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Altera_Forum
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17 years ago

Apex/Cyclone III I/O compatibility

Hi, I wonder if the Cyclone III is fully compatible with Apex? In other words I would like to know what do I have to be careful of if I decide to swap this two devices when upadating an sp...
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17 years ago

The Apex that have to be replaced is an APEX 20K200.

Speed grades for the 20K200 are -1,-2,-3

Whereas Cyclones III grades are -6,-7,-8

Does it mean I can t reach the same timing performances with the Cyclone III?

Is there any chance a Cyclones III can replace an Apex 20K200 performance wise? Maybe I need to know if the 20K200 application worked at full speed...?