EP3SE260F1517C4LN - Stratix III E FPGA 255K LE, 1517-BGA | Intel
N.º de pieza: EP3SE260F1517C4LN ⚠ Última compra| Cant. | Precio unitario | Total |
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| 1 | $1850 | $1.850,00 |
| 10 | $1720 | $17.200,00 |
| 50 | $1620 | $81.000,00 |
| 100 | $1545 | $154.500,00 |
| 500 | $1450 | $725.000,00 |
EP3SE260F1517C4LN Descripción general
A Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a reconfigurable semiconductor device that combines programmable logic blocks, configurable interconnect, and dedicated memory/DSP blocks into a single die. FPGAs belong to the broader class of programmable logic devices (PLDs) and sit within the semiconductor hierarchy of integrated circuits (ICs) > logic ICs > programmable logic. The Stratix III E family is the enhanced logic-and-memory variant of Stratix III, optimized for high logic density and large embedded memory bandwidth in networking, broadcast, and compute-acceleration applications.
Key features of the EP3SE260F1517C4LN include 10,200 LABs (Logic Array Blocks), embedded memory of approximately 16.67 Mbit, support for high-speed transceivers (per Stratix III E family capability), and a fabric architecture engineered for high DSP throughput. The 1517-ball FC-FBGA package uses a flip-chip land-grid construction suitable for high-pin-count, high-bandwidth designs; PCB layout requires multi-layer routing with microvia technology. The 'C4' speed grade and 'LN' suffix combination places this part in the commercial-temperature, lead-free, industrial-grade supply chain.
Typical use cases for this density of Stratix III E FPGA include high-end wireline telecom line cards, broadcast video processing, ASIC prototyping, military/aerospace signal processing, and high-performance DSP pipelines where 255K logic elements and embedded memory bandwidth are required.
When designing with this device, allocate adequate PCB layers (typically 8+) for the FC-FBGA breakout, follow the Altera/Intel power-supply sequencing guidelines for Stratix III, and verify thermal management against the package theta-JA. Cyclone-series parts are pin-compatible only within the same ball-out; Xilinx Virtex-series drop-in alternatives do not exist for this package.
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Ver hoja de datos →EP3SE260F1517C4LN Valores máximos y características eléctricas
| Series | Stratix III E |
| Family | Stratix III E (Enhanced) |
| Logic Elements | 255,000 |
| Number of LABs/CLBs | 10,200 |
| Total Memory Bits | 16,672,768 (16.67 Mbit) |
| Number of I/O | 976 |
| Voltage - Supply | 0.9 V to 1.1 V core |
| Operating Frequency | 375 MHz to 450 MHz (per family) |
| Process Technology | 65 nm |
| Encapsulado / Carcasa | 1517-BBGA, FCBGA (FC-FBGA) |
| Tipo de montaje | Surface Mount (flip-chip) |
| Temperatura de funcionamiento | 0C to +85C (commercial grade per 'C' suffix) |
| Nivel de sensibilidad a la humedad (MSL) | 3 (168 Hours) |
| Packaging | Tray |
| Speed Grade | C4 |
| Lead-Free / Halogen-Free | Yes (LN suffix) |
| Estado RoHS | Compliant |
Guía de configuración de pines de EP3SE260F1517C4LN 1517-bbga, fcbga (fc-fbga)
Configuración de pines para EP3SE260F1517C4LN (encapsulado 1517-bbga, fcbga (fc-fbga)). Este CI digital incluye GPIO, interfaces de comunicación (UART, SPI, I2C) y pines de alimentación. Consulte la hoja de datos del fabricante para conocer las funciones alternativas de los pines y las opciones de configuración. Esencial para el diseño de sistemas embebidos y el diseño de PCB.
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Aplicaciones típicas
EP3SE260F1517C4LN es adecuado para 6 aplicacións: Wireline Telecom Line Card Processing, Broadcast Video Processing and Format Conversion, ASIC Prototyping and Emulation, Military and Aerospace Signal Processing, High-Performance DSP and Compute Acceleration, Test and Measurement Instrumentation.
Wireline Telecom Line Card Processing
The EP3SE260F1517C4LN's 255K logic elements and 16.67 Mbit embedded memory make it well suited to high-density wireline telecom line cards that require packet classification, queuing, and forwarding at multi-gigabit rates. With 976 user I/Os, designers can interface directly to multiple SFP/SFP+ optical modules, external TCAMs, and DDR3/QDR memory subsystems. The Stratix III E fabric supports high-throughput on-chip bus architectures (e.g., Avalon, SerialLite II) that telecom designs rely on, and the 1517-ball FC-FBGA package accommodates the dense pin count required for multi-port line cards. Compared to ASIC implementation, this FPGA allows late-stage protocol changes (e.g., OTN, Ethernet, MPLS) without re-spining silicon.
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Broadcast Video Processing and Format Conversion
Broadcast video routers and format converters benefit from the EP3SE260F1517C4LN's 255K logic elements for implementing real-time de-interlacers, scalers, and color-space converters at 3G-SDI / HD-SDI rates. The 16.67 Mbit of embedded memory provides frame-buffer and line-buffer storage for video pipelines without requiring external SRAM, reducing BOM cost and PCB complexity. The 976 I/Os accept multiple parallel video data paths plus control/status channels. Designers use the variable-precision DSP blocks in the Stratix III E fabric to accelerate video scaling and chroma-keying operations, achieving broadcast-grade throughput in a single FPGA.
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ASIC Prototyping and Emulation
ASIC prototyping platforms often map multi-million-gate ASIC designs onto one or more EP3SE260F1517C4LN FPGAs because the 255K logic elements, 16.67 Mbit embedded memory, and 976 I/Os provide a high-capacity fabric that scales to large ASIC RTL. The 1517-ball FC-FBGA package exposes enough user I/Os to map debug probe points, clock-domain crossings, and external memory interfaces required for real-world ASIC verification. With the Quartus II design flow and TimeQuest timing analysis, designers partition and synthesize ASIC RTL at speeds close to silicon-emulation performance, allowing pre-tapeout software validation at MHz-scale real-time speeds.
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Military and Aerospace Signal Processing
Defense signal-processing systems leverage the EP3SE260F1517C4LN's 255K logic elements for radar, electronic-warfare (EW), and SIGINT pipelines where high DSP throughput is critical. The variable-precision DSP blocks in the Stratix III E family operate at up to 550 MHz and implement FIR filters, FFTs, and beam-forming algorithms. The 976 I/Os interface to multi-channel ADC/DAC arrays (e.g., EV8AQ160, AD9680) used in radar digitizers. The industrial temperature grade variant (LN suffix) supports the extended thermal envelope typical of MIL-STD-810 applications, though full MIL-spec qualification requires additional screening.
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High-Performance DSP and Compute Acceleration
Compute-acceleration cards and high-performance DSP systems use the EP3SE260F1517C4LN as a co-processor that offloads compute kernels (e.g., FFT, convolution, encryption) from CPUs. The Stratix III E fabric's variable-precision DSP blocks support fixed and floating-point arithmetic at 550 MHz, with hundreds of DSP blocks in this density class. The 16.67 Mbit embedded memory acts as a high-bandwidth on-chip scratchpad reducing external memory accesses. With 976 I/Os, designers connect to host interfaces (PCIe, Serial RapidIO) and to multiple DDR3/QDR memory channels for streaming data.
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Test and Measurement Instrumentation
High-end test and measurement instruments (e.g., logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, bit-error-rate testers) leverage the EP3SE260F1517C4LN's 255K logic elements and 976 I/Os to implement deep capture memory and parallel stimulus channels. The 16.67 Mbit embedded memory acts as capture-buffer storage; the LVDS-capable I/Os support multi-Gbps probe interfaces. Designers use the Stratix III E fabric to implement protocol-aware decode logic (e.g., PCIe Gen2, USB 3.0, SATA) directly in the FPGA, eliminating the need for external protocol-analyzer ASICs and enabling late-protocol additions.
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| Parámetro | Este producto | EP3SE260F1517C4L | EP3SE260F1517C4 | EP3SE260F1517C3N | EP3SE260F1517C3 | EP3SE260F1517C2N |
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| Package | 1517-BBGA FC-FBGA | 1517-BBGA FC-FBGA (same) | 1517-BBGA FC-FBGA (same) | 1517-BBGA FC-FBGA (same) | 1517-BBGA FC-FBGA (same) | 1517-BBGA FC-FBGA (same) |
| Brand | Intel (formerly Altera) | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| Logic Elements | 255,000 | 255,000 (same die) | 255,000 (same die) | 255,000 (same die) | 255,000 (same die) | 255,000 (same die) |
| Embedded Memory | 16.67 Mbit | 16.67 Mbit | 16.67 Mbit | 16.67 Mbit | 16.67 Mbit | 16.67 Mbit |
| User I/Os | 976 | 976 | 976 | 976 | 976 | 976 |
| Speed Grade | C4 | C4 (same) | C4 (same) | C3 (-1 bin, slower) | C3 (-1 bin, slower) | C2 (-2 bins, slowest) |
| Temperature Grade | Commercial (C-suffix, no N) | Commercial | Commercial | Industrial (N suffix) | Commercial | Industrial (N suffix) |
| Lead-Free / RoHS | Yes (LN suffix) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lifecycle Status | Last Time Buy | Last Time Buy | Last Time Buy | Last Time Buy | Last Time Buy | Last Time Buy |
Diferenciadores clave
- Highest-density Stratix III E variant with 1517-ball FC-FBGA (frente a EP3SE260F1152C4LN)
- C4 speed grade gives highest performance in this density class (frente a EP3SE260F1517C3N)
- Lead-free LN suffix enables RoHS/REACH compliance (frente a EP3SE260F1517C4 (non-LN))
- Single-FPGA solution for 255K-LE designs (frente a Multi-FPGA partitioning with smaller Cyclone/Stratix parts)
Notas de diseño
The 1517-ball FC-FBGA package has a theta-JA in the 12-15 C/W range depending on PCB stack-up and airflow. At full fabric utilization (estimated 8-12 W typical power consumption for the 255K-logic-element die), the junction temperature rise above ambient is approximately 100-180 C - well within the commercial 0C to +85C operating range if the PCB has adequate thermal vias and copper pours. Estimated: assumed 10 W typical power, theta-JA = 12 C/W. Place a thermal via array under the exposed pad/die flag per the Stratix III E package guidelines.
The 1517-ball FC-FBGA package requires an 8+ layer PCB stack-up with microvia technology (laser-drilled stacked vias) to break out the 1.0 mm pitch BGA. Recommended: 1 oz copper outer layers, 0.5 oz inner layers, 4 mil dielectric between layers. Follow the Intel/Altera Stratix III E board-design guidelines for high-speed transceiver routing (controlled impedance 100 dΩ differential, length matching within 5 mil for TX/RX pairs). Use the Altera Pin Planner to assign pins before laying out the PCB.
The Stratix III E core operates from 0.9 V to 1.1 V and requires a sequenced power-supply ramp per the manufacturer datasheet. Use an Intel/Altera-recommended power-supply sequencer (e.g., LTC3265, ISL6117) to enforce the VCCIO-before-VCCINT-before-VCCAUX ordering during power-up and the reverse ordering during power-down. Estimated: typical supply currents are 5-15 A on VCCINT for full fabric utilization; the PLL/auxiliary rails draw 200-500 mA each.
Do not confuse the 'C4' speed grade with the temperature grade - 'C4' is speed grade only; the trailing 'N' in the part number is the industrial-temperature designator. The LN suffix is required for lead-free/RoHS compliance; non-LN variants are Pb-bearing for legacy aerospace programs. Configuration: this density requires an EPCS64 or larger configuration device; do not use EPCS16 with the 255K-LE die. JTAG chain: confirm the JTAG IDCODE matches Quartus II's expected ID before issuing PROGRAM instruction.
Información de cumplimiento
RoHS/REACH compliance per LN (lead-free) suffix. AEC-Q100 not applicable - this is an FPGA, not an automotive-grade IC. Stratix III E family does not carry AEC-Q100 qualification; for automotive applications use Cyclone IV/V or newer automotive-grade parts. Conflict-minerals status not explicitly published in the available web data - set to unknown.
