A less expensive option to high-volume gate array designs is the Altera FLEX 6000 line of programmable logic devices (PLDs). The OptiFLEX design, which is the foundation of FLEX 6000 devices, reduces die size while preserving great performance and routability. The devices' programmable SRAM components provide designers the freedom to swiftly alter their designs during design testing and prototyping. Through in-circuit reconfiguration, designers can also alter functionality while a device is operating.
The FLEX 6000 devices are 100% tested before shipping and are reprogrammable. As a result, designers can concentrate on simulation and design verification as they are not obliged to produce test vectors for fault coverage purposes. Additionally, the inventor of various gate array designs need not maintain inventories. On the board, FLEX 6000 devices are set up for the particular functionality needed.
