In addition to its previously announced support for TSMC's 28nm High Performance (28HP) process technology for high-end FPGA products, Altera plans to use TSMC's 28nm Low Power (28LP) process technology for use in its low cost and mid-range families.
According to the company, the 28HP process enables it to deliver the core and transceiver performance needed to drive the development of next generation 100G/400G systems, using such features as 28Gbps transceivers.
According to the company, the 28HP process enables it to deliver the core and transceiver performance needed to drive the development of next generation 100G/400G systems, using such features as 28Gbps transceivers.
The 28LP process will be used to bring cost and power down for FPGAs targeted at automotive and industrial applications.
Engineering samples of Altera's 28-nm Stratix V FPGAs will be available to customers starting in the first quarter of 2011. Additional 28-nm FPGA families will be announced later in 2011.