Altera Europe has started shipping its 28-nm ArriaV FPGAs. The Arria V devices are low power midrange FPGAs available with 10.3125-Gbps transceiver technology. The family's innovative features allow designers to tailor their low power, high bandwidth , and low cost requirements for next-generation systems in the wireless, broadcast and military markets.
The Arria V family is developed on TSMC's 28-nm Low Power process and offers the lowest total power, lowest static power, and lowest transceiver power of any midrange FPGA family, consuming up to 40% less power compared to previous generation devices. The family also delivers 50% lower static power and 50% lower transceiver power than any FPGA in its class. The family is optimised to consume 100 mW of power at 10.3125-Gbps data rates.
The Arria V family is optimised for applications such as remote radio units, in-studio mixers, and 10G/40G linecards. The four family variants-the GX, GT, SX and ST-allow engineers to choose the device that meets their exact needs, with densities up to 503K logic elements, transceivers that operate up to 10.3125 Gbps, and an optional embedded dual-core ARM Cortex A9 MPCore processor.
