The ECP3 Versa development kit and software from Lattice Semiconducter is now on offer at MSC Gleichmann.  The offer is available until 30 May 2013, which also includes a free licence to the company’s Diamond Design Software for use with its Versa Evaluation Board.

These third generation FPGAs and are said to offer multi-protocol 3.2G SERDES with XAUI jitter compliance, DDR3 memory interfaces, powerful DSP capabilities, high density on-chip memory and up to 149K LUTS, all with half the power consumption and half the price of competitive SERDES-capable FPGAs.

MSC Gleichmann’s Managing Director, Tim Bonnett said, “Anyone considering the ECP3 FPGA family cannot afford to miss this offer from Lattice. The price for the ECP3 development kit with its free evaluation license is amazing but getting the full Diamond design software or any of the IP suites for just $99 each is a real bargain.”

The ECP3 Versa Development Kit contains the Versa Evaluation Board (featuring the LFE3-35EA-8FN484C FPGA device), a USB A to USB B cable (for FPGA programming via a PC), a 12V AC/DC Power Adapter (including international plug adapters) and a QuickSTART guide.

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