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13 years ago

Drastic difference in Fmax on Cyclone and Stratix

Hi, I am trying to replicate a multiported RAM design on Cyclone IV which was done by the author using Stratix III . When I compare the Fmax of the designs there is a drastic reduction. The d...
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13 years ago

If you look at the Altera Web site you will see that Cyclone IV has speed grades -7 and -8 but Stratix has -3 and -4. The smaller the value the quicker the device.