13, 4:50*pm, smith...@gmail.com wrote:
> On May 13, 6:23*am, Mike Harrison <m...@whitewing.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > The Xilinx S3A/AN-50 is the cheapest I've found so far, but is a a bit over-specced.
> > CPLDs seem to get expensive above 72 cells and don't tend to have RAM
>
> You might want to take a look at the following devices:
>
> Lattice Semi - MachXO
devices with embedded RAM too expensive

> Lattice Semi - Lattice XP / XP2
I already suggested, but even XP3-vq100 is too expensive with standard
pricing

> Altera - Cyclone II / III
way too expensive for target budget

> Xilinx - Spartan 3A/AN
nothing in stock?
AN too expensive, A, maybe

> Silicon Blue - iCE 65
also too expensive for the volume/target price

>
> The MachXO looks to be exactly what you are after, although I don't
> know what they cost. *The Lattice tools come with an Synplify OEM
> bundled, but I don't know what they cost or if older versions are
> available for free. Hope that helps

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