Give them a hand. Both Xilinx and Altera have been very successful in providing higher density FPGAs to customers who need quick-turns and flexibility. They are simply too costly when moved into a production environment.
Cost reductions become necessary as market success demands it.
When deciding to convert an FPGA, you re faced with two very viable options gate arrays and standard cell ASICs. Tooling costs are nearly 30 percent of a standard cell. For higher density and higher volume applications AMIS does offer stan-dard cell products. Nevertheless, we will continue to develop gate arrays that meet the needs of customers who must cost-reduce their FPGAs. 800.639.7264 x4125 or your local AMIS sales representative .