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Altera Offers Faster Speed Grade for High-Density Stratix II FPGAs
Excellent Yield and Successful Production Qualification Results in Faster Speed Grade SAN JOSE, Calif., July 18 -- Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) today announced that it is offering a new, faster speed grade for the two largest members of the Stratix(R) II family, the EP2S130 and EP2S180 devices. Altera added the new speed grade (-3) to the two devices following their successful production...
Read More »Radio Card suits 3G/3.5G wireless base station radios.
Able to increase power amplifier (PA) efficiency by up to 300% in 3G/3.5G base station designs, TC8201 Transmit Linearization Subsystem uses AlteraÃ-® FPGAs, HardCopyÃ-® structured ASICs, and NiosÃ-® embedded processors. Product is suited for OEMs building multi-channel PA, remote, or integrated radio heads and can be tailored for air-interface, including frequency, number of carries,...
Read More »Serial Interconnect Protocol has flexible architecture.
Optimized for StratixÃ-® II GX device family, SerialLite II point-to-point serial interconnect protocol is based on 8b/10b encoding, scalable from 1-16 lanes at 622 Mbps to 6.375 Gbps per lane, for chip-to-chip, board-to-board and backplane applications. Protocol's architecture supports full-duplex (symmetric), simplex, asymmetric, and broadcast operation as well as streaming or packet data....
Read More »DSP Development Software offers simulation capability.
DSP Builder v5.1 enables designers to simulate imported HDL designs within The MathWorks Simulink environment. Multiple HDL modules or QuartusÃ-® II software design projects can be incorporated simultaneously, with individual simulation model generated for each one. Software also makes it possible to leverage and reuse existing designs, which is critical for simulating large control logic or...
Read More »Programmable Logic Devices offer extended temperature range.
Operating at junction temperature of -40 to +125Ã-
Read More »FPGAs provide high-density alternative to ASICs/ASSPs.
With densities from 4,608-68,416 logic elements (LEs), Cyclone(TM) II FPGAs come in leaded and lead (Pb)-free packages and may be utilized as alternatives to mid-density ASICs and ASSPs. Production-qualified devices, suited for high-volume, low-power end markets, may be used in wireless LAN, industrial, and automotive applications. Cyclone II kits for developing NiosÃ-® II embedded...
Read More »IP Core is optimized for Stratix-® II GX FPGAs.
PCI Express MegaCoreÃ-® is delivered with IP toolbench GUI that designers can use to configure core to corresponding testbench and user reference designs for x1, x4, or x8 endpoint links. PCI Express function targets Stratix II GX or Stratix GX FPGAs with embedded transceivers, as well as Cyclone(TM) II or Stratix II FPGAs or HardCopyÃ-® II structured ASICs with external transceiver...
Read More »FPGAs optimize signal integrity with embedded transceivers.
StratixÃ-® II GX series combines FPGA fabric with up to 20 serial transceivers that operate between 622 Mbps to 6.375 Gbps. Consuming 225 mW per channel at max data rate, transceivers optimize data eye opening using on-chip, dynamically programmable transmit pre-emphasis, receive equalization and output voltage control. Features include flexible transceiver PLL and clocking modes, up to...
Read More »Design Software has external logic analyzer interface.
QuartusÃ-® II v5.1 facilitates programmable logic and structured ASIC design with immediate and full license access to premium MegaCoreÃ-® IP functions. Along with design support for StratixÃ-® II GX FPGA family, software includes PowerPlay technology suite, which offers tools for programmable logic power analysis and optimization. Incremental compilation enables designers to segment...
Read More »Altera and TI partner to deliver compliant programmable PCI Express solution.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 8 -- Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) today announced a partnership to develop a PCI-SIG compliant, low-cost PCI Express solution using Altera's Cyclone(TM) II FPGAs and the latest generation TI x1 physical layer (PHY) chip. The partnership addresses the need for a programmable, low-cost, fully compliant reference design...
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