Altera's MegaCore PCI Functions Ideal for All CompactPCI Applications.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2000 Altera Corporation (Nasdaq:ALTR) announced today that its entire family of industry-leading 32- and 64-bit, 33- and 66-MHz PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). MegaCore(TM) functions now support CompactPCI and PCI 2.2 applications. As a result of its compliance with the industry standard CompactPCI requirements, Altera now provides hot swap To pull out a component from a system and plug in a new one while the main power is still on. Also called "hot plug" and "hot insertion," hot swap is a feature of USB devices, allowing an external drive, network adapter or other peripheral to be plugged in without having to power down the capability for customers designing embedded applications that require this feature to perform real-time system upgrades, reconfigurations, and field replacements. Such embedded applications include communications, computer telephony, real-time data acquisition, networking, and industrial control. "Altera now offers the most complete range of PCI cores available for programmable logic devices, supporting applications based on PCI 2.2, PCI-X (PCI eXtended) An enhanced PCI bus technology originally developed by IBM, HP and Compaq that is backward compatible with existing PCI cards. PCI and 32-bit PCI-X slots are physically the same, and PCI cards can plug into PCI-X slots. , and CompactPCI specifications," said Craig Lytle, vice president of Altera's intellectual property business unit. "Altera's robust offering of PCI cores with hot swap capability further enhances Altera's overall ability to provide complete PCI solutions to the telecommunications, networking, and industrial control markets." Altera PCI MegaCore(TM) Function Offering Altera offers fully parameterized PCI MegaCore functions supporting 64-bit Master Target, 32-bit Master Target, 64-bit Target Only, and 32-bit Target Only applications. Altera's PCI cores are capable of running at 66-MHz in Altera's ACEX ACEX Arctic Coring Expedition ACEX Asheron's Call Explorer (TM), APEX(TM), and FLEX(R) device families. These PCI cores have been rigorously tested on the Phoenix Technologies' Testbench, Hewlett-Packard's PCI Bus Analyzer, and Altera's FLEX 10KE PCI development board for optimal performance. PLD (Programmable Logic Device) Refers to a variety of logic chips that are programmable at the customer's site, the customer being the vendor of the finished chip, not the end user. Applications' HotSwap Now! CompactPCI Board PLD Applications' HotSwap Now! CompactPCI board is an Altera FLEX 10KE-based prototyping board that can be used in 5- and 3.3-V, 32- and 64-bit, and 33- and 66-MHz CompactPCI environments. This board provides electrical, functional, and timing compliance with CompactPCI, and supports PLD Applications' 32- and 64-bit PCI Target and Master/Target cores, available through the Altera AMPPSM program. A connector provides support for in-system programming via Altera's ByteBlaster(TM) parallel port cable. Optional on-board SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory is available in densities from 64- to 2048-kilobytes. The HotSwap Now! Board offers field reprogramming Reprogramming refers to erasure and remodeling of epigenetic marks, such as DNA methylation, during mammalian development[1]. After fertilization some cells of the newly formed embryo migrate to the germinal ridge and will eventually become the germ cells of an Altera EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). 2 configuration device, allowing OEMs to upgrade their applications via the Internet. Pricing & Availability Prices for Altera's CompactPCI cores start at $4995 for the 32-bit PCI Target MegaCore function. All PCI MegaCore functions include netlist, simulation vectors, documentation, and timing constraint files to guarantee timing compliance. Pricing for the PCI solutions in Altera PLDs is very competitive with standard PCI devices, while providing value-added features. For example, the 32-bit/33MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Target PCI MegaCore function uses only 38% of the ACEX EP1K30TC144-2 device for an effective volume cost of only $3.61. The remaining device resources may be used for proprietary functions. This results in a cost effective PCI solution with distinguishing features that target precise system requirements. PLD Applications' HotSwap Now! CompactPCI development board is available from PLD Applications for $3,990. The development board includes all versions of PLD Applications' PCI cores licensed for the board only and can be ordered directly from PLD Applications at http://www.plda.com or through its distributor network. About PLD Applications PLD Applications is an engineering company specialized in programmable logic-based electronic systems. As a member of AMPP AMPP Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl AMPP Actual Medicinal Product Pack (UK) AMPP Advanced Materials and Processing Program , PLD Applications main activities are the development of megafunctions (IP), products that help designers save time to market, increase flexibility and reliability. Since its creation, PLD Applications has focused on the Peripheral Component Interconnect See PCI. (hardware) Peripheral Component Interconnect - (PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993. PCI is supported by most major manufacturers including Apple Computer. (PCI) market, and has developed a strong competence in this area. PLD Applications' range of products includes: CompactPCI megafunctions available in master/target and target only, 32/64 bits, 33/66 MHz, CompactPCI prototyping and production boards, software drivers, VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) A hardware description language (HDL) used to design electronic systems at the component, board and system level. VHDL allows models to be developed at a very high level of abstraction. test bench, CompactPCI analyzer, and PCI consultancy services and training. More information on PLD Applications can be obtained on the Internet at http://www.plda.com. About Altera Altera Corporation, The Programmable Solutions Company(TM), was founded in 1983 and is a leading supplier of programmable logic devices and associated logic development software tools. Programmable logic devices are semiconductor chips that can be programmed on-site, using software tools that run on personal computers or engineering workstations. User benefits include ease of use, lower risk, and fast time-to-market. Altera's CMOS-based programmable logic devices address high-speed, high-density and low-power applications in the telecommunications, data communications, computer peripheral, and industrial markets. Altera common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol ALTR. More information on Altera can be obtained on the Internet at http://www.altera.com. Note to Editors: Altera, The Programmable Solutions Company, MegaCore, AMPP, ACEX, APEX, FLEX, ByteBlaster, and specific device designations are trademarks and/or service marks of Altera Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. 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