I see Lattice Mico32 as a quick-turning 32-bit soft alternative to smaller logic or signal-processing blocks. There is a development learning curve, but much less than with an ARM or RISC instruction set. For the time being, Lattice is right to promote generic, open-source RISC. It may prove just as valuable as all these fancy-shmancy name brands. Loring Wirbel, FPGA Gurus