The Cyclone® FPGA series is built to satisfy your low-power, cost-sensitive design needs, enabling you to get to market faster. Each generation of Cyclone FPGAs solves your technical challenges of increased integration, increased performance, lower power, and faster time to market while meeting your cost-sensitive requirements. The fourth-generation Cyclone IV FPGAs are the lowest cost, lowest power FPGAs available in the industry.
| Table 1. Cyclone Series Introduction | ||||
| Cyclone | Cyclone II | Cyclone III | Cyclone IV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Introduced | 2002 | 2004 | 2007 | 2009 |
| Process Technology | 130 nm | 90 nm | 65 nm | 60 nm |
| Recommended for New Designs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Cyclone IV FPGAs are the market's lowest cost, lowest power FPGAs, now with a transceiver variant. The Cyclone IV FPGA family is targeted to high-volume, cost-sensitive applications, enabling you to meet increasing bandwidth requirements while lowering costs.
Cyclone III FPGAs offer you an unprecedented combination of low cost, high functionality, and power optimization to maximize your competitive edge. The Cyclone III FPGA family is manufactured using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) low-power (LP) process technology to deliver low power consumption at a price that rivals that of ASICs.
Cyclone II FPGAs are built from the ground up for low cost and to provide a customer-defined feature set for high-volume, cost-sensitive applications. Cyclone II FPGAs deliver high performance and low power consumption at a cost that rivals that of ASICs.
Cyclone FPGAs are the original low-cost FPGA. For today's designs requiring advanced features and very low power, consider the higher density Cyclone IV and Cyclone III FPGAs. These newer Cyclone families strengthen Altera's leadership positions in solutions for high-volume, low-cost applications.
