Altera ships “industry’s highest” density FPGA featuring 340K logic elements

Altera Corporation has announced availability of the industry’s highest density FPGA. A member of Altera’s 65-nm Stratix III family, the EP3SL340 features an industry-leading 340K logic elements (LEs), supports DDR3 memory with interface speeds in excess of 1067 Mbps, and offers the lowest power consumption of any high-density, high-performance programmable logic device (PLD). Stratix III FPGAs are an ideal solution for a broad range of applications in a variety of end markets, including communications, computer and storage and military/aerospace.

(max limit of 1200 characters)Image 1 : Align Left Center Right (Please ensure all images width does noThe Stratix III EP3SL340 FPGA provides a 25 percent performance advantage over competing high-density FPGAs and leverages Altera’s Programmable Power Technology, delivering 29 percent lower power consumption. The devices also provide greater than 1067?Mbps DDR3 memory interface speeds, a 33 percent advantage in memory performance over competing FPGA solutions. The combination of 340K LEs, 17 Mbits of embedded memory and 575 18 x 18 multipliers gives designers an unparalleled level of functionality.

Fast Compile Times for Greater Design Productivity

The combination of Stratix III FPGAs with Altera Quartus II design software delivers a productivity advantage that competitive solutions are unable to match—far shorter compile times for faster overall timing closure. With this capability, possible through the advanced place-and-route algorithms in Quartus II software, high-end design engineers can achieve faster time to market.

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