Re: Will SoC completely replace generalized microcontrollers?

> Probably not too far if one of the bigger software vendors thinks
> they can sell enough units at about $10,000 each to pay for
> a few million dollars in development cost. I wouldn't hold
> my breath waiting for it, though!@ ;-)

> When you get that package, you can then figure out how to pay
> the license fees for the IP that will be included. I suspect
> that will involve lawyers! ;-(

Xilinx development tools don't cost that much if you don't buy "the
latest & the greatest".
In fact, the WebPack costs nothing.
And Spartan3 Starter Kit costs only 100$
Just the Spartan3 Starter Kit alone with the WebPack have the
capabilities unthinkable just a decade ago. 200K reprogrammable gates
of completely custom logic?!

IP cores & software are just a piece of plastic, that costs nothing to
produce apart from development costs (which can be a lot, of course).
Provided the software sells enough the price can easily go down.
Of course putting the design in silicon will be expensive...

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