Hong Kong, December 1, 2011 — Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR) announced that it has begun shipments of its 28nm Arria® V FPGA products. The Arria V device family features 10.3125Gbps transceiver technology and represents the lowest-power mid-range FPGA available today. Using innovative technologies, the devices enable designers to address next-generation system requirements in wireless, broadcast, and military markets with low power, high bandwidth, and low cost. The Arria V device family follows the Stratix® V product family, which began shipments in early 2011 as the first product in Altera's 28nm portfolio, demonstrating the company's commitment to delivering optimized devices that meet diverse customer design requirements.

Developed using TSMC's 28nm Low Power (28LP) process, the Arria V family provides mid-range FPGA devices with the lowest total power, standby power, and transceiver power consumption. These devices consume up to 40 percent less power compared to previous-generation devices. The family also delivers 50 percent lower standby power and 50 percent lower transceiver power compared to competing FPGAs in the same class. Leveraging Altera's sixth-generation transceiver IP and proven transceiver technology, this family is designed to consume 100mW at 10.3125Gbps data rates.

www.altera.com/b/arria-v-fpga.html offers a demo video on Altera's Arria V FPGA transceiver technology ("Arria V FPGA Sneak Peek: Transceiver Operation at 6.325Gbps and 10.3125Gbps"). CommScope, a global leader in communications network infrastructure solutions, is using Altera devices to achieve the high performance and low power required for next-generation 4G wireless networks.

Carmine Pagano, Engineering Fellow at CommScope, stated, "After thoroughly evaluating various solutions, we selected Altera's Arria V FPGA for implementing remote radio heads and active antenna systems. Altera FPGAs not only deliver the high performance and low power we require, but also reduce costs in this cost-sensitive market. By deploying Arria V devices, we can implement 4G wireless infrastructure products that enable higher bandwidth, superior power efficiency, and better economics, allowing our customers to achieve optimal wireless coverage and service quality while reducing overall capital and operating expenses."

Patrick Dorsey, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Altera, said, "By combining Arria V's architecture, IP, development tools, and TSMC's 28LP process, customers can balance cost, power, and performance according to their specific needs. We are committed to providing optimized products that meet the unique requirements of wireless, broadband, and military applications, enabling our customers to achieve the best performance per watt for their specific applications."

Arria V FPGA
The Arria V family is suitable for applications such as remote radio units, studio mixers, and 10G/40G line cards. Offering four series variants—GX, GT, SX, and ST—engineers can select from devices providing up to 508K logic elements (LE) density, transceivers operating at speeds up to 10.3125Gbps, and optional embedded dual-core ARM® Cortex™-A9 MPCore™ processors tailored to their specific requirements.

Altera's 28nm Device Portfolio – Diverse Products Meeting Specific Requirements
Altera's 28nm FPGA product portfolio offers the industry's most comprehensive range of device types to address diverse customer design requirements. The portfolio spans Arria V, Cyclone® V, Stratix V FPGAs, and HardCopy® V ASIC products, providing a range of differentiated solutions. Through investments in process technology, architecture, transceiver technology, and hard IP (intellectual property) blocks, this portfolio enables design engineers to meet unique cost, performance, and low-power requirements with less time and effort. More detailed information on Altera's 28nm product portfolio is available at www.altera.com/28nmportfolio.

Availability
Software support is currently available, and engineering samples of Altera Arria V FPGAs are being supplied. More detailed information on these devices is available at www.altera.com/arriav and through distributors (UniQuest 031-776-9888).