Altera

Altera – FPGA, SoC FPGA & Programmable Logic Solutions

Altera provides programmable logic solutions including FPGAs, SoC FPGAs, CPLDs, development software, development kits, intellectual property (IP), and AI development tools for electronic system design and embedded applications.

Altera's programmable technology is used across applications ranging from industrial automation and embedded systems to communications, data centers, video processing, robotics, edge AI, aerospace, and other high-performance electronic systems.

Altera Product Portfolio

• FPGAs & SoC FPGAs – Programmable devices covering high-performance, mid-range, and power- and cost-optimized applications.
• CPLDs – Programmable logic devices for control, interface, system management, and other applications.
• Development Software – FPGA design, simulation, analysis, debugging, and embedded development tools.
• FPGA AI Development Tools – Tools for implementing AI inference and acceleration on FPGA platforms.
• Development Kits – Hardware platforms for FPGA evaluation, prototyping, and application development.
• Intellectual Property (IP) – Pre-designed IP for interfaces, networking, memory, DSP, AI, video, and other functions.

Altera Agilex FPGAs

Altera Agilex is the company's current FPGA and SoC FPGA family covering applications from cost-optimized embedded designs to high-performance computing, networking, signal processing, and AI workloads.

• Agilex 9 – High-performance FPGA solutions for advanced compute, high-speed connectivity, RF, and signal-processing applications.
• Agilex 7 – High-performance FPGAs and SoC FPGAs for data-intensive computing, networking, acceleration, and embedded applications.
• Agilex 5 – Mid-range FPGAs and SoC FPGAs designed for performance, power efficiency, embedded processing, video, and edge AI.
• Agilex 3 – Power- and cost-optimized FPGAs and SoC FPGAs for embedded, industrial, edge, and connectivity applications.

Stratix FPGA

Stratix 10 devices provide high-performance programmable logic for applications requiring substantial processing capability, high-speed transceivers, memory bandwidth, and system integration.

Arria FPGA

Arria FPGA and SoC FPGA families provide a balance of performance, power consumption, integration, and cost for mid-range applications.

• Arria 10
• Arria V

Cyclone FPGA

Cyclone FPGAs are designed for power- and cost-sensitive applications requiring programmable logic, embedded processing, connectivity, and flexible I/O.

• Cyclone 10
• Cyclone V
• Cyclone IV

MAX Programmable Logic

Altera MAX devices provide cost- and power-optimized programmable logic for system control, power management, interface bridging, configuration, I/O expansion, and other embedded applications.

• MAX 10
• MAX V

Quartus Prime Design Software

Altera Quartus Prime is an FPGA design environment for developing, compiling, optimizing, analyzing, and programming designs for supported Altera programmable devices.

• FPGA design entry and implementation
• Synthesis and compilation
• Timing analysis
• Device programming
• Design optimization
• Debugging and verification
• IP integration

FPGA AI Suite

Altera FPGA AI Suite provides development tools for implementing AI inference workloads on supported Altera FPGA platforms, helping developers integrate AI acceleration into programmable hardware designs.

FPGA Development & Simulation Tools

• Quartus Prime Design Software
• FPGA AI Suite
• Questa – Altera FPGA Edition
• Power and Thermal Analyzer
• Advanced Link Analyzer
• Transceiver Toolkit
• Open FPGA Stack (OFS)

Embedded Development Tools

Altera provides embedded development tools for designing systems that combine programmable logic with embedded processors and software.

• Ashling RISCFree IDE
• Visual Designer Studio
• Arm SoC development tools
• Nios V processor development
• Embedded system design and debugging

Altera Intellectual Property (IP)

Altera provides a broad range of IP cores that help developers integrate common interfaces and processing functions into FPGA designs.

• PCI Express
• Compute Express Link (CXL)
• Ethernet
• Audio and video interfaces
• High-speed serial interfaces
• Memory controllers
• Digital signal processing
• AI and image processing
• Networking and security

FPGA Development Kits

Altera development kits provide hardware platforms for evaluating FPGA devices, developing prototypes, testing interfaces, and accelerating application development.

Development kits are available across multiple FPGA families including Agilex, Stratix, Arria, Cyclone, and MAX devices.

AI & Edge Computing

Altera FPGAs provide adaptable computing capabilities for AI and edge applications where deterministic processing, low latency, power efficiency, hardware flexibility, and real-time operation are important.

• Edge AI inference
• Machine vision
• Robotics
• Sensor processing
• Real-time control
• Video and image processing

Typical Applications

• Industrial automation
• Embedded systems
• Artificial intelligence and edge AI
• Robotics and autonomous systems
• Data center acceleration
• Telecommunications and networking
• Video and image processing
• Automotive and transportation systems
• Aerospace and defense
• Medical and scientific equipment
• Test and measurement systems

Benefits of FPGA Technology

• Reprogrammable hardware architecture
• Parallel processing capability
• Low-latency processing
• Flexible hardware acceleration
• Customizable interfaces and I/O
• Adaptability throughout the product lifecycle
• Scalable device families for different performance and cost requirements

Ideal For

• Electronics manufacturers
• Embedded system developers
• FPGA engineers
• Industrial automation companies
• Telecommunications equipment manufacturers
• AI and machine vision developers
• Data center and networking developers
• Research and development organizations
• Universities and research institutions

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