SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Altera Corporation
(Nasdaq: ALTR) today disclosed the industry's first heterogeneous
System-in-Package (SiP) devices that integrate stacked
High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) from SK Hynix with high-performance
Stratix® 10 FPGAs and SoCs. Stratix 10 DRAM SiP represents a new
class of devices that are specifically architected to meet the most
demanding memory bandwidth requirements in high-performance
systems.
Stratix 10 DRAM SiP will offer over 10X higher memory bandwidth
relative to discrete DRAM solutions that are available today. This
unprecedented level of bandwidth is required in data center,
broadcast, wireline networking and high-performance computing
systems, which are processing an ever-increasing amount of
data.
Altera is the first company to integrate this breakthrough 3D
stacked memory technology alongside an FPGA. Stratix 10 DRAM SiP
enables users to customize their workloads and achieve the highest
memory bandwidth in a power-efficient manner. Altera is actively
working with over a dozen customers to integrate these DRAM SiP
products into their next-generation high-end systems.
Heterogeneous SiP products from Altera are enabled by using
Intel's Embedded Multi-Die Interconnect Bridge (EMIB) technology.
EMIB technology uses a small high-performance, high-density silicon
bridge to connect multiple die together in a single package. EMIB
technology features very short traces between die, allowing Altera
to cost-effectively build heterogeneous SiP devices that provide
higher performance and higher throughput at lower power compared to
interposer-based solutions.
"Supporting higher memory bandwidth requirements is one of the
biggest challenges many of our customers face as they implement
more computationally intensive tasks in their systems, such as
machine learning, big data analytics, image recognition, workload
acceleration and 8K video processing," said Danny Biran, senior vice president of corporate
strategy and marketing at Altera. "Altera is in a unique position
to serve these system requirements by combining the industry's
highest performance FPGA with High-Bandwidth Memory in a single
package. No other programmable solution can match Stratix 10 DRAM
SiP in terms of performance, power efficiency and memory
bandwidth."
Altera's heterogeneous SiP strategy is to integrate into a
single package a monolithic FPGA with advanced components, such as
memory, processors, analog, optical and various hardened protocols.
Altera's highly integrated SiP products will address the most
demanding performance and memory bandwidth requirements for
high-end applications in the communications, high-performance
computing, broadcast and military segments. More information on
Altera's heterogeneous SiP strategy is available in a white paper
located at www.altera.com/stratix10.
SK Hynix's High-Bandwidth Memory provides very high bandwidth
while using less power in a substantially smaller form factor
compared to competing memory solutions. High-Bandwidth Memory
(HBM2) vertically stacks DRAM die and interconnects them using
through-silicon vias (TSVs) and microbumps. Integrating the HBM2 in
a heterogeneous SiP implementation enables Altera to package the
DRAM memory as close to the FPGA die as possible, which shortens
wire length and delivers the highest memory bandwidth at the lowest
power.
"High-performance applications are driving industry demand for
HBM2 DRAM technology. At 256GB-per-second bandwidth and 66 percent
lower energy per bit, HBM2 opens up new application domains which
were previously unimaginable," said Kevin Widmer, SK Hynix America
vice president of technical marketing. "Combining high-performance
FPGAs and HBM2 into a single system-in-package represents a
significant milestone in offering energy-efficient, high-bandwidth
compute capabilities."
Availability
Customers can get started on their
Stratix 10 designs today using the Fast Forward Compile performance
evaluation tools. Altera will start shipping Stratix 10 FPGAs and
SoCs in 2016 and Stratix 10 DRAM SiP products will start shipping
in 2017. More information about Altera's Stratix 10 DRAM SiP can be
found at www.altera.com/technology. For additional information
regarding Altera's Stratix 10 DRAM SiP products, contact a local
Altera sales representative.
Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains
a forward-looking statement regarding availability of Stratix 10
FPGAs and SoCs, and Altera's development of system-in-package
solutions that integrate HBM2 with Stratix 10 FPGAs, that are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainty that can
cause actual results to differ from those currently anticipated,
including without limitation dependence upon product development
schedules, design performance of software and other tools, Altera's
and third parties' development technology and manufacturing
capabilities as well as other risks discussed in Altera's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, copies of which are
posted on Altera's website and are otherwise available from the
company without charge.
About Altera
Altera® programmable solutions enable designers of electronic
systems to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate and
win in their markets. Altera offers FPGA, SoC, CPLD, and
complementary technologies, such as power solutions to
provide high-value solutions to customers worldwide. Visit Altera
at www.altera.com.
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