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Specifies the device family for the device you want to select or you want the Compiler to select for compilation. A device family appears in this list only if you install support for at least one device in the family in your copy of the Quartus^® II software. Contact Altera^® Applications or go to the Device Support page, which is available from the Support section of the Altera web site for more information on installing device support.

When you select a device family, the Available devices list in the Device page of the Settings dialog box (Assignments menu) displays available devices from that family.

If you specify the ACEX^® 1K, APEX^™ 20K, APEX^™ II, ARM^®-based Excalibur^™, Cyclone^™, FLEX 10KE, Mercury^™, Stratix^™, or Stratix^™ GX device family for compilation, the Compiler has only one level of effort when optimizing timing, and therefore the Optimize timing list under Timing-driven compilation in the Fitting page in the Settings dialog box (Assignments menu) is dimmed to indicate that it is not available.

If you specify the FLEX^® 6000 device family for compilation, the Optimize I/O cell register placement for timing option under Timing-driven compilation is dimmed to indicate that it is not available.

If you specify the MAX^® 3000 or MAX 7000 device family for compilation, the options under Timing-driven compilation are dimmed to indicate that they are not available.