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Article: Altera's MAX IIZ CPLDs for portable apps minimize power, space and cost.(INNOVATIONS AND INNOVATORS)
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- EDN Asia
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- March 1, 2008
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Expanding its low-power portfolio of programmable logic solutions, Altera Corporation developed its zero-power MAX IIZ CPLD designed specifically to address the power, package and price constraints of the portable applications market. Offering a resource advantage of up to six times the density and three times the I/Os compared to competing traditional macrocell-based CPLDs, MAX IIZ devices allow designers to meet changing functional requirements at the same or lower power while saving board space. Adding zero-power and ultra-small packages to the CPLD series, the MAX IIZ devices deliver the benefits of CPLDs--including flexibility, faster ...