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Altera_Forum
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15 years agoThe device family is the chip you chose. And which chip you chose really depends on application.
If you want millions of gates and high-speed coms, you got for a stratix 4 ($thousands), if you need something cheap that can still do plenty you go for a cyclone 3 ($hundreds). With modern devices as they all have plenty of memory and embedded multipliers, there are only 2 main deciding factors 1. Cost 2. Comms required I get the feeling the question is aimed at much more outdated technology though.