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News Release from: Altera Europe | Subject: MAX IIZ
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 December 2007
Complex PLDs cut power and package size
MAX IIZ devices deliver the many benefits of CPLDs - including flexibility, faster time to market and board-level integration - to handsets and other portable applications.
New from Altera, the MAX IIZ is a zero-power CPLD designed specifically to address the power, package and price constraints of the portable applications market Offering a resource advantage of up to six times the density and three times the I/Os compared with competing traditional macrocell-based CPLDs, MAX IIZ devices allow designers to meet changing functional requirements at the same or lower power while saving board space
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Adding zero-power and ultrasmall packages to the most popular CPLD series in the industry, the MAX IIZ devices deliver the many benefits of CPLDs - including flexibility, faster time to market and board-level integration - to handsets and other portable applications.
"The introduction of MAX IIZ devices is an exciting extension of Altera's power-conscious product portfolio", says Luanne Schirrmeister, Director of Marketing, Low-Cost Products at Altera.
"From smart phones to portable media players, designers of today's portable applications need the ability to differentiate their products for market success, without increasing power or form factor".
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"As a result, we optimised MAX IIZ devices to offer the best combination of zero power, small package and low cost".
MAX IIZ devices are available in densities of 240 and 570 logic elements (LEs).
The devices are available in ultrasmall MBGA packages with up to 160 I/Os.
This increased logic density and greater I/O count allow greater integration of existing functions from other devices, substantially reducing board space and power consumption while lowering overall system costs.
MAX IIZ devices break through the power, space and cost limitations of traditional macrocell-based CPLDs by combining nonvolatility and instant-on performance with an innovative look-up table (LUT) logic structure.
The devices use a 0.18um process, 1.8V core voltage and six-metal-layer flash to provide both high functionality and zero-power consumption in a single device.
The advanced system features of MAX IIZ CPLDs, such as user flash memory, an internal oscillator, cost optimisation, greater density, smaller packages and lower power consumption, far surpass those of all traditional macrocell-based CPLDs.
MAX IIZ devices are supported by free Quartus II Web Edition software version 7.2, SP1.
With this new version of the easy-to-use Quartus II software, Altera delivers the lowest development cost and fastest time to design completion to ensure a smooth and successful design flow.
The Quartus II software also integrates seamlessly with all leading third-party synthesis and simulation tools.
Production-qualified MAX IIZ EPM240Z M68 devices will begin shipping in the first quarter of 2008 at US $1.25 in high volumes.
All MAX IIZ devices will be shipping in production by the second quarter of 2008.
The MAX IIZ demo board will be available by the second quarter of 2008.
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