Lattice Semiconductor announced the availability of Version 1.3 of its ispLEVER Classic design tool suite. Version 1.3 includes updated support for Lattice CPLDs including the ispMACH 4000 device family. Designers can download, for free, ispLEVER Classic for Windows, as well as optional Synopsys Synplify logic synthesis and Aldec Active-HDL simulator modules. The ispLEVER Classic 1.3 software also includes updated ordering part number designations for GAL 22V10 lead free QFNS package devices.

To further support designers who maintain mature systems with discontinued Lattice devices, ispLEVER Classic1.3 software now includes the “Obsolete Pack,” which enables additional device support within the design tools. To enable the pack, users simply check the “Show Obsolete Devices” option within the new Project Wizard feature of the Project Navigator application.