On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 6:51 AM, Pete Batard <p...@akeo.ie> wrote: > On 2013.03.14 17:21, Tim Roberts wrote: >> I don't know about that. The chips themselves are still running about >> $30 in volume. > > Which I very much expect to drop as production ramps up and competitors > enter the market. I don't think Cypress have much competition for now, > so the demand for the chips is probably near the start of the bell curve > => they can afford to keep low volume and high prices. > >> Plus, the circuit board and connector tolerances are a >> LOT less forgiving at 5 GHz than they are at 480 MHz. > > That's a good point. But then manufacturing technology follows the trend > of the moment too. > > Maybe I should have added an "eventually" to my statement I was making, > because this is what I intended to convey. I certainly don't expect > someone to pop up tomorrow and start selling FX3 based boards for $27 a > piece. In 2-3 years time however, I sure hope it'll be a different story. >
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