The turbo grade chips are 65 percent faster than their other iCE65 counterparts, according to SiliconBlue (Santa Clara, Calif.). The devices are SRAM-based FPGAs built using TSMC's 65-nm low-power CMOS process.

Customers can immediately begin designing with the new product/package combinations using SiliconBlue's iCEcube VHDL/Verilog-based development software, the company said.

Unit cost for iCE65L04-T in CS63 package is $1.95, and $3.90 for the iCE65L08 in CC72, both in 1 million unit quantities, SiliconBlue said. CS63 is now available in high volume and CC72 available in sample quantities, the company said. All devices are available now in both sample and production quantities, according to SiliconBlue.