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Lattice Semiconductor Announces Industry's Fastest 5-Volt ISP CPLD Family
HILLSBORO, OR - FEBRUARY 7, 2000-Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the release of the 5-volt ispLSI 1000EA family of high-density, in-system programmable (ISP) Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs). This new family consists of four family members including the ispLSI 1016EA, 1024EA, 1032EA, and 1048EA with densities ranging from 64 to 192 macrocells. The largest two family members, the ispLSI 1032EA and 1048EA, are now fully released. The ispLSI 1000EA family represents Lattice's third generation ispLSI 1000 family, which continues to deliver industry-leading performance while adding new features. The 1032EA, at 4ns Tpd and 200 MHz, and the 1048EA, at 5ns and 170 MHz, are each 2ns faster than the nearest competitive offering. This represents a 33 percent performance improvement. "With over fifty percent of system designers still using 5-V supplies, Lattice remains committed to providing the blazing performance required to meet the needs of this marketplace," said Steve Stark, Director of Product Marketing at Lattice. "The products introduced today beat the fastest competitive offering by at least 33 percent. If you are designing a high-performance 5-V system, Lattice is the clear choice."Coupled with industry-leading performance, the ispLSI 1000EA family offers the following enhanced features:
Another significant advantage is that programming times for all ispLSI 1000EA family members are less than two seconds. These fast programming times reduce development and debug costs, as well as manufacturing production costs. Lattice's ispLSI 1000EA devices are ideal for implementing fast counters, state machines, and address decoders. Both the ispLSI 1032EA and 1048EA devices are available today in a variety of packages:
Software The new ispLSI 1000EA family is supported by a broad library of design tools including Lattice's new ispDesignEXPERTTM systems. These systems are available for PC and workstation platforms, supporting logic design implementation in all leading electronic design environments. The third-generation logic compiler in Lattice's ispDesignEXPERT systems is specifically designed to optimize VHDL and Verilog-based logic designs synthesized by third party HDL synthesis tools. Pricing and Availability The ispLSI 1032EA and 1048EA devices are available now, while the 1016EA and 1024EA will be released in the second quarter of 2000. Prices in high volume, depending on device density, package and speed grade, range from $6.00 to $10.00. About Lattice Semiconductor Oregon-based Lattice Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops and markets the broadest range of high-performance ISPTM programmable logic devices (PLDs) and offers total solutions for today's advanced logic designs. Lattice introduced in-system programmability to the logic industry in 1992. In June 1999, Lattice acquired Vantis, the corporation that invented the PAL� device and PLD switch matrix architecture, from AMD. With nearly double the R&D and sales resources, the resulting integrated company will focus on delivering logic products that satisfy the performance, density and ease-of-use requirements of its customers. Lattice products are sold worldwide through an extensive network of independent sales representatives and distributors, primarily to OEM customers in the fields of communications, computing, computer peripherals, instrumentation, industrial controls and military systems. Company headquarters are located at 5555 NE Moore Court, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 USA; Telephone 503-268-8000, FAX 503-268-8037. For more information on Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, access our World Wide Web sites at http://www.latticesemi.com. Statements in this news release looking forward in time are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the effect of changing economic conditions, the effect of overall semiconductor market conditions, product demand risks, risks associated with dependencies on silicon wafer suppliers and semiconductor assemblers, the impact of competitive products and pricing, technological and product development risks and other risk factors detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Actual results may differ materially from forward-looking statements. # # # Lattice Semiconductor, L (stylized) Lattice, ISP, ispJTAG, ispLSI, and ispDesignEXPERT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. For more information contact: Evelyn Leos, PR Manager |