( ESNUG 349 Item 5 ) --------------------------------------------- [4/18/00]
From: Roy Kelsey <aroy@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Lattice, AMD/VANTIS, Cadence Buying OrCad, ViewLogic/Summit Merger
Hi John,
I am doing some fairly high speed CPLD design (~50-100 MHz) and went looking
for some tools. The company has historically used AMD MACH devices in most
of their designs. Lattice has acquired the AMD/VANTIS product line. The
tools they used around here haven't been updated for a number of years. I
have been doing my initial design with Lattice tools but don't find them
especially well integrated.
The Schematic capture package used has been Orcad. Orcad used to have
something called Design Express, now that they have been acquired by Cadence
it is no longer offered. I haven't heard anyone singing praises about
Cadence's support for small to mid-sized companies, and indeed they haven't
been going out of their way to make me happy!
I am currently evaluating the ViewLogic software but am on a short string
because they want to make an end-of-quarter sale and are offering a nice
discount. The stuff seems nice enough though they sure cut it into a bunch
of little pieces! Several of the engineers here want to go for it -- they
have some experience with ViewLogic. Should we?
Before I jump off the deep end and endorse spending a significant portion of
the engineering budget, I'd like to get an opinion from you as to what you
think of the recently announced merger between ViewLogic & Summit.
- Roy Kelsey
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