Peripherals previously licensed separately with the Nios II embedded Web Edition and Subscription Edition now contain a set of embedded Popular IP Blocks: The Altera subscription program now includesįull licenses for some of its most popular MegaCore functions, helpingĭesigners to reduce design time. Performance of specific blocks while other blocks are undergoing Introduced earlier this year, which allows a designer to preserve the This feature complements the top-down block-based flow Introduced in version 5.1, individual engineers can independentlyĭevelop and optimize functions and then easily aggregate them into aĬompleted design. With the incremental compilation bottom-up flow Incremental Design Flow: Incremental compilation enablesĭesigners to segment designs into physical and logical partitions for
Step-by-step guidance on how to optimize Quartus II software usage for These powerful aids provide users with real-time, Includes a new power optimization adviser, which complements the areaĪnd performance optimization advisers introduced in Quartus II software When compared to Quartus II software versionĥ.0, the power optimization features delivered in version 5.1 reduceĭynamic power consumption by an average of 20 percent, and up to 60 Industry's most advanced tools for programmable logic powerĪnalysis and optimization. Technology suite rollout, Quartus II software users now have the PowerPlay Technology Suite: With the completion of the PowerPlay Stratix II GX Device Support: Designers can begin designing nowįor the entire Stratix II GX family using Quartus II software version Highest productivity for programmable logic and structured ASIC designs. Quartus II software version 5.1 includes features for enabling the "The ease-of-use and productivityĪdvantages that Quartus II delivers, in concert with the growingĪdoption of our programmable logic solutions, is fueling this growth Percent in 2004 alone," said Chris Balough, director of softwareĪnd Nios(R) marketing at Altera. User base has grown more than any other PLD software tool - by 70 "In the past two years, the Quartus II worldwide commercial MegaCore(R) intellectual property (IP) functions and the introduction of
PowerPlay technology suite and the Quartus II incremental design flow.Īdditional productivity enhancements in Quartus II software versionĥ.1 include immediate and full license access to popular premium The rollout of two key tools for increasing designer productivity - the This latest version includesĭesign support for the new Stratix(R) II GX FPGA family and completes Retrieved from Īltera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR), San Jose, has introduced versionĥ.1 of its Quartus(R) II design software.