New Package Option for Lattice MachXO PLD Family Reduces Cost and Board Area

HILLSBORO, OR, Jun 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced the
immediate availability of a new 0.8-mm pitch 256-pin Chip-Array BGA
(caBGA256) package for its popular MachXO(TM) PLD family that provides
designers with a broader range of package options for implementing
cost-sensitive, board space constrained designs. The Mach XO640, XO1200
and XO2280 devices are now available in the 14 x 14 mm, caBGA256 package
with up to 211 user I/O. The new packages provide designers with 10%
lower cost and 30% reduction in board area than previously available on
1.0-mm pitch 256-pin Fine-Pitch Thin BGA (ftBGA256) packages.

"Many of our customers who use MachXO devices in telecom infrastructure,
server, industrial and consumer applications are increasingly adopting
0.8-mm pitch package technology," said Chris Fanning, Lattice Corporate
Vice President and General Manager of Low-Density and Mixed Signal
Solutions. "The addition of the caBGA256 package to the MachXO PLD family
provides designers with reduced cost and board area optimization options
that are critical in high volume cost-sensitive applications."

Ideal for general purpose I/O expansion, control, bus bridging and
power-up management functions in a wide range of low-density
applications, the instant-on, easy-to-use MachXO PLD family offers users
the benefits of increased system integration by providing embedded
memory, built-in PLLs, high performance, flexible multi-voltage I/O,
small footprint, remote field upgrade (TransFR(TM)) technology and low
power sleep mode, all in a single device.

"We use MachXO PLDs in our Single Board Computer (SBC) product, which is
used in a broad range of industrial applications. The MachXO PLDs give us
the instant-on, flexible user I/O and single chip solution we need," said
Arun Kumar, Project Lead at Mistral Solutions. "The new caBGA256 package
on three different MachXO logic densities provides us with a wider range
of package choices and the migration flexibility to implement our board
area constrained designs at a lower price."

Pricing and Availability

Production devices of the Mach XO640, XO1200 and XO2280 in the caBGA256
package are available now. Volume pricing for the Mach XO640 caBGA256 is
$2.75 in 250,000 unit volumes.

Software Support

The new MachXO640, XO1200 and XO2280 caBGA256 device packages are
supported in Lattice's ispLEVER(R) version 7.2, Service Pack 2 software.
The free ispLEVER Starter software can be downloaded from the Lattice
website at
www.latticesemi.com/products/designsoftware/isplever/ispleverstarter

About MachXO PLDs

The MachXO family of non-volatile, infinitely reconfigurable PLD devices
is designed for applications traditionally implemented using CPLDs or
low-density FPGAs. Combining an optimized look-up table (LUT) architecture
with low-cost embedded Flash process technology, the instant-on,
easy-to-use MachXO devices are the most versatile, non-volatile PLDs for
low-density applications. Available in commercial, industrial and
automotive grades, the MachXO PLDs offer 256 to 2280 look-up tables
(LUTs), up to 271 user I/O and are supported in thin quad flatpack
(TQFP), chip-scale BGA (csBGA), chip-array BGA (caBGA) and fine-pitch thin
BGA (ftBGA) packages from 100 to 324 leads. The MachXO PLDs offer a range
of power supply options from 3.3V, 2.5V, 1.8V and 1.2V and can also be run
off a single 3.3V core supply. For more information about the Lattice
MachXO PLD family, visit www.latticesemi.com/products/cpldspld/machxo

About Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice is the source for innovative FPGA, PLD and Mixed Signal
programmable logic solutions. For more information, visit
www.latticesemi.com

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Lattice (& design), L (& design),
ispLEVER, MachXO, TransFR and specific product designations are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.

EDITORIAL/READER CONTACT:
Brian Kiernan
Corporate Communications Manager
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
503-268-8739 voice
503-268-8193 fax
brian.kiernan@latticesemi.com

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