New Altera CPLD - lowest cost CPLD ever, lower power, easiest to use =
yada
yada ...

Promo / intro


http://www.altera.com/corporate/promotions/ads/a/max2a.html?WT.mc_n=
=3Dmx2&WT.mc_t=3Denw_eet_0_111
or
        http://tinyurl.com/3avge

Home page


http://www.altera.com/products/devices/cpld/max2/mx2-index.jsp?WT.mc_=
n=3Dmx2&WT.mc_t=3Denw_eet_0_111

            http://tinyurl.com/35fvk

May even be true :-)

Big minus (it seems to me) is that you can EITHER use a free web base=
d
design tool OR have to buy an Altera products subscription to get acc=
ess to
PC based programming software. Guess they aren't serious after all :-=
)

________________________

THEY  SAY

 Building on more than fifteen years of CPLD leadership and innovatio=
n,
Altera introduces the MAX=AE II device, the lowest-cost CPLD ever. Co=
mbining
the advantages of a groundbreaking new architecture with the instant-=
on,
non-volatility of traditional CPLDs, MAX II devices offer more featur=
es and
capabilities=97including the lowest dynamic power in the CPLD industr=
y=97at
lower price points.

At less than half the price of previous-generation MAX devices, MAX I=
I CPLDs
are optimized for the lowest cost. MAX II devices target general-purp=
ose
CPLD logic applications as well as new applications based on the MAX =
II
device=92s higher density, lower power, and faster performance. These=
 new
benefits enable designers to use CPLDs as an alternative for low-dens=
ity
FPGAs, ASSPs, and standard logic devices.

Easiest-to-Use Design Software
MAX II devices are supported by Altera=92s Quartus=AE II software, th=
e highest
performance and easiest-to-use design software available for CPLD des=
ign.
Featuring a built-in MAX+PLUS=AE II look-and-feel option, MAX+PLUS II=
 users
can benefit from the Quartus II software=92s advanced features and pe=
rformance
without having to learn a new interface.

--
http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList
mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu