Achronix demos 100G Ethernet in 22nm fpgas
Achronix has demonstrated error free operation of 100G Ethernet functionality using the hard Ethernet IP in its Speedster22i fpgas.
Built on Intel's 22nm Tri-Gate process, the devices are the first of their kind to feature hardened IP for communication applications including 100G Ethernet, 100G Interlaken, PCI Express Gen3 x8 and ddr3 memory controllers.
"The hardened IP functions in Speedster22i fpgas translate directly into power and cost savings for high bandwidth communication applications," said Steve Mensor, vice president of marketing at Achronix. "More importantly, they eliminate the challenges associated with closing timing for these high performance applications."
The Speedster22i devices are designed to consume half the power at half the cost of other high end fpgas.
The 100G Ethernet was demonstrated on the HD1000 device, which has 1million effective programmable look-up-tables (LUTs).
The HD680 is the second member of the Speedster22i family and is due to begin shipping in Q1 2014.
