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Design and optimize your next generation of electronic products with advanced 28nm low-power semiconductors. This manual guides product developers and manufacturers through the critical challenge of energy efficiency, detailing how Altera's cutting-edge devices empower precise control over power consumption in high-demand applications like data centers and communications networks. Learn why adopting this technology is essential for gaining competitive advantage in today's increasingly power-sensitive market.

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Meeting the Low Power Imperative

at 28 nm

WP-01158-2.1 White Paper

This document describes how Altera’s 28-nm devices enable product developers to control power consumption in today’s increasingly power sensitive applications.

Introduction

Reducing power consumption in electronic products is no longer just a good idea; for many product developers and manufacturers, it is an essential strategy for gaining competitive advantage in an increasingly power-aware and power-hungry world. Lower power consumption delivers the following clear advantages to designers and end users:

Enables developers to address more power-constrained or thermally-restrictive markets

Provides developers more freedom to increase capabilities within the same thermal and power budget

Lowers operational and material costs and results in more compact products

Reduces stringent cooling requirements

Provides social responsibility benefits

Component suppliers must provide developers and manufacturers with the best options to reduce energy consumption and address this power imperative—or quickly find themselves at significant disadvantage. Altera’s latest generation 28-nm devices empower product developers and manufacturers to directly address the power imperative.

Low Power Imperative

The US Department of Energy predicts that global electricity generation will exceed 20 trillion kilowatt hours (k Wh) by 2015, and 35 trillion k Wh by 2035, as illustrated in

(1) Electronic equipment is one of the fastest-growing segments of that

Figure 1. increase, driven by elements such as data centers and communications networks. For example, power consumption for servers and other internet infrastructure in the US

(2) Likewise,

doubled, from over 20 billion k Wh in 2000, to over 40 billion k Wh in 2005. worldwide power consumption for the same functions has similarly doubled in that same time period, going from over 60 billion k Wh in 2000, to over 120 billion k Wh in (3) 2005.

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Page 1 Meeting the Low Power Imperative at 28 nm WP-01158-2.1 White Paper This document describes how Altera’s 28-nm devices enable product developers to control power consumption in today’s increasingly pow...
Page 2 Low Power Imperative Page Figure 1. Forecasted Growth in Global Electricity Generation >20 Trillion k Watts by 2015 >35 Trillion k Watts >30 Trillion k Watts >27 Trillion k Watts 203525 Tr...
Page 3 Ideal Low Power Components Page These rapid rises in energy demand have prompted governments and industry to increase energy efficiency. For example, the US government—estimated to be the largest cons...
Page 4 Ideal Low Power Components Page Figure 3. Power Reduction Requirements Through the Supply Chain Electronic Product User (ie, Service Provider) Reduce CAPEX and OPEX by minimizing power and physical pl...
Page 5 Ideal Low Power Components Page these transistors. In general, the higher the performance of the transistors, the higher their static power consumption. Altera uses both the 28LP and 28HP processes to...
Page 6 Ideal Low Power Components Page Snapdragon S4 class of processors are manufactured in TSMC’s highly sophisticated 28LP process, enabling Qualcomm to deliver the breakthrough combination of high perfor...
Page 7 Ideal Low Power Components Page music, mobile TV, GPS navigation, along with traditional phone and texting services. Active usage power consumption is now a much larger factor in battery life. Si ON g...
Page 8 Page Ideal Low Power Components Altera’s low transceiver power at the 28-nm node is the result of over a decade of honing and enhancing proprietary architecture. This continuous, extensive experience ...
Page 9 Ideal Low Power Components Page Figure 9 shows similar results for Arria V devices. Figure 9. Arria V Power Reductions Core Static Core Dynamic Transceiver I/Os Up to 70% Up to 30% or al iz ed ot al o...
Page 10 Page Benchmarks The Quartus II software performs various compilation stages to minimize total power of designs. At the synthesis stage, the Quartus II software extracts clock-enable signals for clock ...
Page 11 Conclusion Page Conclusion The benefits of Altera’s low-power 28-nm devices include lower product costs, lower or relaxed power budgets, fewer thermal restrictions, the ability to address more markets...
Page 12 Page Acknowledgements 11. Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Association, Green Manifesto, 1 November 2009: www.gsmworld.com/documents/mobiles_green_manifesto_11_09.pdf 12. Green Touch Init...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What key benefits does low power consumption provide to electronics designers?

It allows developers more flexibility, enables access to thermally-restrictive markets, lowers operational costs, and reduces stringent cooling requirements.

How did Altera achieve lower power capabilities in its devices?

Altera utilized its latest generation 28-nm devices to empower product developers to directly address the low power imperative.

What warning is given regarding published technical specifications?

Customers are advised to obtain the latest version of device specifications before placing orders or relying on any published information, as Altera reserves the right to make changes.