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Home > Products > Intellectual Property > AMPP Core Partners > Altera Partner Profile: Northwest Logic, Inc. Print This Page Subscribe to Email Altera Partner Profile: Northwest Logic, Inc. Overview Available AMPPSM-Approved IP Cores Other IP Cores Development Boards Additional Services and Features Contact Information Overview Northwest Logic, founded in 1995 and located in Beaverton, Oregon,  provides high-performance, easy-to-use intellectual property (IP) cores for ASICs and FPGAs. Key advantages of Northwest Logic’s cores include: High performance—supports high clock rate and high throughput Ease of use—separates the designer from the complexity of the system interface Full hardware validation  Minimal IP core size reduces FPGA cost Comprehensive verification suite Support for all FPGA and ASIC platforms Development boards and driver support Source code Top quality technical support provided directly by Northwest Logic designers Customization and integration services Available Products Northwest Logic currently provides the products shown in Tables 1, 2, and 3: Table 1. Northwest Logic AMPP (1) -Approved Certified IP Cores Product Description Supported Altera Devices DDR2 SDRAM Controller High throughput, easy-to-use DDR2 SDRAM memory controller with: Support for all standard DDR2 SDRAM chips and DIMMs at highest FPGA-supported clock rates Multi-port front-end available with multi-port interface and request reordering ECC, RMW, and multi-burst add-on modules available Real-time setting of timing parameters enables use in Altera® HardCopy® devices with different memory configurations Stratix® II, Stratix II GX (half-rate datapath) Stratix II, Stratix II GX (full rate datapath) Stratix, Stratix GX Cyclone® II DDR SDRAM Controller High throughput, easy-to-use DDR SDRAM memory controller with: Support for all standard DDR SDRAM chips and DIMMs at the highest FPGA-supported clock rates Multi-port front-end available with multi-port interface and request reordering ECC, RMW, and multi-burst add-on modules available Real-time setting of timing parameters enables use in HardCopy devices with different memory configurations Stratix II, Stratix II GX Stratix, Stratix GX Cyclone II Cyclone  SDR SDRAM Controller High throughput, easy-to-use SDR SDRAM memory controller with: Support for all standard SDR SDRAM chips and DIMMs at highest FPGA-supported clock rates Multi-port front-end available with multi-port interface and request reordering ECC, RMW, and multi-burst add-on modules available Real-time setting of timing parameters enables use in HardCopy devices with different memory configurations Stratix II, Stratix II GX Stratix, Stratix GX Cyclone II Cyclone Mobile DDR SDRAM Controller High throughput, easy-to-use mobile DDR SDRAM memory controller with: Support for all standard mobile DDR SDRAM chips at the highest FPGA-supported clock rates Multi-port front-end available with multi-port interface and request reordering ECC, RMW, and multi-burst add-on modules available Real-time setting of timing parameters enables use in HardCopy devices with different memory configurations Stratix II, Stratix II GX Cyclone II Cyclone Mobile SDR SDRAM Controller High throughput, easy-to-use mobile SDR SDRAM memory controller with: Support for all standard mobile SDR SDRAM chips at the highest FPGA-supported clock rates Multi-port front-end available with multi-port interface and request reordering ECC, RMW, and multi-burst add-on modules available Real-time setting of timing parameters enables use in HardCopy devices with different memory configurations Stratix II, Stratix II GX Cyclone II RLDRAM II Controller High throughput, easy-to-use RLDRAM II controller with: Support for all standard RLDRAM II chips at highest FPGA-supported clock rates Multi-port front-end available with multi-port interface and request reordering ECC, RMW, and multi-burst add-on modules available Real-time setting of timing parameters enables use in Hardcopy devices with different memory configurations Stratix II, Stratix II GX Stratix, Stratix GX PCI Express Core High-performance, easy-to-use PCI Express core with: x1, x4, x8 lane versions available Complete PHY support, including integrated and discrete PHY chips Flexible data buffer sizing Complete error-handling support PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.1 compliant Full hardware validation and PCI-SIG certification Stratix II, Stratix II GX Stratix, Stratix GX Cyclone II Cyclone PCI Express Complete Core High-performance, easy-to-use PCI Express complete core with: Combined Northwest Logic PCI Express core and PCI Express back-end provide complete, easy-to-use PCI Express solution Built-in high-performance, multi-channel DMA engine and simple target and register interface x1, x4, x8 lane versions available Full hardware validation and PCI-SIG certification Stratix II, Stratix II GX Stratix, Stratix GX Cyclone II Cyclone PCI-X Core High-performance, easy-to-use PCI-X interface with: Support for 133/66-MHz PCI-X/PCI, 64- and 32-bit master/target operation Push-button timing with minimal routing constraints Multi-function support Minimal size Host and peripheral versions available Stratix II, Stratix II GX Stratix, Stratix GX PCI Core High-performance, easy-to-use PCI interface with: Support for 66/33-MHz PCI operation, 64- and 32-bit master/target and target-only operation Push-button timing with minimal routing constraints Minimal size Host and peripheral versions available Stratix II, Stratix II GX Stratix, Stratix GX Cyclone II Cyclone Integrated PCI Core High-performance, easy-to-use integrated PCI with: Combined PCI core with FIFO-based back-end provides a complete, easy-to-use PCI solution Support for 66/33-MHz PCI operation, 64- and 32-bit master/target and target-only operation Push-button timing with minimal routing constraints Minimal size Host and peripheral versions available Stratix II, Stratix II GX Stratix, Stratix GX Cyclone II Cyclone Note: AMPP: Altera Megafunction Partners Program. The "AMPP Approved" indicates certified IP cores that meet Altera's sales standards and have passed rigorous engineering testing. Table 2. Other Northwest Logic IP Cores Product Description I2C Controller Core Ideal for serial presence detection and other IC applications Master-only and master/slave operation Very small size 8- and 16-bit addressing support UART Lite Core Very small size—ideal for multiple serial port designs Simple user interface Configurable FIFO depth Support for all standard UART features Easily customizable for special applications Table 3. Northwest Logic Development Board Product Description Supported Altera Devices PCIe Cyclone II Development Board x1, x4 lanes PCI Express development board with driver and GUI support, plus reference design Cyclone II  with GL9711, GL9714, PX1011A, XIO1100 PHY support Additional Services and Features Northwest Logic provides the following additional services and features: Core customization and integration services PCI Express development board with: Driver for Windows and Linux GUI Reference design FPGA design services including: Specification Coding (Verilog and VHDL) Simulation Synthesis Place and route Validation Board design services include: Specification Schematics Printed circuit board (PCB) design Prototype builds Validation Contact Information For additional information, contact Northwest Logic at: Northwest Logic, Inc. 1100 NW Compton Dr., Ste.100 Beaverton, OR 97006 Tel: (503) 533-5800, x309 Fax: (503) 533-5900 Email: info@nwlogic.com URL: www.nwlogic.com Rate This Page

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