Intel FPGAs (formerly Altera)

Intel FPGAs, originally developed by Altera (acquired by Intel in 2015), offer a wide range of programmable logic devices for high-performance and flexible hardware design.

• Main FPGA Families:
• Stratix®: High-end performance with high logic density, DSP blocks, and transceivers. Ideal for data centers, networking, and radar.
• Arria®: Balanced power and performance. Suitable for mid-range applications like 5G, industrial automation.
• Cyclone®: Cost-effective, low-power FPGAs. Common in consumer, automotive, and IoT applications.
• MAX®: Non-volatile CPLDs and small FPGAs. Used for control logic, configuration, and interface bridging.

Development Tools: Quartus Prime Design Software – supports synthesis, place-and-route, verification, and debugging.

Key Features: Hard processor systems (e.g., ARM in SoC FPGAs), PCIe support, DSP capabilities, soft-core processors (Nios II).