Product category: Programmable Logic Devices
News Release from: Altera Europe | Subject: Cyclone
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 22 April 2004
Cyclone speeds to two million
Shipments of Altera's low-cost Cyclone FPGA have hit the two million mark
With the two millionth device delivered to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Cyclone devices are Altera's fastest ramping FPGA family ever. The Cyclone family has proven to be a compelling low-end ASIC alternative for designers in cost-sensitive applications such as automotive control and telematics, small office/home office (SOHO) networking and communications, digital video, and consumer displays.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 April 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Cyclone speeds past 10 million mark
Altera Corp has shipped more than 10 million low-cost Cyclone FPGAs in just over two years
"Altera's ability to deliver high-volume quantities of Cyclone devices has been critical to the successful rollout of our AG-DVX100A digital video camera products", said Akihito Natatsukasa, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Panasonic AVC Networks Company, System Business Group.
"We require the lowest cost, the highest design flexibility, uncompromising performance, and availability in production quantities, all of which we can get only with the Cyclone family".
In addition to the first million devices shipped during the course of last year, the company shipped an additional one million units in the first quarter of this year alone.
Designed from the ground up for low cost, shipments of Cyclone devices commenced just 15 months ago and are already in the hands of more than 2700 customers around the world.
"Cyclone's shipments in the first three months of 2004 are impressive, as is the family's rapid customer adoption in just over a year", said Cary Snyder, Chief Analyst at SemiView.
"This unprecedented ramp clearly establishes Cyclone as a leader in the low-cost FPGA category".
"This milestone from Altera represents the industry's most successful rollout of 0.13-micron products and is due, in part, to our strong relationship with TSMC", stated Erik Cleage, Altera's Senior Vice President of Marketing.
"The Cyclone family's rapid acceptance and our ability to meet our commitments to all our customers provide us significant advantages over competitive products in the low-cost FPGA market".
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