HC1S25 Datasheet, PDF (3/110 Pages) Altera Corporation – HardCopy Stratix Device Family

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Introduction
1. Introduction to HardCopy
Stratix Devices
HardCopy^® Stratix^® structured ASICs, Altera’s second-generation
HardCopy structured ASICs, are low-cost, high-performance devices
with the same architecture as the high-density Stratix FPGAs. The
combination of Stratix FPGAs for prototyping and design verification,
HardCopy Stratix devices for high-volume production, and the
Quartus^® II design software beginning with version 3.0, provide a
complete and powerful alternative to ASIC design and development.
HardCopy Stratix devices are architecturally equivalent and have the
same features as the corresponding Stratix FPGA. They offer pin-to-pin
compatibility using the same package as the corresponding Stratix FPGA
prototype. Designers can prototype their design to verify functionality
with Stratix FPGAs before seamlessly migrating the proven design to a
HardCopy Stratix structured ASIC.
The Quartus II software provides a complete set of inexpensive and
easy-to-use tools for designing HardCopy Stratix devices. Using the
successful and proven methodology from HardCopy APEX™ devices,
Stratix FPGA designs can be seamlessly and quickly migrated to a
low-cost ASIC alternative. Designers can use the Quartus II software to
design HardCopy Stratix devices to obtain an average of 50% higher
performance and up to 40% lower power consumption than can be
achieved in the corresponding Stratix FPGAs. The migration process is
fully automated, requires minimal customer involvement, and takes
approximately eight weeks to deliver fully tested HardCopy Stratix
prototypes.
The HardCopy Stratix devices use the same base arrays across multiple
designs for a given device density and are customized using the top two
metal layers. The HardCopy Stratix family consists of the HC1S25,
HC1S30, HC1S40, HC1S60, and HC1S80 devices. Table 1–1 provides the
details of the HardCopy Stratix devices.
Altera Corporation
September 2008
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