Optimize System Flexibility by Integrating Custom Processors
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Primary Benefit
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- Exact microprocessor or microcontroller features you need
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Additional Benefits
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- Smaller board size
- Higher performance
- Lower cost
- In-field upgrades
- Obsolescence proof
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Standard ICs Integrated
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- Microprocessors
- Microcontrollers
- External peripherals
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For many applications, there are no commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) microprocessors or microcontrollers that provide an optimal combination of performance, peripherals (both type and number), price, and packaging. As a result, embedded systems designers often need to make compromises.
Programmable-logic based soft-core processors like Altera's Nios® processor series overcome the limitations of COTS microprocessors and microcontrollers by enabling users to specify the exact functionality they require. The experiences of Toolrama (a developer of automotive diagnostic and performance equipment) and Host Automation (a developer of hardware for industrial programmable logic controllers) with the Nios processor demonstrate the significant advantages that Altera delivers over COTS processors. Their first-time success led them to adopt Nios II processors for similar projects in the future, shortening their time-to-market, increasing their product differentiation, and providing a number of other benefits.
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