FPGAs enable 300% higher performance than any others on the market claims Achronix

According to Achronix, the Speedster22i fpga range will 'shatter' existing limitations of fpgas, allowing cost effective production of high performance devices over 2.5M LUTs in size - equivalent to an asic of over 20 million gates. Based on Intel's 22nm process technology, the company claims the device will enable as much as 300% higher performance, 50% lower power, and 40% lower cost than any other fpga in any other process technology. It has been designed for a range of applications in the telecommunication, networking, industrial and consumer markets and will enable emerging applications such as 100G, 400G Ethernet networking and LTE mobile communications. "Intel's manufacturing strengths and lead in process technology offers leadership cost, performance and power efficiency benefits, giving Intel and our manufacturing customers such as Achronix an opportunity to design products with superior capabilities," said Sunit Rikhi, vice president, Technology and Manufacturing Group, Intel. "Intel has the best process technology in the world and we are privileged to have formed this strategic relationship, which enables simultaneous improvements in speed, power, density and cost," added John Lofton Holt, ceo of Achronix. "The combination of the advanced 22nm process from Intel and the advanced fpga technology from Achronix enables Speedster22i to eclipse other fpga solutions expected to hit the market in the next few years."