SiliconBlue Launches "Turbo" Speed Version of Ultra-Low Power iCE65 mobileFPGA Family

Update: Lattice Semiconductor to Acquire SiliconBlue (Dec 09, 2011)

• New Turbo (-T) option delivers 65% faster speed at ultra-low power
• Expands total number of programmable logic offerings to 20

SANTA CLARA, California, June 15, 2009 - SiliconBlue® Technologies, the leading supplier of ultra-low power, single-chip, SRAM FPGAs, today announced availability of a new, high-speed, “turbo” option for its iCE65™ mobileFPGA™ family. Built for high speed using TSMC’s 65nm low power CMOS process, the 65% faster speed grade addresses a growing requirement in consumer mobile applications where higher speed logic solutions in battery-based handheld applications are necessary. Combined with the industry’s only wafer level chip scale package SRAM FPGA, the iCE65 turbo product now offers a complete, unbeatable solution of high speed devices with the lowest power levels, housed within the smallest PCB foot print.
 
“Consumer handheld designers are constantly creating differentiated products within the confines of extremely small foot prints, increasing system speeds, all at low battery power levels. SiliconBlue addresses these challenges with the new iCE65 turbo product that delivers high-performance, compact, ultra-power efficient programmable logic designs that enable fast deployment of next generation smart phones, ebooks, netbooks and mobile internet devices” says Kapil Shankar, CEO of SiliconBlue Technologies.
 
Price, Availability, Support
Customers can immediately begin designing with these new product/package combinations using the iCEcube™ VHDL/Verilog-based development software. Unit cost for iCE65L04-T in CS63 package is $1.95US, and $3.90US for the iCE65L08 in CC72, both in 1M unit quantities (2010). CS63 is now available in high volume and CC72 available in sample quantities. All devices are available now in both sample and production quantities.
 
About SiliconBlue
SiliconBlue provides a new class of ultra-low power, single-chip, SRAM FPGAs designed specifically for handheld consumer applications. Manufactured on TSMC’s 65nm LP (low power) CMOS process, the iCE65 mobileFPGA family meets the power, price and area requirements for battery-operated products such as smart phones, eBooks/ePaper, netbooks, digital picture frames, mobile internet devices, portable media players, handheld POS, medical instruments, digital still cameras and flash camcorders. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company has a highly skilled team of PLD experts who have been instrumental in developing and patenting many of the leading programmable logic technologies on the market today.