EP20K100CT144C8 - APEX-20K 100K Gates FPGA | Altera | 144-LQFP
Référence : EP20K100CT144C8 ✗ Fin de vie| Qté | Prix unitaire | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $245 | $245,00 |
| 10 | $230 | $2 300,00 |
| 100 | $215 | $21 500,00 |
| 500 | $198 | $99 000,00 |
| 1 000 | $185 | $185 000,00 |
EP20K100CT144C8 Présentation
An FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) is a type of programmable logic device (PLD) that combines the architectural flexibility of a gate array with the design-time programmability of an in-system reprogrammable IC. FPGAs sit at the top of the programmable-logic taxonomy alongside CPLDs (Complex PLDs), and they form a sub-class of the broader Integrated Circuit > Logic IC family. APEX-20K devices were among the first multi-core FPGAs to embed memory blocks (ESBs) and multiplies alongside general LUT logic, enabling on-chip data buffering and DSP-like arithmetic without external devices. This hierarchy - LUT logic + embedded memory + embedded multipliers - is the architectural ancestor of the modern SoC FPGA.
Key features of the EP20K100CT144C8 include 2,640 Logic Elements (LEs), 26 Embedded System Blocks (ESBs) providing 4,160 RAM bits, support for LVTTL, LVCMOS, PCI and other I/O standards via dedicated I/O banks, and in-system configuration through the passive serial, JTAG, or Altera EPC configuration modes. The APEX-20K architecture integrates four MegaLAB™ structures connected by a MultiCore™ interconnect, simplifying high-density glue-logic, bridge, and co-processor designs that would otherwise require multiple smaller FPGAs.
From an engineering perspective, the EP20K100CT144C8 is built on a 0.18 µm CMOS process and offers SRAM-based configuration memory. Designers must therefore plan a non-volatile configuration source (EPC1, EPC2, EPC4 or compatible boot PROM, or a microcontroller-driven JTAG) at board bring-up. The 144-LQFP package is a 1.4 mm-thick surface-mount JEDEC standard outline with 0.5 mm lead pitch, suitable for prototypes and small-to-medium production runs where BGA reflow is undesirable.
Typical applications include PCI/CompactPCI bus bridges, custom interface glue logic, low-volume ASIC prototyping, telecom line-card interface logic, and DSP co-processors for legacy systems. The device is also widely used in industrial control cards and test-and-measurement backplanes.
When designing with the EP20K100CT144C8, ensure that all 93 user I/O banks observe their respective VCCIO supply levels and that the JTAG chain TCK/TMS/TDO/TDI traces are kept short and routed with a ground reference for signal integrity. Because configuration memory is volatile, a power-on reset and configuration plan must be validated before the device is treated as functional.
This page synthesises real distributor stock, same-family APEX-20K drop-in variants, and practical design notes not found in the standalone datasheet PDF, providing engineers a single reference point for sourcing, replacement, and lifecycle decisions.
Alternatives de remplacement direct pour EP20K100CT144C8 — même boîtier, compatible broche à broche. Les références à boîtier différent nécessitant une retouche du PCB sont exclues.
Variantes de cette série
Modèles de la même série directement compatibles avec EP20K100CT144C8 (même facteur de forme et même empreinte) — différant par Process Technology, Package, Speed Grade, Operating Temperature, Family.
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EP20K100CT144C8 Valeurs maximales et caractéristiques électriques
| Series | APEX-20K |
| Manufacturer | Intel (formerly Altera) |
| Product Type | FPGA - Field Programmable Gate Array |
| Number of Logic Elements | 2,640 LEs |
| Typical Gates | 100,000 gates |
| Number of System Gates | 53,248 |
| Embedded RAM Bits | 4,160 bits |
| Number of Embedded System Blocks (ESBs) | 26 ESBs |
| Number of I/O Pins | 93 user I/O |
| Température de fonctionnement | 0 °C to +85 °C (Commercial) |
| Speed Grade | -8 |
| Boîtier | 144-LQFP (TQFP) |
| Package Type | Surface Mount, 1.4 mm thickness |
| Pin Pitch | 0.5 mm |
| Configuration Memory | SRAM (volatile) |
| Process Technology | 0.18 µm CMOS |
| Type de montage | Surface Mount |
Configuration des broches de EP20K100CT144C8
| Broche 1 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank-dependent function, see datasheet) |
| Broche 2 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 3 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 4 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 5 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 6 | VCCINT — Core voltage supply |
| Broche 7 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 8 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 9 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 10 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 11 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 12 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 13 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 14 | TDI — JTAG Test Data Input |
| Broche 15 | TMS — JTAG Test Mode Select |
| Broche 16 | TCK — JTAG Test Clock |
| Broche 17 | nSTATUS — Configuration status (open-drain, pull-up required) |
| Broche 18 | nCONFIG — Configuration control (active-low, pull-up required) |
| Broche 19 | CONF_DONE — Configuration done (open-drain) |
| Broche 20 | MSEL0 — Configuration mode select 0 |
| Broche 21 | MSEL1 — Configuration mode select 1 |
| Broche 22 | DCLK — Configuration clock input |
| Broche 23 | DATA0 — Configuration data input 0 |
| Broche 24 | nCE — Chip enable (active-low) |
| Broche 25 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 26 | VCCIO1 — I/O bank 1 reference voltage |
| Broche 27 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 28 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 29 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 30 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 31 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 32 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 33 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 34 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 35 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 36 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 37 | VCCIO1 — I/O bank 1 reference voltage |
| Broche 38 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 39 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 40 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 41 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 42 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 43 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 44 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 45 | VCCINT — Core voltage supply |
| Broche 46 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 47 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 48 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 49 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 50 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 51 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 52 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 53 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 54 | VCCIO2 — I/O bank 2 reference voltage |
| Broche 55 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 56 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 57 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 58 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 59 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 60 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 61 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 62 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 63 | VCCIO2 — I/O bank 2 reference voltage |
| Broche 64 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 65 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 66 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 67 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 68 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 69 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 70 | VCCINT — Core voltage supply |
| Broche 71 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 72 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 73 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 74 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 75 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 76 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 77 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 78 | VCCIO3 — I/O bank 3 reference voltage |
| Broche 79 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 80 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 81 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 82 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 83 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 84 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 85 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 86 | VCCIO3 — I/O bank 3 reference voltage |
| Broche 87 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 88 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 89 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 90 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 91 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 92 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 93 | VCCINT — Core voltage supply |
| Broche 94 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 95 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 96 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 97 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 98 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 99 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 100 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 101 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 102 | VCCIO4 — I/O bank 4 reference voltage |
| Broche 103 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 104 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 105 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 106 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 107 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 108 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 109 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 110 | VCCIO4 — I/O bank 4 reference voltage |
| Broche 111 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 112 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 113 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 114 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 115 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 116 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 117 | VCCINT — Core voltage supply |
| Broche 118 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 119 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 120 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 121 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 122 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 123 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 124 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 125 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 126 | VCCIO5 — I/O bank 5 reference voltage |
| Broche 127 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 128 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 129 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 130 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 131 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 132 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 133 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 134 | VCCIO5 — I/O bank 5 reference voltage |
| Broche 135 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 136 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 137 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 138 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 139 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 140 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Broche 141 | VCCINT — Core voltage supply |
| Broche 142 | GND — Ground |
| Broche 143 | TDO — JTAG Test Data Output |
| Broche 144 | I/O — User I/O pin |
Applications typiques
EP20K100CT144C8 convient pour 6 applications: PCI / CompactPCI Bus Bridge Logic, ASIC Prototype and Logic Emulation, Telecom Line-Card Interface Logic, Industrial Control and PLC Backplane Glue, DSP Co-Processor for Legacy Systems, Test and Measurement Backplane Controllers.
PCI / CompactPCI Bus Bridge Logic
The EP20K100CT144C8's 93 user I/O pins and PCI 3.3 V I/O standard support make it well suited to CompactPCI and PCI bridge glue logic on legacy industrial backplanes. With 100,000 typical gates and 4,160 bits of embedded RAM, the device can hold a complete PCI target state machine plus payload FIFO without external memory, while the -8 speed grade provides sufficient margin for 33 MHz PCI timing. Engineers typically instantiate the design in Quartus and rely on the 144-LQFP package's 1.4 mm body for backplane-friendly through-hole-friendly soldering.
Recommandé
ASIC Prototype and Logic Emulation
Low-volume ASIC prototypes and pre-silicon logic validation benefit from the EP20K100CT144C8's 2,640 LEs and SRAM-based configuration, which allows unlimited design-iteration cycles through JTAG reconfiguration. The 26 ESBs supply enough embedded RAM for register files and small lookup tables, while the 144-LQFP footprint is convenient for hand-soldered engineering builds. Quartus synthesis tooling provides timing closure against the -8 speed grade, and engineers can compare functional behaviour against gate-level ASIC simulation with minimal concern about I/O voltage mismatches thanks to mixed-voltage I/O bank support.
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Telecom Line-Card Interface Logic
Legacy telecom line cards and T1/E1 framer interfaces often rely on APEX-20K FPGAs to provide HDLC framing, elastic-store buffering, and backplane glue logic between framer ASICs and switch fabrics. The EP20K100CT144C8's 4,160 RAM bits map cleanly onto small elastic-store FIFOs (typically 16×8 per E1/T1 channel), while its 93 I/O pins are sufficient for up to four framers plus housekeeping LEDs and JTAG. The -8 commercial speed grade meets 1.544 MHz / 2.048 MHz timing budgets comfortably, and the 144-LQFP package is compatible with the legacy ATCA/cPCI card form factors still deployed in central offices.
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Industrial Control and PLC Backplane Glue
PLC backplanes and industrial control modules use the EP20K100CT144C8 to implement fieldbus glue logic, encoder counters, and PWM modulation between microcontrollers and high-voltage drivers. Its 0 °C to +85 °C commercial temperature range matches indoor control cabinet environments, while the 144-LQFP package is rugged enough for vibration-prone industrial mounting when paired with proper PCB stiffeners. Designers use the 26 ESBs for encoder-capture FIFOs and the 2,640 LEs for ladder-logic acceleration, often offloading the host microcontroller entirely for hard-real-time control loops.
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DSP Co-Processor for Legacy Systems
The EP20K100CT144C8 can serve as a fixed-point DSP co-processor for legacy microcontrollers lacking hardware multipliers, accelerating FIR/IIR filters, FFT butterflies, and CRC calculations. The 4,160 embedded RAM bits hold coefficient tables and sample buffers, while the 2,640 LEs implement parallel multiply-accumulate trees that deliver 30-50 MOPS in pure LUT logic. When paired with a host MCU via an external memory bus or SPI, the -8 speed grade closes 50 MHz DSP datapath timing with comfortable margin.
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Test and Measurement Backplane Controllers
ATE (Automatic Test Equipment) and bench-instrument backplanes frequently integrate the EP20K100CT144C8 to time-multiplex digital channels, manage trigger sequencing, and aggregate UART/SPI/GPIB data streams. The 93 user I/O pins are enough for one 32-bit digital channel plus four serial-bus controllers plus JTAG scan, and the 26 ESBs provide per-channel capture FIFOs. Mixed-voltage I/O bank support lets the same device interface 3.3 V logic and 5 V analog front-ends without level shifters.
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Comparaison avec les alternatives
| Paramètre | Ce produit | EP20K100CT144C7 | EP20K100CT144C7ES | EP20K100CF144C8 | XC2S100-5TQG144 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 144-LQFP (TQFP), 0.5 mm pitch | 144-LQFP (TQFP) - same | 144-LQFP (TQFP) - same | 144-LQFP (TQFP) - same | 144-TQG (TQFP, 0.5 mm pitch) - same pitch, different pinout |
| Brand | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) | Xilinx (AMD) |
| Typical Gates | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Speed Grade | -8 | -7 (slower) | -7 ES | -8 | -5 |
| Logic Elements | 2,640 LEs | 2,640 LEs | 2,640 LEs | 2,640 LEs | 1,800 logic cells (approx) |
| User I/O Pins | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 |
| Embedded RAM | 4,160 bits (26 ESBs) | 4,160 bits | 4,160 bits | 4,160 bits | 38,400 bits (block RAM) |
| Process Technology | 0.18 µm CMOS SRAM | 0.18 µm CMOS SRAM | 0.18 µm CMOS SRAM | 0.18 µm CMOS SRAM | 0.18 µm SRAM |
| Lifecycle Status | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete (engineering sample) | Obsolete | Obsolete |
Principaux différenciateurs
- Faster speed grade (-8) for tight PCI and backplane timing (vs EP20K100CT144C7)
- Established 144-LQFP package with mature ecosystem (vs XC2S100-5TQG144)
- Embedded MultiCore architecture with 26 ESBs (vs XC2S100-5TQG144)
Notes de conception
The APEX-20K family uses volatile SRAM configuration memory, so the EP20K100CT144C8 must be paired with a non-volatile boot source - either an EPC1/EPC2/EPC4 configuration PROM, a microcontroller-driven JTAG loader, or a hosted passive-serial stream from a host CPU. Without a valid configuration source at power-up, the device will remain in reset (CONF_DONE low, nSTATUS low) and all I/O will be tri-stated. Verify boot sequencing with a logic analyser before functional testing.
Decouple each VCCINT and VCCIO pin with at least one 0.1 µF X7R ceramic capacitor placed within 5 mm of the pin, plus one bulk 10-47 µF tantalum or polymer capacitor per voltage rail near the device. Five separate VCCIO banks are present on the 144-LQFP package, each requiring independent decoupling to prevent switching-noise coupling into the core logic. Estimated: at 100 MHz internal operation with 93 I/O toggling, total supply current draw is approximately 200-300 mA on VCCINT and up to 100 mA per VCCIO bank.
Route the JTAG chain (TCK, TMS, TDI, TDO) with 4-8 mil traces over a continuous ground plane, keeping total trace length under 50 mm to maintain signal integrity at 10-33 MHz TCK. Add 10 kΩ pull-up resistors on nCONFIG, nSTATUS, and CONF_DONE per APEX-20K handbook recommendation, and place an external 33 Ω series resistor on TCK near the FPGA if multiple devices share the JTAG chain. Keep high-speed LVDS/PCI signals away from the JTAG pins to avoid coupling.
The 144-LQFP package has a thermal resistance of approximately 35 °C/W (theta_JA) with 4-layer JEDEC PCB and minimal airflow. At typical 100K-gate utilisation running at 50 MHz with 50% toggle rate, internal power dissipation is estimated at 0.5-1.0 W, yielding a 17-35 °C junction temperature rise above ambient. For sealed enclosures or industrial temperature operation, plan copper-pour cooling or attach a small clip-on heatsink. Verify with a thermal probe during prototype bring-up.
Five VCCIO banks allow mixed-voltage interfacing, but each bank must be assigned a single, fixed voltage (3.3 V, 2.5 V, 1.8 V, 5 V-tolerant input, etc.). Mixing incompatible standards within one bank can cause bus contention and permanent damage. Engineers must consult the APEX-20K device handbook pin-out table for the T144 package to map each of the 93 user I/O pins to its bank before PCB layout. Source: APEX-20K datasheet, chapter "I/O Bank Assignments".
Informations de conformité
APEX-20K family predates the widespread RoHS transition. RoHS, REACH, lead-free, and halogen-free status are not confirmed in the provided data - marked as [DATA_NEEDED]. Part is obsolete.