Altera Debuts MIPS CPU for FPGAs

摘要

As Altera promised last year, a new MlPS-compatible CPU core optimized for synthesis in programmable logic is now available. The MP32 core targets Altera's FPGAs, including the high-end Stratix-IV, midrange Arria-II, and low-end Cyclone-III. Although it's larger, more expensive, less configurable, and no faster than Altera's proprietary Nios II core, the MP32 supports the more popular MIPS32 architecture and runs Wind River's VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS).