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Mumbai:
Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) has announced the
establishment of its first FPGA / system-on-a-programmable-chip
(SOPC) university development laboratory in India at the
Indian Institute of Science (IIS) in Bangalore. IIS will
use the lab to conduct research in addition to giving
students hands-on training on the application of FPGAs
for advanced system designs.
This
is the first of several FPGA / SOPC digital design labs
to be established in India under the Altera University
Program. In addition to providing training, the Altera
University Programme granted the IIS a variety of development
kits featuring Altera's high-density, high-performance
Stratix FPGAs, as well as kits for embedded systems development
using the Nios II embedded processor.
The
grant also includes intellectual property (IP) cores supporting
emerging interface standards, digital signal processing
(DSP) functions, and controllers supporting advanced DDR2
SDRAM and QDR II SRAM memory devices. The lab will also
be using the Quartus II development software as well as
the SOPC Builder and DSP Builder system development tools.
According
to Prof. H S Jamadagni, chairman of Centre for Electronic
Design and Technology (CEDT). "This FPGA/SOPC lab
will provide state-of-the-art design facilities for research
and development in the area of FPGA-based embedded systems."
He adds, "The lab will also be used for training
academia and the industry on FPGA and SOPC technology.
The Indian Institute of Science looks forward to working
together with Altera and strengthening our relationship."
"Altera
sees strong opportunities for growth in programmable logic
in India, and is committed to working with India's strong
educational system to train engineers," said Ben
Lee, vice president and managing director, Altera Asia
Pacific. "In the coming years, Altera will make significant
contributions to advancing technical education throughout
the country."
The
Altera University Programme has a strong commitment to
education worldwide. "Our software and hardware platforms
are ideal for a wide range of design courses, from entry-level
logic design to advanced computing architecture.
The Indian Institute of Science was started in 1909 through
the pioneering vision of J.N. Tata. Since then, it has
grown into a premier institution of research and advanced
instruction, with more than 2000 active researchers working
in almost all frontier areas of science and technology..
It is one of the oldest and finest centres of its kind
in India, and has a very high international standing in
the academic world as well.
Altera
Corporation is the world's pioneer in system-on-a-programmable-chip
(SOPC) solutions. Combining programmable logic technology
with software tools, intellectual property, and | 
