Manufactured by Axelsys - Class Leading PCI Express Development Kit for $99.00

FREMONT, Calif., June 5, 2012 — (PRNewswire) — Axelsys LLC today announced the successful delivery of the class leading LatticeECP3™ FPGA Versa Development Kit. 

The LatticeECP3 FPGA Versa Development Kit is the industry's lowest cost design platform for building leading edge systems in a variety of markets such as industrial networking, industrial automation, computing, medical equipment, defense, and consumer electronics.  The Versa Kit empowers designers to build both PCI Express and Gigabit Ethernet-based systems. The Kit offers free design tools, readymade demos, reference designs, a versatile evaluation board, and a serial programming cable. The evaluation board features an LFE3-35EA-8FN484C FPGA device, PCIe and Ethernet connectors, 64 Mbit SPI Flash, 1Gbit DDR3 memory, expansion headers, several LEDs and user switches.

For more information, please visit: http://www.latticesemi.com/products/developmenthardware/developmentkits/ecp3versadevelopmentkit/index.cfm

"Axelsys has been an outstanding partner for the Versa Development Kit," said Shakeel Peera, Lattice Director of Strategic Marketing, "Axelsys's electronic manufacturing solution has allowed Lattice to deliver the Versa Development Kit at an unprecedented price of $99.00 – this has enabled designers around the world to innovate with our low cost, low power LatticeECP3 mid-range FPGA solution."

Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS – known also as Contract Manufacturing or Contract Assembly) from Axelsys have proven to be an enabling service.  Small to Mid-Sized companies - traditionally unable to access high volume / low cost Asia manufacturing due their lower production volumes, now have a solution enabling them to compete with their larger competitors.

Pricing and Availability

The price for the Versa Development Kit is $99.00 and is available for immediate ordering via the Lattice online store at www.latticesemi.com/store/softwarecablesboards/fpgaboards.cfm

About Axelsys LLC

Axelsys is a leading Embedded Electronic Design Services (EDS) and Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) company with offices in Silicon Valley, CA and Shanghai, China. Markets addressed include Consumer Electronics, Defense, Medical, Networking, Semiconductor, and Test and Measurement. For more information, visit www.axelsys.com

About Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice is a service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power programmable design solutions. For more information about how our FPGA, CPLD and programmable power management devices help our customers unlock their innovation, visit www.latticesemi.com. You can also follow us via Twitter, Facebook, or RSS.

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