For Release: December 13, 1999
Altera Upgrade to MAX+PLUS II Enhances Support for Programmable Logic Device Families
- Increases MAX® 7000AE Performance Up To 30 Percent
- Debuts E+MAX™ Development Software for MAX 3000 and
MAX 7000 Families
San Jose, Calif., December 13, 1999-- Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced the availability of version 9.4 of its industry leading MAX+PLUS® II programmable logic development software. Optimized modeling and improved fitting algorithms featured in the MAX+PLUS II version 9.4 software provide a significant performance increase for the
MAX® 7000AE device family. In conjunction with the upgrade of MAX+PLUS II, Altera is releasing the E+MAX™ development software package, a full-feature tool that includes VHDL and Verilog HDL synthesis for the MAX 7000 and MAX 3000 device families.
"The latest upgrade of MAX+PLUS II further extends Altera's commitment to continually enhancing the industry's most widely used programmable logic development tool," said David Greenfield, Altera director of development tools marketing. "With the introduction of Altera's new E+MAX software, customers now have easy and free access to a full-featured development
software solution for use in designing MAX 7000 and MAX 3000 device families, the industry's most popular product-term architectures."
Performance Improvement
MAX+PLUS II version 9.4 features optimized modeling and improved fitting algorithms. The increased accuracy of this optimized modeling that highlights process improvements, combined with improved software processing, results in MAX 7000AE device performance improvements of up to 30 percent.
Free Development Software
With the introduction of MAX+PLUS II version 9.4, Altera is also announcing E+MAX development software package for Altera's MAX 7000A and MAX 3000 device families. The E+MAX development software has a host of advanced design features, including VHDL and Verilog HDL synthesis, schematic design entry, timing and functional simulation, and static timing analysis. Customers can download the E+MAX development software free of charge from http://www.altera.com. Customers can also install the E+MAX software from either a MAX+PLUS II version 9.4 CD-ROM, or the Altera Digital Library which will be released
in Q1, 2000.
Device Support
MAX+PLUS II version 9.4 provides full support for the complete FLEX® 10KE device family, including PLL versions. The updated version also incorporates support for FLEX 6000 devices in three FineLine BGA™ packages, and for MAX 7000B I/O standards including GTL+, SSTL 2, and SSTL 3. Version 9.4 also features an enhanced Jam™ STAPL Byte-Code Composer and Player that supports both Jam STAPL Byte Code (JBC) version 1.0 and JBC version 2.0.
Availability & Pricing
The MAX+PLUS II version 9.4 design software will ship to all Altera customers on active subscription and maintenance by the end of December, 1999. Altera's software subscription program simplifies the process of obtaining Altera development tools by consolidating all software products and maintenance charges into one annual subscription payment. For $2000 (single-user license), an annual subscription will entitle a customer to receive Altera's MAX+PLUS II and Quartus™ development tools, including ongoing support for the latest Altera PLDs, new software features, performance enhancements, and on-line documentation.
About Altera
Altera Corporation, The Programmable Solutions Company™, was founded in 1983 and is a worldwide leader in high-performance, high-density programmable logic devices and associated computer aided engineering (CAE) logic development tools. Programmable logic devices are semiconductor chips that offer on-site programmability to customers. The chips are programmed using tools that run on personal computers or engineering work stations. User benefits include ease of use, lower risk, and fast time-to-market. The company offers the broadest line of CMOS programmable logic devices that address high-speed, high-density, and low-power applications. Altera products serve a broad range of markets, including telecommunications, data communications, computer peripherals, and industrial applications. Altera common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol ALTR.
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