What is unique about Cyclone III FPGAs?
Cyclone III FPGAs offer an unprecedented combination of low power, high functionality, and low cost. All FPGAs in Altera’s Cyclone series are built from the ground up for low-cost, high-volume applications, and Cyclone III FPGAs offer lower power and better performance at a lower cost than competing low-cost FPGAs. Altera also offers you the most complete and most productive development tools with Quartus® II design and development software, low-cost development kits, proven IP cores, and application-specific reference designs.