SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Altera Corporation
(NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced that its SoC field-programmable gate
arrays (FPGAs) have been selected for use in Audi's advanced driver
assistance system (ADAS) targeted for mass production. Audi, a
self-driving car technology leader, and Austrian high-tech company
TTTech, the core-development partner for Audi's central driver
assistance control unit zFAS, chose the Altera®
Cyclone® V SoC FPGA for its ability to increase system
performance and enable the differentiated features Audi requires
for piloted driving and parking not available with application
specific standard product (ASSP) solutions.
Altera's Cyclone V SoC FPGAs combine programmable logic with
dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processors that allow ADAS platform
designers to customize the hardware and software running in their
products. This combination provides powerful building blocks to
accelerate algorithms commonly used in ADAS designs. Audi's zFAS
control unit is the industry's first fully centralized ADAS module
that processes all self-driving functions in a single unit, unlike
other architectures which have multiple modules distributed
throughout the vehicle. In zFAS, Altera's FPGAs deliver
performance-critical functions of sensor fusion, combining data
from multiple sensors in the vehicle for highly reliable object
detection and Deterministic Ethernet communications used to
transport high bandwidth data within the vehicle.
Deterministic Ethernet IP for Next-Generation ADAS
TTTech's industry-leading Deterministic Ethernet IP solutions
address the increased bandwidth and software integration
requirements found in next-generation ADAS applications. The
developed safety platform for semi-autonomous operations combines
high-performance computing with functional safety and accelerated
software integration. TTTech's TTEthernet® IP, software
integration and safety platform integrated within Altera's FPGAs
deliver a highly efficient, scalable and high-performance solution
for next generation ADAS systems.
"Altera is one of the key parts of zFAS, our highly advanced
high-performance central driver assistance control unit that
enables a car to sense and react to changing situations on the
road," said Ricky Hudi, executive
vice president, Electronics, AUDI
AG. "With TTTech, Altera, NVIDIA and our other partners, we
are delivering piloted driving that allows our customers to
experience a new level of performance and safety in fully featured
vehicles from Audi."
"Altera's SoC FPGAs integrate a flexible fabric and CPU that
enable us to deliver leading-edge communication safety and a vastly
accelerated, yet very robust software integration process to Audi
on their way towards the vision of piloted driving," states Dr.
Stefan Poledna, TTTech's co-founder
and executive board member. "FPGAs are well-suited to manage this
type of complex computing and networking. They still remain an
affordable and low-power solution."
"Audi is a pioneer in realizing fully centralized ADAS
architectures," said Jeff Waters,
senior vice president and general manager of the Altera Business
Units. "Altera is pleased to be an enabling technology behind
Audi's leading-edge 'piloted driving' vision that couples
innovative approaches to safety with a great driving
experience."
Altera FPGA Solutions for Automotive
Learn more about Altera's complete portfolio of electronic
design solutions for the automotive industry design, including
ADAS, infotainment, electric vehicle and functional safety
solutions at http://www.altera.com/automotive.
About Altera
Altera programmable solutions enable designers of electronic
systems to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate and
win in their markets. Altera offers FPGAs, SoCs, CPLDs, ASICs and
complementary technologies, such as power management, to provide
high-value solutions to customers worldwide. Visit
www.altera.com.
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