Altera Devices Overview

• Fourth-generation Stratix^® FPGA family
• Highest performance, highest density, and lowest power 40-nm FPGAs
• Best-in-class 11.3-Gbps transceivers and high-performance memory interfaces deliver unprecedented system bandwidth with superior signal integrity

• Third-generation Stratix FPGA family, the industry’s lowest power, high-performance 65-nm FPGAs, recommended for designs starting now
• Logic rich (L), enhanced for digital signal processing (DSP) and memory (E), and transceiver (GX) variants
• Targets high-end core system processing designs, supported by industry leading FPGA design tools, and provides a risk-free path to HardCopy^® ASICs

• Second-generation high-performance 90-nm FPGA family, recommended for production projects now
• Includes best-in-class 6.375-Gbps transceiver (GX) variant available today.
• Advanced FPGA architecture, high-performance adaptive logic module (ALM) with 8-input fracturable look-up table (LUT), large on-chip memory, embedded DSP blocks, high-speed external interface support, and risk-free path to HardCopy ASICs

• First-generation Stratix FPGA family. Stratix II and Stratix III families now provide higher performance at lower cost
• Mid-performance, embedded DSP blocks, on-chip memory, flexible I/O
• Broad range of IP support including Nios^® II processors

Midrange FPGAs

• Cost-optimized 40-nm FPGAs with transceivers
• Offers lowest total power for transceiver-based applications
• Up to 16 transceivers at 3.75 Gbps, rich in DSP and RAM, with more performance than other devices in its class

• Arria GX 90-nm FPGAs with transceivers
• Optimized for 3-Gbps serial I/O applications
• Simple solution for bridging and end-point applications

Low-Cost FPGAs

• Fourth generation in the Cyclone^® series of lowest cost, lowest power FPGAs
• Two variants: Cyclone IV GX FPGAs with integrated 3.125-Gbps transceivers and Cyclone IV E FPGAs
• Broad range of intellectual property (IP) support including Nios II embedded processor support

• Third generation in the Cyclone series of lowest cost FPGAs
• Unprecedented combination of power, functionality, and cost
• Broad range of IP support including Nios II embedded processor support

• Second generation in the lowest cost FPGA series
• Embedded 18 x 18 DSP multipliers, on-chip memory, and midrange speed I/O
• Broad range of IP support, including Nios II embedded processor support

• First generation in the lowest cost FPGA series, where cost is paramount
• On-chip memory, lower density applications, low to moderate speed I/O
• Broad range of IP support including Nios II embedded processor support

Low-Cost CPLDs

• Instant-on, non-volatile, single-chip CPLD solution
• Lowest cost, lowest power (1/10th of MAX^® CPLD), highest density CPLD
• On-board user flash memory. 1.8-V, 2.5-V, and 3.3-V supply voltages

• Instant-on, non-volatile, low-cost CPLD for low density solutions
• Deterministic timing
• 5.0-V I/O support. 2.5-V, 3.3-V, and 5.0-V supply voltages

HardCopy ASICs

• Fifth-generation in the HardCopy^® ASIC series
• Benefits of FPGA and benefits of ASIC deliver fast time-to-market and fast time-to-profit
• HardCopy IV GX devices with 6.5-Gbps transceivers and high-performance memory interfaces deliver excellent system bandwidth with superior signal integrity

• Benefits of FPGA and benefits of ASIC deliver fast time-to-market and fast time-to-profit
• Low risk, low total cost ASIC for high-volume production
• Low-risk prototyping using Stratix III FPGAs for true software/hardware co-design and fast system readiness

• Low-cost HardCopy ASIC for high-volume production
• Migrate Stratix II FPGA prototype to functionally equivalent, pin-compatible device
• Increase core performance and reduce power by 50–70 percent compared to Stratix II FPGA prototype