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EP1C12Q240I7 - 12K LE Cyclone FPGA 240-PQFP | Intel / Altera

Name: EP1C12Q240I7 - 12K LE Cyclone FPGA 240-PQFP | Intel / Altera
Brand: Altera
SKU: EP1C12Q240I7

MPN: EP1C12Q240I7 ✗ Akhir Hidup

240-pin PQFP / BFQFP (240QFP) Package I7 Speed

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EP1C12Q240I7 Ringkasan

The Intel / Altera EP1C12Q240I7 is a Cyclone® family Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) delivering 12,060 logic elements, 239,616 RAM bits, and 173 user I/O pins in a 240-pin Plastic Quad Flat Pack (PQFP / BFQFP) surface-mount package. The device is built on a 1.5 V, 130 nm CMOS SRAM-based process and supports in-system configuration through Altera's serial or parallel configuration schemes. The 'I7' speed grade combined with the industrial temperature range (-40°C to +100°C junction) targets harsh-environment applications.

An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) is a programmable logic device that allows engineers to implement arbitrary digital logic circuits through a sea of configurable logic blocks (LBs), embedded memory arrays, and programmable routing. FPGAs occupy the middle ground between fixed-function ASICs and microcontrollers: unlike ASICs, FPGAs are reprogrammable in the field; unlike microcontrollers, FPGAs achieve true hardware parallelism and deterministic timing. Within the broader IC taxonomy, the Cyclone family sits at the low-cost, high-volume end of the FPGA market — between CPLDs (smaller, non-volatile) and high-end FPGAs such as Altera Stratix or Xilinx Virtex.

Key features of the EP1C12Q240I7 include 12,060 logic elements arranged into 1,206 logic array blocks (LABs), 239,616 bits of embedded RAM (M4K blocks), two phase-locked loops (PLLs) for clock management, and 173 single-ended user I/O pins supporting LVTTL, LVCMOS, SSTL, and HSTL I/O standards. The 240-pin PQFP package offers a familiar through-hole-compatible surface-mount footprint that simplifies prototyping, while supporting Altera's Quartus® II design software for synthesis, place-and-route, and timing analysis.

Architecturally, the Cyclone FPGA integrates a 2-D row/column interconnect with embedded multiplier blocks and dual-port M4K memory blocks, allowing designers to implement DSP functions, FIFO buffers, and memory-mapped peripherals without external components. The two PLLs support frequency synthesis, phase shifting, and clock de-skew across multiple clock domains — essential for high-speed digital designs.

Typical applications include industrial motor control, telecommunications line-card glue logic, video processing pipelines, test and measurement equipment, and prototype ASIC emulation. The high I/O count (173 pins) and industrial temperature grade make this device particularly suitable for distributed control systems and legacy equipment retrofits.

Design considerations for the Cyclone EP1C12Q240I7 include providing a stable 1.5 V core supply with proper decoupling, configuring the device through an Altera EPC configuration memory or microcontroller, and managing I/O bank voltages (VCCIO) to match connected peripherals. The 130 nm process implies static power in the hundreds of milliwatts; thermal management via copper pour is recommended at sustained high toggle rates.

This page synthesizes distributor stock data, drop-in same-package variants, and Cyclone family design considerations not consolidated on any single manufacturer or distributor page.

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EP1C12Q240

Altera

Process Technology: 0.13-um all-layer copper SRAM process

Package: 240-BFQFP

Total RAM Bits: 239,616 bits