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Honored ContributorAltera Max 10 End of Life Question
I am planning to incorporate the Altera Max 10 FPGA into our system design and was told that production of Max 10 will be discontinued within the next 2 years. Does anyone know if this is true? I will need a FPGA solution that is supportable for at least the next 5-10 years. Any help is appreciated.
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Altera_ForumWhere did you get the information? Talking to Altera would be a better way to find out. The MAX 10 is new.
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Who told you?
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Would you happen to know a contact number for them?
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Try the web site.
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RWillick, you can always contact their FAE at this link: https://www.altera.com/about/contact/contact.html#altera-sales-offices--north-america-and-international-
I guess a simple phone call will solve your issue =D - Altera_Forum
The Max 10 is a new product family and I dont think it will discontinue within such a short period. You can also try to file a MySupport case to inquire.
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Is there a typo here? maybe you are trying to type MAX V here?
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maybe it is same source of Information that produces for an obsolescence check for the Cyclone IV also "two years" or "device lived longer than expected" information.
Some obsolescence tools tend to state two years if they are not aware of any other informations... Obviously that does not contribute to trust in the useability of information generated by these tools :-) - Altera_Forum
i think we could only say that, maybe in the future some of the new example design may not be come from max 10 and based on new product family, but the existing working example stays.
- Altera_Forum--- Quote Start --- maybe it is same source of Information that produces for an obsolescence check for the Cyclone IV also "two years" or "device lived longer than expected" information. Some obsolescence tools tend to state two years if they are not aware of any other informations... Obviously that does not contribute to trust in the useability of information generated by these tools :-) --- Quote End --- Till now all device from Altera, still very obsolete, are in production. The question can be in term of pricing but new device can simply use old device so there is no silicon obsolescence as from competitor. MAXII MAXV AND new MAX10 are all supported by new tools, old device support get removed by new tools but old one are available from ancillary and can cohexists. MAX V is quite pin to pin to old MAX II price of max V is a fraction of MAX II. Same don't applyfor old MAX just without pin compatibility due to old casing and limited but simple rework can apply new device. MAX 10 overlap top of MAX V winning by price over old series so it open new way for developer. New device outperform old device in term of speed and cost, update also to oldest one of new tools probably result in an higher development cost not covered by silicon sell income, One thing I feel as missing are TQFP and casing for small size. FPBA is good for large production but not for small where microcontroller are best fit. Some area like motor control can get benefit from this new device too.
