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Nios II Processor: The World's Most Versatile Embedded Processor

Nios II

Build an Exact-Fit Microprocessor Embedded Processing
Broad Embedded Tools Support Customer Successes
A Popular Processor Choice Get Started Now

Build an Exact-Fit Processor System in Minutes

A major challenge facing embedded developers is selecting a processor that best fits their applications— without overspending for performance or sacrificing features.

Nios® II processors, the ideal embedded solution, allow you to:

  • Choose the exact set of CPUs, peripherals, and interfaces needed for your application
  • Remotely upgrade in the field to stay competitive and address changing requirements
  • Increase performance without changing your board design—accelerating only functions that need it
  • Eliminate the risk of processor and ASSP obsolescence
  • Lower overall cost, complexity, and power consumption—combining many functions onto one chip

With the perfect fit of CPUs, peripherals, memory interfaces, and custom hardware accelerators, Nios II processors offer you tremendous flexibility, where and when you need it, to meet the unique demands of every new design cycle.

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Broad Embedded Software Tools Support

If you’re designing with the Nios II processor, everything you need to develop robust software applications is provided for you in the Nios II Embedded Design Suite (EDS). You’ll feel right at home with the Eclipse-based Nios II Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and a full range of software and operating system support provided by Altera and our partners. Need to boost performance? No problem. Simply right-click to accelerate your ANSI C application using the Nios II C-to-Hardware (C2H) acceleration compiler.

World’s Most Popular Configurable Processor

Nios II training resources—learn how to take full advantage of an ideal mix of features, cost, and performance, and discover how to use this embedded processor to avoid costly obsolescence and get to market quickly.

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