Optimized for PCI Express, Gigabit Ethernet, and Serial RapidIO
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Altera introduces Arria™ GX FPGAs, the fourth generation of programmable logic devices with on-chip, high-speed serial transceivers. Arria GX devices are designed around the technology used in the award winning Stratix® II GX FPGAs. By optimizing Arria GX devices for the three most popular serial interconnect protocols (Table 1), and targeting data rates up to 2.5 Gbps, Altera provides high-speed interconnect capabilities at a lower cost than ever before.
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Table 1. Protocols Supported by Arria GX FPGAs |
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PCI Express x1 and x4 |
2.5 Gbps |
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1.25 Gbps |
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1.25 and 2.5 Gbps |
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Arria GX FPGAs can simplify your device interconnect challenges. Whether the goal is to support legacy designs, interface between multiple protocols, or increase processing performance, Arria GX devices can do it all:
- Bridge between PCIe, GbE, or SRIO protocols
- Bridge between PCIe, GbE, or SRIO and lower speed (often parallel) interface protocols
- Implement coprocessors for high-end DSP and embedded processors
The Four S’s of Success
To design successfully for 1.25 and 2.5 Gbps interfaces, you need more than just the best FPGA technology. Arria GX FPGAs allow you to get a successful design implemented quickly and easily through the four S’s of success:
- Signal Integrity—Accelerate your high-speed board layout design
- Software Tools—Design with Quartus® II web edition, the highest productivity FPGA tool
- Support Infrastructure—Get your design to market as easily as possible
- Supply—Based on Stratix II GX transceiver technology and built on TSMC's 90-nm process
Learn More about Arria GX FPGAs
- Meet the Arria GX Device Family
- Find out about applications for Arria GX FPGAs
- Get an overview of Arria GX FPGAs
- Download Quartus II Software—free Web Edition Software
