February 2009

Lattice Listens

Q: What are the advantages of using the new LatticeECP3 FPGA family over competitive devices?  

A:  LatticeECP3 devices feature the industry's lowest power FPGA with SERDES, complemented by the fastest power calculation tool in the market, the ispLEVER Power Calculator. The development team at Lattice has focused on creating a fast, functional and very accurate Power Calculator to help designers estimate power consumption early in the design process.

In addition, users can expect the following:

• LatticeECP3 uses 15% to 50% of the static power of equivalent competitive devices (a 50% to 85% savings).
• LatticeECP3 uses 2 to 4 times less total power than the competition in the same representative application.

To Learn More

Visit the LatticeECP3 web page to see a video demonstrating the low power consumption of LatticeECP3 devices in an actual design as well as the Power Calculator tool's accurate prediction of the power consumption. The web page also links to a comprehensive set of literature for the LatticeECP3 family, including the data sheet, handbook, technical notes, white papers and more. 

For an in-depth look at how the LatticeECP3 family compares to competitive device, see the white paper Power Considerations in FPGA Systems: How the LatticecECP3 Stacks Up Against the Competition available on the Lattice website.