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asmi:

--- Quote from: J-R on July 18, 2023, 11:29:58 pm ---Xilinx(AMD) announced the Spartan 6 was being discontinued
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:bullshit:
https://www.xilinx.com/products/silicon-devices/fpga.html

--- Quote ---6 Series Lifecycle Extended Through at Least 2030
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J-R:
https://community.element14.com/technologies/fpga-group/b/blog/posts/moving-from-spartan-6-to-spartan-7-a-high-level-review
Nominal Animal:

--- Quote from: J-R on September 21, 2023, 07:21:51 pm ---https://community.element14.com/technologies/fpga-group/b/blog/posts/moving-from-spartan-6-to-spartan-7-a-high-level-review

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Rough summary: Not discontinued, but because of supply chain issues et cetera, Spartan 7 production is prioritized over Spartan 6, with migration from 6 to 7 encouraged.
J-R:
https://community.amd.com/t5/adaptive-computing/amd-extends-spartan-6-product-lifecycle-through-at-least-2030/ba-p/610178

"...building on the success of our recent extensions to AMD 7 Series device longevity, AMD is excited to formally announce that support for Spartan 6 FPGAs is being extended through at least 2030."

So it seems AMD told their customers that the Spartan 6 was going EOL, but then on June 1st, 2023, changed their mind and decided to formally extend support.
asmi:

--- Quote from: J-R on September 22, 2023, 02:36:03 am ---So it seems AMD told their customers that the Spartan 6 was going EOL, but then on June 1st, 2023, changed their mind and decided to formally extend support.

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It wasn't the first time they've tried that. They wanted to do the same with 7 series devices, but their problem is that there is no replacement for lower cost SKUs of Artix-7 and Spartan-7 - and I mean real low cost, not their "Cost optimized" BS, when they call $600 parts "low cost". Xilinx have been pushing customers towards their US/US+ lines, but customers by and large are not buying this as they can count $$$ as well as Xilinx can, but Xilinx is too used to defence/space/comms clients with blank cheques who don't care about the price of parts.
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