Lattice Semiconductor Delivers 3.5ns Generic Digital Crosspoint Devices; Popular 3.3-Volt ispGDX Family Now Available At 3.5ns With Programmable 3.3-Volt/2.5-Volt Output Option.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:LSCC LSCC Lake-Sumter Community College (Florida) LSCC Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (stock symbol) LSCC Lawson State Community College (Alabama) ) today announced the new In-System Programmable (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. (TM)) ispGDXVA(TM) family with higher performance, larger I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output options, a 3.3-V core, and individually programmable 3.3-V or 2.5-V output voltage options. The first device available today, the ispGDX160VA, is being released in both commercial and industrial grades. As with all ispGDX (TM) devices, this family is optimized for digital signal interface Digital Signal Interface (DSI) is a protocol for dimming stage lighting (initially electrical ballasts). It was created in 1991 by Austrian company Tridonic ATCO and is based on Manchester-coded 8-bit protocol, data rate of 1200 baud, 1 start bit, 8 data bits (dimming and routing applications, and represents a new class of high-density programmable components distinct from complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). "At 3.5ns Tpd, the ispGDX160VA is significantly faster than previous devices and can integrate multiple discrete interface logic devices into a single chip," said Steve Stark, Lattice's director of Component Marketing. "Now available in both commercial and industrial grades with programmable 3.3-V or 2.5-V output options, the ispGDXVA family supports the most demanding next-generation system designs." The first member of the 3.3-Volt ispGDXVA family available is the ispGDX160VA, with an architecture that features 160 programmable I/O cells interconnected by a Global Routing Pool (GRP GRP Group GRP Group (file name extension) GRP Glass Reinforced Plastic GRP Gastrin-Releasing Peptide (biology) GRP Gross Rating Point (advertising) ). The ispGDX160VA delivers input-to-output signal delays (Tpd) of 3.5ns, clock-to-output delays (Tgco) of 3.5ns, and pipelined operating frequencies (Fmax) of 250MHz. It offers a programmable MUX width for MUX chaining and allows up to 16:1 fast signal multiplexing. Other features include a bus hold latch, clock enable, and additional slew rate options. An industrial version is also supported in each package type and is dual marked with both commercial and industrial grades. The GDX160VA is offered in the 208-pin PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Package) Refers to many varieties of QFP chip packages, which are molded in plastic. See QFP. (plastic quad flat pack), 272-ball BGA and the advanced 208-ball fine pitch BGA packages. Software Support The ispGDX160VA device is supported by Lattice's ispGDX Development System software. Device design in this environment is done using a simple, yet powerful Lattice Hardware Description Language (language) Hardware Description Language - (HDL) A kind of language used for the conceptual design of integrated circuits. Examples are VHDL and Verilog. (HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. ) specifically designed for the ispGDX device family. It also interfaces with existing third party simulation tools for complete timing simulation in industry standard formats. The ispGDX Development System, featuring a productivity enhancing Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI), runs under Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT, or on a UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platform running from the command line. Pricing and Availability Pricing for the ispGDX160VA in high volume is as low as $7. Remaining family members include the 240 I/O ispGDX240VA and the 80 I/O ispGDX80VA scheduled for release later this year. About Lattice Semiconductor Oregon-based Lattice Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops and markets the broadest range of high-performance ISP(TM) 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(R) device and PLD switch matrix architecture, from AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. . 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 the Company's World Wide Web site 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 The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 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. Note to Editors: Lattice Semiconductor, L (stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. ) Lattice, Vantis, PAL, ISP, ispGDX and ispGDXVA, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation and Vantis Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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