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Altera’s HardCopy® APEX™ 20KC and HardCopy APEX 20KE ASICs provide a fast, low-risk alternative to standard-cell ASICs. You can prototype your designs with APEX FPGAs to prove functionality before seamlessly migrating to a functionally equivalent and pin-compatible HardCopy ASIC with a significantly lower cost.
HardCopy APEX ASICs maintain the equivalent FPGA architecture and features as the APEX FPGAs. The seamless migration path to the HardCopy ASIC minimizes development costs and enables you to take your product to market quickly. You can design and develop your system (including software) in parallel with the HardCopy ASIC and have the total product ready for qualification and field trials in minimal time. HardCopy APEX samples are delivered for your evaluation in as little as eight weeks once the design database is accepted by Altera.
You can generate the HardCopy APEX design database using the Quartus® II software versions 3.0 and later with a single click. This feature not only saves considerable time and effort, but also ensures a smooth migration of the design to the HardCopy ASIC. Altera handles the migration process entirely with minimal customer interaction.
