Product category:
Programmable Logic Devices
News Release from: Altera Europe | Subject: Lead-free packaging
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 30 April 2004
Full FPGA and CPLD range goes lead-free
Altera Corp is shipping lead-free devices in production volumes across all its major FPGA and CPLD product families.
Altera Corp is shipping lead-free devices in production volumes across all its major FPGA and CPLD product families The company's Stratix, Stratix GX, Cyclone, Apex, Acex, Flex, Mercury, Max and configuration device families have been qualified in lead-free packaging ranging from 8-pin small-outline integrated circuit (SOIC) packages to 1508-pin flip-chip FineLine ball-grid arrays (FBGA) packages
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Handsets ease ticketing process
MAX IIZ CPLDs manage several peripherals in the P1200 handsets, including an RFID reader, an infra-red data association (IRDA) sensor, a Bluetooth interface and LED control.
Software upgrade provides speed boost
Customers using the 8.0 release to design Altera's 65nm Stratix III FPGAs on Windows platforms will see compile times reduced by up to 50%.
"Our company had a goal to lead the industry in delivering the first completely lead-free projector early this year", said Kaoru Ikeda, Purchasing Team Leader, Panasonic AVC Networks.
"Altera's early commitment to our goal, ahead of other semiconductor vendors, enabled us to deliver lead-free production systems on schedule and ahead of our competitors.
We are extremely grateful for Altera's indispensable support".
Committed to supporting environmentally friendly initiatives, Altera began lead-free product development in 2000 and began shipping production quantities to customers in 2002.
All of Altera's lead-free products meet the requirements of the European Union RoHS Directive, an initiative to reduce the content of hazardous substances in electronic equipment.
They also meet the requirements of Japan's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI) to use only lead-free solder in all new products.
"The availability of devices in lead-free packages is becoming an increasingly important decision criterion for many customer designs", said David Greenfield, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Altera.
"The breadth of Altera's lead-free product portfolio provides a compelling solution for customers transitioning to these environmentally friendly products".
Altera's lead-free package offerings include the Stratix, Stratix GX, Cyclone, Apex, Acex, Flex, Mercury, Max and configuration device families.
Altera will offer lead-free solutions for all future FPGA and CPLD product families.
• Altera Europe: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Electronicstalk email newsletter
• Electronicstalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
