Cyclone IV
This week, Altera announced their next-generation low-cost FPGA family, Cyclone IV. The new family has more capacity and lower power consumption, and, for the first time, it is available with high-speed serial IO.
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Cyclone IV represents Altera’s latest volley in the low-cost FPGA wars. Low-cost FPGAs have been the most competitive segment for the past several … Read More → "Cyclone IV"