What are Advanced Devices (Stratix IV GX and GT)

[Altera_Forum]

I am looking at the device listing for Stratix IV GX and GT devices and see that some have (Advanced) listed after their part numbers. I notice that they are H40 packages instead of F40 packages. I am aware that this refers to the larger Hybrid package that has some decoupling done on chip. Is this the only difference in Advanced devices? What else, if anything, does this refer to? I haven't been able to find any good explanation in any documentation I have read. 

 Thanks in advance.

[Altera_Forum]

there's a description on page 1 of the Quartus device support release notes: 

 http://www.altera.com/literature/rn/rn_qts_dev_support.pdf

[Altera_Forum]

I saw that, but it just says that the support is provided for compilation, simulation and timing in Quartus, but it doesn't generate Pin files. I am interested in what the actual difference in an Advanced Device and a regular device is ... what features does it have that a non-advanced part does not?

[Altera_Forum]

in a future release an Advanced device will lose the (Advanced) tag once it is characterized etc.

[Altera_Forum]

Oh I see. So it means it is advance information, not that the device has Advanced features. 

 Gotcha. Thanks for the info.