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Neat. Need to wait a bit longer: > The first ForgeFPGA device, the 1K LUT offering, is expected to be available in production quantities in Q2 2022. Interested

Neat. Need to wait a bit longer: > The first ForgeFPGA device, the 1K LUT offering, is expected to be available in production quantities in Q2 2022. Interested designers can visit https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/products/greenpak/low-power-low-cost-forgefpga https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/products/greenpak/low-p... to find out more. > * Very low power as low as 20 microamps standby > * Very low price in volume of well under US$ 0.50 > * Free, downloadable software with no license fees that includes both schematic capture and HDL modes And the bold statement > * Proven ability to deliver very high volumes I wonder if they've concluded that the semiconductor squeeze will be on its way out in Q2, so this is really a PR stunt.

numlock86 5y ago
> I wonder if they've concluded that the semiconductor squeeze will be on its way out in Q2, so this is really a PR stunt. Q2 of what year, though? STM keeps reporting me no deliveries until Q2/2023. I had to buy $.80 chips at brokers for $35 and other silly things lately, just to keep my product in the marked. And that was just the remaining low volume of usually less than 200 pieces per broker deal. Almost the same horror with NXP. With Renesas so far I could just order another 50k pieces here and another 200k pieces there and they just kept (or rather keep) delivering. I wouldn't just call it a bold statement.
zokier 5y ago
> I wonder if they've concluded that the semiconductor squeeze will be on its way out in Q2, so this is really a PR stunt. Renesas has significant amount of their own fabs, so it might be bit more than just PR stunt. Although I don't know if these ex-Dialog parts would be produced in Renesas fabs or some other place. And last I checked they are still the biggest microcontroller supplier in the world, so they probably know their field.

numlock86 5y ago

> I wonder if they've concluded that the semiconductor squeeze will be on its way out in Q2, so this is really a PR stunt. Q2 of what year, though? STM keeps reporting me no deliveries until Q2/2023. I had to buy $.80 chips at brokers for $35 and other silly things lately, just to keep my product in the marked. And that was just the remaining low volume of usually less than 200 pieces per broker deal. Almost the same horror with NXP. With Renesas so far I could just order another 50k pieces here and another 200k pieces there and they just kept (or rather keep) delivering. I wouldn't just call it a bold statement.

zokier 5y ago

> I wonder if they've concluded that the semiconductor squeeze will be on its way out in Q2, so this is really a PR stunt. Renesas has significant amount of their own fabs, so it might be bit more than just PR stunt. Although I don't know if these ex-Dialog parts would be produced in Renesas fabs or some other place. And last I checked they are still the biggest microcontroller supplier in the world, so they probably know their field.