On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 4:12 AM, Denny Esterline wro= te: > I looked at the XC9500 series from Xilinx, they certainly look capable > of the task and the price is plenty reasonable, but then I noticed > that the eval boards for the XC9500 series have been obsoleted. > Where's that leave me, are the chips next on the chopping block? XC9500 is definitely old. I am not so sure if they are going to obsolete them soon. Xilinx seems to keep parts rather long as well. But then the price could be up significantly. I've seen US$26 part in one BOM for a very old Xilinx FPGA. Redesigning it does not make economic sense over the years due to the low quantity. --=20 Xiaofan --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .