HC1S25 Datasheet, PDF (64/110 Pages) Altera Corporation – HardCopy Stratix Device Family

HardCopy Series Handbook, Volume 1
Features
This section discusses the following areas:
■ How to design HardCopy Stratix and HardCopy APEX structured
ASICs using the Quartus II software
■ An explanation of what the HARDCOPY_FPGA_PROTOTYPE
devices are and how to target designs to these devices
■ Performance and power estimation of HardCopy Stratix devices
■ How to generate the HardCopy design database for submitting
HardCopy Stratix and HardCopy APEX designs to the HardCopy
Design Center
Beginning with version 4.2, the Quartus II software contains several
powerful features that facilitate design of HardCopy Stratix and
HardCopy APEX devices:
■ HARDCOPY_FPGA_PROTOTYPE Devices
These are virtual Stratix FPGA devices with features identical to
HardCopy Stratix devices. You must use these FPGA devices to
prototype your designs and verify the functionality in silicon.
■ HardCopy Timing Optimization Wizard
Using this feature, you can target your design to HardCopy Stratix
devices, providing an estimate of the design’s performance in a
HardCopy Stratix device.
■ HardCopy Stratix Floorplans and Timing Models
The Quartus II software supports post-migration HardCopy Stratix
device floorplans and timing models and facilitates design
optimization for design performance.
■ Placement Constraints
Location and LogicLock constraints are supported at the HardCopy
Stratix floorplan level to improve overall performance.
■ Improved Timing Estimation
Beginning with version 4.2, the Quartus II software determines
routing and associated buffer insertion for HardCopy Stratix
designs, and provides the Timing Analyzer with more accurate
information about the delays than was possible in previous versions
of the Quartus II software. The Quartus II Archive File automatically
receives buffer insertion information, which greatly enhances the
timing closure process in the back-end migration of your HardCopy
Stratix device.
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Altera Corporation
September 2008