altera cyclone 3

Corporation altera updated the family of the budgetary programmed gate arrays (FPGA) cyclone III first models, produced with the observance of standards 65- nm technical process. As company in the press release reports, new product consume to 75% less than analogs, contain from 5 to 120 thousand logic elements (gates), 4 Mbit memory and to 288 coefficients for digital processing of signals (DSP). The prime cost of one gate as a result of applying the 65- nm technical process is reduced by 20% in comparison with 90 nm cyclone II, and clock frequency of memory and coefficients is increased from 216 to 260 MHz.
New In cyclone III are the released at the plants of the production partner of company, Taiwan TSMC, in the energy-saving technology (LP, low-power). Altera positions new FPGA for the integration in the portable devices, for which are critical low prime cost, low energy consumption, but at the same time it is necessary to work by the large data volumes . This also there can be the devices of everyday electronics.

altera company brings as examples of the use cyclone:

Programmed radio-frequency diagrams (SDR, Software defined radio): on the base Of cyclone III is possible the generation of complex wave packets, consuming on the average of approximately 0,5 W. In particular, Cyclone III found a use in the devices radio communication, created Rockwell collins for the servicemen.
wireless connection: Cyclone III can perform the role of processors of base logic, and also function of digital processing of intermediate frequency, for example, in mini- base stations
Working video also images: the cost of H.264- coder on the base Of cyclone III will comprise less than 20 dollars, with support of high resolution HD (high-definition) less than 25 dollars
Displays: besides the presence in its composition of coefficients DSP and memory, Cyclone III also support interfaces LVDS, RSDS (Reduced swing differential signaling) and PPDS (Point-to-Point differential signaling), phase self-alignment. As a whole, even the low-end models cyclone III (with cost 4 dollars) satisfy the requirements HDTV of resolution 1080r (progressive development)

Are at present accessible the specimens cyclone III EP 3c25. The beginning of mass production is planned on August of this year.

altera cyclone 3

ALTERA CYCLONE 3