FPGA/CPLD software

[SRavet at bangate.compaq.com]

I posted a note last week about the Lattice and Cypress PLD software.  I am 
this close  ---->  <-----  to buying the Cypress VHDL compiler, when I get 
it I'll tell everyone what I think of it.

Someone had questioned whether the Cypress $99 software included FPGA 
support, I have the answer to that.  Right now there are two packages.  
CY3121 (Warp2) for PLDs and CPLDs, includes vhdl compiler, functional 
simulator, etc.  It costs $99.  CY3120 (Warp2+) is similar, but has the 
place and route stuff to do FPGAs. It costs $995.  Real Soon Now (May 17) 
the new version of Warp 2 comes out (4.0), which includes PLDs, CPLDs, and 
FPGAs, except it won't do timing analysis on FPGAs.  It has timing models 
that other tools can use, but it won't do the analysis itself.  This will 
be available for $99.  It's strictly VHDL, which means no schematic 
capture, etc.

Steve Ravet
sravet at bangate.compaq.com
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