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19 years ago

Cyclone III RAM Question

Okay, so the Cyclone III RAM has been changed from an M4K block to an M9K block. Why was this change made? Most of the FPGA designers I know are using a lot of distributed RAM, so it is counter-intui...
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19 years ago

Lots of applications require memory blocks that are over 4Kb, so moving up to 9Kb makes sense. Again, a lot of this is dependent on your application. Since it's a programmable device, Altera needs to design the chips to address the needs of the majority of it's customers. There are bound to be cases where the 9Kb block is not ideal, but there should be more cases where it is ideal.