Altera Announces Agilex 2X, a Complete FPGA and SoC Portfolio

Altera’s Agilex 2X is a four-family FPGA and SoC portfolio intended to cover intelligent systems ranging from Digital AI infrastructure to Physical AI at the edge. Its devices span high performance, mid-range processing, and power- or cost-optimized designs, while sharing software workflows, reusable IP, security foundations, and embedded-processing options. Agilex 27 targets bandwidth-intensive uses such as AI infrastructure, terabit networking, 6G, satellite communications, and aerospace and defense. Agilex 25 is aimed at video, drones, and low-latency sensors; Agilex 23 at robotics, industrial automation, and automotive applications; and Agilex 22 at I/O-heavy control and interface tasks.

Agilex 27 is the first family launching. Altera says its third-generation HyperFlex fabric improves performance per watt by 1.8 times over the preceding generation, while a distributed HyperFlow network moves data across the chip without using soft logic resources. Connectivity includes transceivers up to 256 Gbps, Ethernet up to 1.6 TbE, PCIe 6.0 and 7.0, newer DDR and LPDDR memory interfaces, and UCIe for chiplet connections. Security features include secure boot, device identity and attestation, anti-tamper protection, post-quantum-ready cryptography, and encryption across major data interfaces. QuartusIQ, an AI design companion integrated with Quartus Prime, is available in version 26.3; early software access for Agilex 27 begins in mid-November, with engineering samples expected in the second half of 2027.