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Altera® FPGAs incorporate a host of features that enable high-performance digital signal processing (DSP) in wireless, medical, broadcast, high-definition video, and other systems. These features include embedded memory blocks, multipliers, processors, and high-speed I/Os and external memory interfaces.

Tables 1 and 2 list  device features that enable high-performance DSP applications.

Table 1. DSP-Related Features of Stratix Series FPGAs
Features

Devices

Stratix®  IV E

Stratix IV GX

Stratix III E

Maximum Logic Elements (LEs) 820,000 531,200 254,400
Maximum 18 x 18 Embedded Multipliers
(For Fixed-Point Multiply Operation)
1,288 1,288 896
Maximum 36 x 36 Embedded Multipliers
(For Single Precision Floating-Point Multiply Operation)
322 322 224
Maximum M9K Block RAMs 1,610 1,280 864
Maximum Number of Registers 650,440 424,960 203,520
Maximum DDR Memory Interface 533-MHz DDR3
400-MHz DDR2
200-MHz DDR
533-MHz DDR3
400-MHz DDR2
200-MHz DDR
533-MHz DDR3
400-MHz DDR2
200-MHz DDR
Maximum LVDS Performance 1.6 Gbps 1.6 Gbps 1.6 Gbps
Maximum High-Speed LVDS Channels 132 98 132

Table 2. DSP-Related Features of Cyclone and Arria Series FPGAs
Features

Devices

Arria®  II GX Arria GX Cyclone®  III
Maximum Logic Elements (LEs) 256,500 90,220 119,088
Maximum 18 x 18 Embedded Multipliers
(For Fixed-Point Multiply Operation)
736 176 288
Maximum 36 x 36 Embedded Multipliers
(For Single Precision Floating-Point Multiply Operation)
184 44 72
Maximum M9K Block RAMs
(M4K for Arria GX Devices)
950 400 432
Maximum DDR Memory Interface 300-MHz DDR3
300-MHz DDR2
200-MHz DDR
233-MHz DDR2
200-MHz DDR
200-MHz DDR2
167-MHz DDR
Maximum LVDS Performance 1 Gbps 840 Mbps 840/945 Mbps
Maximum High-Speed LVDS Channels 144 45 233

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