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New ContributorCyclone III Availability
When we asked a supplier we got "Not until 2024" for most Cyclone devices. Guess that is in line with what Intel stated today in the news about the chip shortage lasting until 2024. Might be able to get your hands on some few devices before that but do not expect to be able to order large quantities for a long time.
New ContributorI called Intel sales, marketing and support offices and they told me to post the question here. I was hoping someone from Intel would monitor and answer. Intel not giving ANY estimate for is not a good look and it makes it hard to design Intel into a circuit. I HATE what Intel has done to the low-cost FPGA market.
Regular ContributorUnfortunately the current market conditions for semiconductors is not just an Intel problem nor is it just an FPGA or CPLD problem.
It is across all types of semiconductors and all vendors. Production is running at high rates, but demand is even higher.
Try and source FPGAs thru Xilinx or Microchip. You will see the same out of stock / long lead times. It is not Intel specific.
That being said, the kind of 'when will you really be able to ship devices to me' info is normally given in confidence under NDA.
Believe me, all of Intel's big customers that have direct parts purchase contracts (they don't buy thru distributors) have more info.
But you are not going to get that here in a public forum, that info is considered key business info and is not generally made public.
You may not like that, but that is the way it is, with Intel, or Xilinx, or any major vendors.
