Cyclone II

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FPGA family programmable logic device family

Cyclone II is a family of Altera (now Intel) FPGA devices designed as a successor to the original Cyclone series, offering higher performance and greater logic density for cost-sensitive applications.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cyclone II canonical	3
Cyclone FPGA family	1
Cyclone II Device Handbook	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7388023 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cyclone II
Context triple: [Cyclone, familyMember, Cyclone II]

A. Stratix
Stratix is a high-performance family of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) designed by Altera (now part of Intel) for demanding digital logic and signal processing applications.
B. 3.7L Cyclone V6
The 3.7L Cyclone V6 is a naturally aspirated Ford V6 engine known for its use in modern Mustangs and other Ford vehicles, offering a balance of performance, efficiency, and reliability.
C. Altera
Altera is a semiconductor company best known for its programmable logic devices (FPGAs) and related design tools, now operating as a subsidiary of Intel.
D. Intel Quark
Intel Quark is a family of low-power, small-core microprocessors designed by Intel primarily for embedded systems and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
E. Crusoe microprocessor
The Crusoe microprocessor is a low-power, x86-compatible CPU line from Transmeta that used code-morphing software to translate x86 instructions to an underlying VLIW architecture, targeting laptops and mobile devices.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cyclone II
Target entity description: Cyclone II is a family of Altera (now Intel) FPGA devices designed as a successor to the original Cyclone series, offering higher performance and greater logic density for cost-sensitive applications.

A. Stratix
Stratix is a high-performance family of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) designed by Altera (now part of Intel) for demanding digital logic and signal processing applications.
B. 3.7L Cyclone V6
The 3.7L Cyclone V6 is a naturally aspirated Ford V6 engine known for its use in modern Mustangs and other Ford vehicles, offering a balance of performance, efficiency, and reliability.
C. Altera
Altera is a semiconductor company best known for its programmable logic devices (FPGAs) and related design tools, now operating as a subsidiary of Intel.
D. Intel Quark
Intel Quark is a family of low-power, small-core microprocessors designed by Intel primarily for embedded systems and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
E. Crusoe microprocessor
The Crusoe microprocessor is a low-power, x86-compatible CPU line from Transmeta that used code-morphing software to translate x86 instructions to an underlying VLIW architecture, targeting laptops and mobile devices.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	FPGA family ⓘ programmable logic device family ⓘ
configurationInterface	JTAG ⓘ linked to: IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary‑scan standard parallel configuration interface ⓘ serial configuration device ⓘ
configurationMethod	SRAM-based configuration ⓘ
designedFor	cost-sensitive applications ⓘ high-volume applications ⓘ
documentation	Cyclone II Device Handbook ⓘ linked to: Cyclone II
familyMemberOf	Intel FPGA portfolio ⓘ
feature	greater logic density than original Cyclone family ⓘ higher performance than original Cyclone family ⓘ low cost ⓘ low power consumption ⓘ
hasFeature	dedicated carry chains ⓘ embedded RAM blocks ⓘ global clock networks ⓘ hardware multipliers ⓘ
hasPackageOptions	BGA packages ⓘ QFP packages ⓘ
introducedBy	Altera ⓘ
logicType	SRAM-based FPGA ⓘ
manufacturer	Altera ⓘ Intel ⓘ linked to: Intel Corporation
marketPosition	low-cost FPGA ⓘ
optimizationTarget	cost per logic element ⓘ logic density ⓘ
ownedBy	Intel Corporation ⓘ
partOf	Cyclone FPGA series ⓘ
predecessorOf	Cyclone III ⓘ
successorOf	Cyclone ⓘ
supports	DSP functionality ⓘ LVDS I/O standards ⓘ Nios II soft processor ⓘ linked to: Nios II embedded memory blocks ⓘ embedded multipliers ⓘ on-chip PLL clock management ⓘ phase-locked loops (PLLs) ⓘ various single-ended I/O standards ⓘ
technologyNode	90 nm CMOS ⓘ
toolchain	Quartus II ⓘ linked to: Quartus design software
useCase	automotive systems ⓘ communications equipment ⓘ consumer electronics ⓘ embedded processing ⓘ industrial control ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Altera Corporation → notableProduct → Cyclone FPGA family ⓘ

subject linked to: ALTR

linked to: Cyclone II

Cyclone → familyMember → Cyclone II ⓘ

Cyclone → successorFamily → Cyclone II ⓘ

Cyclone III → predecessor → Cyclone II ⓘ

Cyclone II → documentation → Cyclone II Device Handbook ⓘ