HC1S25 Datasheet, PDF (63/110 Pages) Altera Corporation – HardCopy Stratix Device Family

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Introduction
5. Quartus II Support for
HardCopy Stratix Devices
Altera^® HardCopy devices provide a comprehensive alternative to
ASICs. HardCopy structured ASICs offer a complete solution from
prototype to high-volume production, and maintain the powerful
features and high-performance architecture of their equivalent FPGAs
with the programmability removed. You can use the Quartus II design
software to design HardCopy devices in a manner similar to the
traditional ASIC design flow and you can prototype with Altera’s high
density Stratix, APEX 20KC, and APEX 20KE FPGAs before seamlessly
migrating to the corresponding HardCopy device for high-volume
production.
HardCopy structured ASICs provide the following key benefits:
■ Improves performance, on the average, by 40% over the
corresponding -6 speed grade FPGA device
■ Lowers power consumption, on the average, by 40% over the
corresponding FPGA
■ Preserves the FPGA architecture and features and minimizes risk
■ Guarantees first-silicon success through a proven, seamless
migration process from the FPGA to the equivalent HardCopy
device
■ Offers a quick turnaround of the FPGA design to a structured ASIC
device—samples are available in about eight weeks
Altera’s Quartus II software has built-in support for HardCopy Stratix
devices. The HardCopy design flow in Quartus II software offers the
following advantages:
■ Unified design flow from prototype to production
■ Performance estimation of the HardCopy Stratix device allows you
to design systems for maximum throughput
■ Easy-to-use and inexpensive design tools from a single vendor
■ An integrated design methodology that enables system-on-a-chip
designs
Altera Corporation
September 2008
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