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Getting Started with Stratix IV FPGAs

View the webcasts to learn more about the Stratix® IV family of high-end FPGAs.

  • Introducing Altera’s 40-nm Portfolio: Would you like highest density, highest performance, and lowest power? Would you like the combined benefits of FPGAs and ASICs? Would you like the highest logic utilization and fastest compile times? Learn how Altera's 40-nm custom logic solutions enable innovation without compromise.
  • Reach New Levels of SoC Integration with 40-nm FPGAs: Discover how Stratix IV FPGAs allow true system on a chip (SoC) integration by providing new levels of system bandwidth, integration, and productivity.
  • Stratix IV FPGA Signal and Power Integrity: Stratix IV FPGAs and HardCopy® IV ASICs and their high-speed transceivers provide the highest bandwidth and superior signal integrity. Learn about advanced architecture implementations for robust signal integrity and noise suppression.

Online training is available to provide insight about how to get the most from the features and benefits offered by Stratix IV FPGAs and Quartus® II software. Learn how to implement the industry's three dominant high-speed serial protocols:

Download Stratix IV device literature and utilities, including the following:

Quartus II software version 8.0 delivers the highest performance, highest logic utilization, and fastest compile times for high-end FPGA designs. For details on how Quartus II software supports Stratix IV devices in particular, see the Designing for Stratix IV FPGAs with Quartus II Software web page.

Check out the What's New in Quartus II Software web page for the latest features and the new device families supported in the Quartus II software. For details on Quartus II development tools, and to obtain a copy of the latest version of the software, visit the Quartus II software web pages.

Altera and members of its intellectual property (IP) partnership program also provide IP cores and reference designs that you can use to accelerate designs for Stratix IV FPGAs. You can download the cores and use them in software and hardware prior to purchase, allowing you to evaluate features and performance. To find out more about these IP cores, visit the IP MegaStoreTM website.

Category Design Utility Description
General Resources
General Resources Icon Device Family Overview Find the right Stratix IV FPGA to meet your design requirements.
Stratix IV FPGA Applications Learn about the end markets and applications for which Stratix IV FPGAs are optimized.
High-Speed Serial I/O Solutions Center Find everything needed for implementing high-speed serial interfaces with Altera® Stratix IV GX FPGAs, including technical documentation, protocols and IP, signal integrity details, and simulation models.
Signal Integrity Center Access Stratix IV GX FPGA signal integrity design resources to help you develop, lay out, and verify your high-speed design.
Literature Center See all Stratix IV FPGA related literature.
Video-On-Demand Resources
Camcorder Icon Introducing Altera’s 40-nm Portfolio Watch Altera's 40-nm FPGA and transceiver demonstration video.
Software Resources
DVD Icon Quartus II Software
Learn how Quartus II software supports designing with Stratix IV FPGAs.
IP MegaStore Select off-the-shelf IP core functions from Altera and Altera's partners. IP cores are optimized for Altera devices, reducing design and test time, and can be evaluated in hardware and simulation prior to licensing.

For further details about Altera devices, software, and IP cores, contact your local Altera sales representative or Altera distributor.

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