Re: [PEDA] Interesting Reading Material
[snip] I do thing Altium/Protel are loosing their way. FPGA's are nice, but in the end they are just a component used in some of the designs I do. I see FPGA's in almost every design I see. I also see diff paired routing in almost pcb design. I don't see how 3rd party software for FPGA's can compete with OEM software from Xylinx, Altera, etc. Without direct input and licensing the software will always be behind in development and probably more error prone. Just my observation, since I am not an FPGA designer Mike Reagan * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Interesting Reading Material
> -Original Message- > From: Mike Reagan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 14 July 2004 17:17 > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Interesting Reading Material > > > All, > Interesting reading material from > http://www.edacafe.com/magazine/index.php?newsletter=1&run_date=12 > -Jul-2004 > along with my comments > > [snip] I do thing Altium/Protel are loosing their way. FPGA's are nice, but in the end they are just a component used in some of the designs I do. Nice to have it all integrated for the odd 5-10% of projects I do using FPGA's, but most of the time its schematics and PCB's, with no hint of FPGA or even VHDL. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Interesting Reading Material
> From: Mike Reagan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 10:17 AM > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > > Altium Limited, an Australian company, began life as Protel International > Limited in 1985. Their initial product was Protel PCB Design. Over the > years > the company has acquired several companies and technologies including in > roughly chronological order NeuroCad (Autorouter technology), PLD > technology ..[message clipped] Opinion from where I sit. A) FPGAs are cool but from the work we do as a design consultant they are not an overwhelmingly huge part of what we see. Maybe we're out of step with the trends. Have to admit we are replacing an expensive FPGA with a less costly DSP in a project we're doing. B) The people who make and sell FPGA chips have a low-cost tools strategy to help promote their chips. I would worry that placing a lot of emphasis on FPGAs, for an independent CAD supplier like Altium/Protel, might be not such a hot strategy. Wonder if this might be similar to the issues faced by microprocessor emulator companies. (Altium should know from Tasking.) The proliferation of JTAG emulators and low-cost hardware and software tools from the microprocessor chip vendors--often given away for free to large customers-- has given the independents a hard time. Should Altium be pushing FPGAs as much as they seem to be? Don't know Best regards, Kerry Berland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silicon Engines 2101 Oxford Road 847-803-6860 Fax 847-803-6870 Des Plaines, IL 60018 USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
