This new solution has successfully achieved full hardware interoperability with Integrated Device Technology's (IDT®) most advanced RapidIO switch, which operates at 6.25 Gbaud per channel and is implemented on an Altera 28nm Stratix® V FPGA. With this interoperability verification, Altera and IDT are enabling customers to leverage RapidIO to reduce interface debugging time and focus on core system design functions.
Altera has worked closely with IDT to ensure its IP MegaCore Gen2 RapidIO feature is compatible with IDT's 80HCPS1848 switch in configurations with x1, x2, and x4 channels, offering 6.25G to 25G of aggregate bandwidth. IDT's powerful line of high-performance, low-power, low-latency Gen2 RapidIO series solutions, combined with interoperability with these established solutions, represents a significant milestone for Altera's IP RapidIO series.
About Altera's RapidIO Series IP Cores:
Altera provides a comprehensive range of FPGAs for developing RapidIO Series process elements, bridges, and switches. Device and IP support is offered for Gen1 and Gen2 interfaces up to 6.25 Gbaud in x1, x2, and x4 channel configurations. The IP core is designed according to the RapidIO Specification 2.2, providing the physical, transport, and logic layers with easy maintenance and I/O system functionality, as well as the ability to expand to support other features such as message passing. The solution includes configurable RapidIO Series IP cores and development boards.
About Stratix V FPGAs:
Stratix V FPGAs are the only FPGAs optimized on TSMC’s 28-nm High Performance (28HP) process with a high-K metal gate (HKMG), offering a speed advantage of more than one grade over competing devices. Stratix V FPGAs are the only monolithic devices in production with integrated 28 Gbps transceivers. Combined with the added benefits of increased partial reconfiguration flexibility and Configuration via Protocol (CvP) using the PCIe Express® (PCIe®) link, Stratix V FPGAs enable designers to increase system performance and bandwidth while reducing power consumption. These enhancements meet the requirements of high-performance applications, including wireless base stations and military radars.
