Altium has expanded device options for electronics designers. The new version of Altium Designer now includes complete support for the Spartan-6 device family from Xilinx. Electronics designers use the new device option to target either the FPGA of choice or a range of alternatives to compare performance, power consumption and other design parameters.
Designers have design flexibility without the encumbrances associated with also having to choose multiple vendor development software. Electronics designers can change programmable devices during development without much software or hardware rework. Crucial design decisions can remain open until much later in the design cycle, allowing more experimentation and more opportunities for innovation.
Electronics designers without any prior experience can use the company's design solutions to develop entire systems based on an FPGA using their board design skills. The new device option features unified architecture and high level of abstraction. Board designers can enter the FPGA space and use the graphical interface to develop intelligent and connected FPGA-based electronics. This lets them manage the entire electronics design process within a single system.
