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Honored ContributorAre FPGA's getting too complex?
Hello, I would like to know how people think about my comments concerning the increasing complexity with today's FPGA's? This will date me but I'm just now learning TimeQuest and admit that it is a v...
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Honored Contributor --- Quote Start --- The problem is that the high end is where the margin is.... --- Quote End --- I don't think anyone has a problem with a company selling high-margin products. I think the problem comes when they abandon everything else in favor of only high-margin products, and leaves a void in the market. I actually like to see improvements in the high-end parts, because I know those improvements will eventually trickle down. Having recently redone a design in a Cyclone part, I found myself really missing the flexibility in the Cyclone III/IV PLL's, for example. I'm clearly no sales guy, but I can't imagine that the volume of "low-margin" sales to folks like us isn't profitable either. I suspect that for every high-end Stratix part sold, there are dozens or more Cyclones or Arrias sold.
