2013年2月,Altera和Intel公司联合宣布下一代Altera高性能FPGA产品将独家采用Intel的14 nm3-D三栅极技术进行生产。由此,Altera成为最先进的高性能半导体技术的独家FPGA供应商。为理解三栅极对高性能FPGA功能的影响,以及这一优势在数字电路速度、功耗和产品上是怎样体现出来的,本文将介绍三栅极相关技术开发的背景知识,以及目前的状态。 In February 2013, Altera and Intel jointly announced that the next generation Altera high-performance FPGA products will be exclusively manufactured using Intel’s 14 nm3-D tri-gate technology. As a result, Altera is the exclusive FPGA supplier to the most advanced high performance semiconductor technologies. To understand the impact of Tri-Gate on high-performance FPGA functionality and how this advantage is manifested in digital circuit speed, power consumption, and product, this article introduces the background to the development of Tri-Gate technology, as well as the current state .