EP1C6T144C8 - Cyclone FPGA, 5980 LEs, 98 I/O, 144-TQFP | Intel
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An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) is a type of programmable logic device that allows designers to configure digital logic circuits after manufacture. FPGAs occupy a unique position in the semiconductor hierarchy: more flexible than Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) and far more capable than discrete logic ICs. Within the programmable logic taxonomy, the Cyclone family belongs to the low-cost, high-volume segment, sitting below the more advanced Stratix and above the legacy MAX CPLD families. Cyclone devices use a LUT-based logic element fabric with embedded M4K RAM blocks and a network of programmable interconnect.
Key features of this Cyclone part include 5980 logic elements distributed across LABs (Logic Array Blocks), two PLLs for clock management, 20 embedded multipliers (18x18-bit) for DSP-style operations, and 5980 equivalent LEs supporting 100 MHz internal operation. The 130 nm process delivers a fine balance of cost, power, and performance for cost-sensitive applications. The 144-pin TQFP package provides a low-cost, easy-to-inspect footprint suitable for prototype, low-volume, and educational designs, with the trade-off of limited pin density compared with BGA alternatives.
Typical applications include digital signal processing, glue logic, custom state machines, video and image processing front ends, industrial control, and educational/development platforms. The Cyclone architecture is supported by the Intel Quartus® II (now Intel Quartus Prime) design software, which includes ready-made IP cores for common functions such as UART, I2C, SPI, DDR controllers, and Nios II embedded processors.
When designing with EP1C6T144C8, ensure the Quartus II pin assignments match the device pin-out for the 144-pin TQFP package and that decoupling capacitors are placed as close as possible to each VCCINT and VCCIO pin. The configuration scheme (AS, AP, PS, JTAG) must be selected before board layout to allocate correct pins for configuration. This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in Cyclone alternatives, and practical Quartus design notes not aggregated in the original datasheet.
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| Family | Cyclone |
| Logic Elements | 5980 |
| Total RAM Bits | 92160 |
| User I/O Count | 98 |
| Number of LABs | 598 |
| Paket | 144-pin TQFP (TQFP-144) |
| Tipe Mounting | Surface Mount |
| Process Technology | 130 nm |
| Core Voltage (VCCINT) | 1.5 V |
| I/O Voltage (VCCIO) | 1.5 V to 3.3 V |
| Suhu Kerja | 0 °C to +70 °C (Commercial) |
| Speed Grade | 8 |
| Temperature Grade | C (Commercial) |
| Embedded Multipliers | 20 (18x18-bit) |
| PLLs | 2 |
| Status RoHS | unknown |
Konfigurasi Pin EP1C6T144C8
| Pin produk 1 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank dependent on VCCIO group) |
| Pin produk 2 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 3 | VCCIO1 — I/O bank 1 supply voltage |
| Pin produk 4 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 5 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 6 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 7 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 8 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 9 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.5 V |
| Pin produk 10 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 11 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 12 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 13 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 14 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 15 | VCCIO1 — I/O bank 1 supply voltage |
| Pin produk 16 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 17 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 18 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 19 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 20 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 21 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.5 V |
| Pin produk 22 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 23 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 24 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 25 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 26 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 27 | VCCIO2 — I/O bank 2 supply voltage |
| Pin produk 28 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 29 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 30 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 31 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 32 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 33 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.5 V |
| Pin produk 34 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 35 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 36 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 37 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 38 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 39 | VCCIO2 — I/O bank 2 supply voltage |
| Pin produk 40 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 41 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 42 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 43 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 44 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 45 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.5 V |
| Pin produk 46 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 47 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 48 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 49 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 50 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 51 | VCCIO3 — I/O bank 3 supply voltage |
| Pin produk 52 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 53 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 54 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 55 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 56 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 57 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.5 V |
| Pin produk 58 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 59 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 60 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 61 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 62 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 63 | VCCIO3 — I/O bank 3 supply voltage |
| Pin produk 64 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 65 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 66 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 67 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 68 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 69 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.5 V |
| Pin produk 70 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 71 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 72 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 73 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 74 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 75 | VCCIO4 — I/O bank 4 supply voltage |
| Pin produk 76 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 77 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 78 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 79 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 80 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 81 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.5 V |
| Pin produk 82 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 83 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 84 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 85 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 86 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 87 | VCCIO4 — I/O bank 4 supply voltage |
| Pin produk 88 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 89 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 90 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 91 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 92 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 93 | TMS — JTAG Test Mode Select |
| Pin produk 94 | TCK — JTAG Test Clock |
| Pin produk 95 | TDO — JTAG Test Data Out |
| Pin produk 96 | TDI — JTAG Test Data In |
| Pin produk 97 | nCONFIG — Configuration control (active low) |
| Pin produk 98 | nSTATUS — Configuration status (active low) |
| Pin produk 99 | CONF_DONE — Configuration done indicator |
| Pin produk 100 | DCLK — Configuration clock |
| Pin produk 101 | DATA0 — Configuration data input |
| Pin produk 102 | MSEL0 — Configuration mode select 0 |
| Pin produk 103 | MSEL1 — Configuration mode select 1 |
| Pin produk 104 | CLK0 — Primary clock input pin 0 |
| Pin produk 105 | CLK1 — Secondary clock input pin 1 |
| Pin produk 106 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.5 V |
| Pin produk 107 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 108 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 109 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 110 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 111 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 112 | VCCIO1 — I/O bank 1 supply voltage |
| Pin produk 113 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 114 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 115 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 116 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 117 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 118 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.5 V |
| Pin produk 119 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 120 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 121 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 122 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 123 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 124 | VCCIO2 — I/O bank 2 supply voltage |
| Pin produk 125 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 126 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 127 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 128 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 129 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 130 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.5 V |
| Pin produk 131 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 132 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 133 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 134 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 135 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 136 | VCCIO3 — I/O bank 3 supply voltage |
| Pin produk 137 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 138 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 139 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 140 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 141 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 142 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.5 V |
| Pin produk 143 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 144 | I/O — User I/O pin |
Aplikasi Umum
EP1C6T144C8 cocok untuk 6 aplikasis: Digital Signal Processing Front-End, Industrial Control and Glue Logic Replacement, Custom Video Processing and Image Pipeline, Embedded Nios II Processor Development Platform, Communication Protocol Bridging, Educational FPGA Development and Prototyping.
Digital Signal Processing Front-End
The EP1C6T144C8 is well suited to digital signal processing front-ends because its 20 embedded 18x18-bit multipliers support up to 20 multiply-accumulate operations per clock cycle, enabling FIR filter and FFT implementations in cost-sensitive designs. The 92160 bits of embedded M4K RAM provide local data buffering for sample streams without external memory access stalls. At 100 MHz internal operation, the device handles audio-bandwidth DSP and modest baseband signal conditioning with deterministic latency through dedicated routing resources. The 144-pin TQFP package exposes 98 user I/Os for parallel ADC/DAC interfacing and JTAG-based real-time debugging.
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Industrial Control and Glue Logic Replacement
The EP1C6T144C8 consolidates legacy discrete 74-series and PAL/GAL glue logic into a single programmable device, simplifying PCB layout and reducing BOM count for industrial controllers and PLC I/O modules. Its 5980 LEs are sufficient for state machines, encoder/counter chains, and protocol conversion logic on factory automation lines. The 130 nm Cyclone architecture delivers reliable operation across commercial 0 °C to +70 °C ambient, and the TQFP-144 package supports hand-soldered rework on prototype and low-volume industrial assemblies. JTAG-based in-system programmability enables field updates via the standard IEEE 1149.1 boundary-scan interface.
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Custom Video Processing and Image Pipeline
The EP1C6T144C8 functions as a cost-effective video processing pipeline for low-resolution image capture and display applications, supporting pixel-rate processing up to 100 MHz with its embedded multipliers handling chroma interpolation and color-space conversion. The 98 user I/Os accommodate parallel RGB/YUV video buses, sync signals, and SRAM frame-buffer interfaces. Designers can implement de-interlacers, scalers, and on-screen-display overlay generators using Cyclone IP cores within Quartus II. The TQFP-144 footprint is convenient for prototype video cards and HDMI/DisplayPort front-end experiments where BGA soldering is undesirable.
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Embedded Nios II Processor Development Platform
The EP1C6T144C8 supports the Nios II soft-core embedded processor, enabling designers to instantiate a 32-bit RISC CPU plus peripherals entirely within the FPGA fabric for educational and embedded applications. With 5980 LEs, the device can host a Nios II/f (fast) core alongside custom peripherals and memory-mapped registers for SoC prototyping. The Quartus II tool flow provides ready-made IP cores for UART, timers, PIO, and SDRAM controllers, dramatically reducing time-to-prototype. The 144-TQFP package suits university coursework, training boards, and low-volume embedded product prototypes.
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Communication Protocol Bridging
The EP1C6T144C8 enables bridging between industrial and embedded communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, and custom proprietary buses. Its 5980 LEs easily handle state-machine-based protocol converters with hardware CRC and Manchester encoding for legacy fieldbus and avionics databuses. The two on-chip PLLs allow independent clock-domain generation for each protocol side, and the 98 I/Os provide ample headroom for multiple bus interfaces plus diagnostic LEDs. Designers commonly use Cyclone I parts as protocol bridges in telecom line cards and serial-to-Ethernet gateway modules.
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Educational FPGA Development and Prototyping
The EP1C6T144C8 is widely used in university curricula and prototyping platforms thanks to its mature Quartus II tool support, abundant reference designs, and the 144-pin TQFP package's hand-solder-friendly footprint. Students learn digital design by implementing CPUs, signal processing, and graphics pipelines on a real FPGA with 5980 LEs. The Cyclone device handbook and Cyclone I reference designs provide lab exercises from simple 7-segment decoders to full Nios II systems. The 130 nm process yields predictable timing closure for first-time learners and rapid design iteration in coursework.
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Ringkasan Produk Direkomendasikan
Data referensi engineering untuk EP1C6T144C8 — pembandingan, panduan desain, dan informasi konformitas.
Panduan Pemilihan
Pembandingan dengan Alternatif
| Parameter Umum | Produk Ini | EP1C6T144C8N | EP1C6T144C7N | EP1C6T144C7 | EP1C6T144C6N | EP1C6T144C6 | EP1C6T14417N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| Package | 144-pin TQFP | 144-pin TQFP - same | 144-pin TQFP - same | 144-pin TQFP - same | 144-pin TQFP - same | 144-pin TQFP - same | 144-pin TQFP - same |
| Logic Elements | 5980 | 5980 | 5980 | 5980 | 5980 | 5980 | 5980 |
| Speed Grade | -8 | -8 | -7 (slower) | -7 (slower) | -6 (slowest) | -6 (slowest) | -7 equivalent |
| Temperature Grade | Commercial (0 to +70 C) | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Industrial (-40 to +85 C) |
| Terminal Finish | SnPb (standard) | Pb-free (matte Sn) | Pb-free (matte Sn) | SnPb (standard) | Pb-free (matte Sn) | SnPb (standard) | Pb-free (matte Sn) |
| Embedded RAM | 92160 bits | 92160 bits | 92160 bits | 92160 bits | 92160 bits | 92160 bits | 92160 bits |
| User I/O Count | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
| Core Voltage | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V |
| Unit Price (approx., as of 2026-09-06) | $24.50 | $26.00 | $21.80 | $20.50 | $18.90 | $17.60 | $32.00 |
Diferensiator Kunci
- Lead-free / RoHS-compliant terminal finish with same die (vsEP1C6T144C8N)
- Faster speed grade (-8) for tighter timing closure (vsEP1C6T144C7N)
- Industrial temperature range for harsh environments (vsEP1C6T14417N)
Catatan Desain
The EP1C6T144C8 requires three separate power rails: VCCINT (1.5 V core), VCCIO (1.5 V to 3.3 V per I/O bank, four banks on the 144-TQFP), and VCCPD (3.3 V for configuration/pre-charge). Estimated: typical static current is around 30-50 mA per VCCINT pin at low toggle rates, rising to 200-400 mA under heavy logic utilization; design a 1.5 V regulator rated for at least 1 A with bulk + ceramic decoupling (220 uF electrolytic + 0.1 uF X7R per VCC pin). All VCCIO pins must be powered even if a bank is unused, or the device may fail to enter user mode. Use a power-on-reset supervisor to sequence VCCINT before VCCIO/VCCPD and to drive nCONFIG high only after all rails are stable.
Place all 0.1 uF decoupling capacitors as close as physically possible to each VCCINT and VCCIO pin, with the GND return loop kept short and on an unbroken ground plane. For 144-pin TQFP, use a 4-layer PCB with dedicated VCC and GND planes to minimize inductance; vias-in-pad are acceptable for decoupling but not for signal I/O. Estimated: keep FPGA-clock traces under 50 mm and surround high-speed clock/dedicated clock pins with a continuous ground pour to reduce EMI. Provide a configuration device footprint (EPCS1/EPCS4 serial flash) with the MSEL pins strapped for AS configuration mode, and ensure JTAG header (TCK/TMS/TDO/TDI/nCONFIG/nSTATUS/CONF_DONE) is brought out for in-system programming and debug.
Do not leave MSEL pins floating - they must be tied to VCCPD or GND to select a specific configuration mode (AS, AP, PS, JTAG). Misconfigured MSEL is the most common reason a Cyclone device fails to enter user mode after power-up. Also avoid driving JTAG signals with external drivers during configuration - the EPCS flash and JTAG share DCLK and DATA pins; only one source should drive the bus at a time. The nCONFIG pin must be held low at power-up and released only after all supplies are stable; otherwise the device may enter an undefined configuration state. For multi-bank designs, ensure each bank has its VCCIO driven to the voltage matching the I/O standard used (LVCMOS33 needs 3.3 V, LVCMOS18 needs 1.8 V, LVCMOS15 needs 1.5 V).
Informasi Konformitas
EP1C6T144C8 itself uses SnPb (leaded) terminal finish; the EP1C6T144C8N variant is Pb-free per JEDEC J-STD-609. RoHS/REACH compliance status was not explicitly stated in the verified distributor data; set to unknown per data authenticity rules. Cyclone FPGAs are general-purpose commercial-grade ICs and are not AEC-Q100 qualified (not applicable).