Date: 29/01/2012

Lattice announces mini FPGA for image processing apps

Lattice Semiconductor has announced Mini Package version of LatticeECP3 FPGA chips for use in professional cameras, surveillance cameras, medical imaging, video communication, and small-form-factor wireline and wireless appliances. Lattice says the LatticeECP3 Low Power FPGAs consume on the average 30% lower power compared to the standard devices and the High Speed FPGAs run 10% faster.

This new FPGA with high-speed SERDES and DDR3 memory interface is 66% smaller than the standard LatticeECP3 device of the same logic capacity.

"The new low power, high speed, and small form-factor devices expand the range and depth of our popular LatticeECP3 FPGA family for a variety of professional consumer and communication applications", said Shakeel Peera, Director of Silicon/Solutions Marketing at Lattice Semiconductor. "They allow our customers to build emerging class of compact products capable of cost-effectively handling high-speed Video and Internet data."
Availability and price: All new members of the LatticeECP3 FPGA family have been fully qualified and released to volume production. Prices for the LatticeECP3-17K Mini Device in 328csBGA package in 500K unit volumes start at $4.95 for delivery in Q4-2013.

For more information visit www.latticesemi.com/ecp3