EP20K100CF144C9 - APEX-20K FPGA 100K Gates 144-LQFP | Intel
MPN: EP20K100CF144C9 ✗ Akhir HidupEP20K100CF144C9 Ringkasan
An FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) is a programmable logic device (PLD) category in the broader semiconductor taxonomy: FPGA -> programmable logic device -> logic IC -> integrated circuit. Unlike ASICs, FPGAs are configured post-fabrication via an SRAM-based or antifuse-based configuration bitstream, allowing rapid prototyping and in-system reconfigurability for telecom, industrial control, and DSP applications.
Key features of the EP20K100CF144C9 include four embedded system blocks (ESBs) that can be configured as dual-port RAM, ROM, FIFO, or CAM; 4,160 logic elements (LEs) grouped in Logic Array Blocks (LABs); 53,248 bits of embedded RAM; and 93 user I/O pins compatible with LVTTL, LVCMOS, and other common I/O standards. The device supports in-system programmability (ISP) via the IEEE 1149.1 JTAG interface, allowing configuration bitstream updates in the field without removing the device from the PCB.
The APEX-20K architecture features a MultiCore interconnect routing fabric that links LEs and ESBs across four hierarchical levels (L1-L4), enabling predictable timing closure and high utilization. The die operates from a 2.5 V core supply and supports multi-voltage I/O via separate VCCIO banks. Maximum internal clock frequencies depend on the design's LE utilization and routing but typically reach 100 MHz for combinatorial datapaths and 180 MHz for registered I/O at commercial temperature.
Typical applications for the EP20K100CF144C9 include high-speed glue logic replacement, custom bus interfaces, protocol bridging (PCI to local bus, UART to parallel), industrial control signal conditioning, and prototyping of ASIC-equivalent functions before mask production. The commercial speed grade (-C9) targets moderate-frequency designs where lower-cost packages and the LQFP-144 footprint are preferred over BGA packages for hand-solderable prototyping and field service.
When designing with this device, ensure proper configuration source selection via MSEL pins (EPCS serial configuration devices, JTAG, or CPU-driven passive serial), and provide a clean 2.5 V core rail with adequate decoupling (typically 0.1 µF + 10 µF bulk) near each VCC pin pair. The 144-LQFP package has a 1.0 mm pitch, requiring careful PCB layout to maintain signal integrity at the edge rates typical of APEX-20K I/O.
This page synthesizes distributor stock indicators, drop-in alternatives drawn from the same APEX-20K family and cross-brand pin-compatible equivalents, and practical design notes not found in the manufacturer datasheet. Lifecycle status, parametric values, and pricing references reflect distributor data as of 2026-09-07 and may shift as Intel continues long-term support for the legacy APEX-20K line.
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EP20K100CF144C8
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| Family | APEX-20K |
| Device Logic Elements | 4,160 |
| Typical Gates | 100,000 |
| Embedded System Blocks (ESBs) | 4 |
| Maximum User I/O Pins | 93 |
| Embedded RAM Bits | 53,248 |
| Paket | 144-LQFP |
| Configuration Method | SRAM / JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) |
| Core Voltage | 2.5 V |
| Speed Grade | C9 (commercial) |
| Operating Temperature (Commercial) | 0C to +85C |
| Tipe Mounting | Surface Mount |
Konfigurasi Pin EP20K100CF144C9
| Pin produk 1 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 2 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 3 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 4 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 5 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 6 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 7 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 8 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 9 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 10 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 11 | VCCIO1 — I/O bank 1 supply |
| Pin produk 12 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 13 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 14 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 15 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 16 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
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| Pin produk 19 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 20 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 21 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 22 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 23 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 24 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 25 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 26 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 27 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 28 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 29 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 30 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 31 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 32 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 33 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 34 | VCCINT — Core supply (2.5 V) |
| Pin produk 35 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 36 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 37 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 38 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 39 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 40 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 41 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 42 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 43 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 44 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 45 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 46 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 47 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 48 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 49 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 50 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 51 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 52 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 53 | VCCIO2 — I/O bank 2 supply |
| Pin produk 54 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 55 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 56 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 57 | I/O — User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin produk 58 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 59 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 60 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 61 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 62 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 63 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 64 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 65 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 66 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 67 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 68 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 69 | VCCINT — Core supply (2.5 V) |
| Pin produk 70 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 71 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 72 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 73 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 74 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 75 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 76 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 77 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 78 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 79 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 80 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 81 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 82 | VCCIO3 — I/O bank 3 supply |
| Pin produk 83 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 84 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 85 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 86 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 87 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 88 | I/O — User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin produk 89 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 90 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 91 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 92 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 93 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 94 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 95 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 96 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 97 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 98 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 99 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 100 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 101 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 102 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 103 | VCCIO4 — I/O bank 4 supply |
| Pin produk 104 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 105 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 106 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 107 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 108 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 109 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 110 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 111 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 112 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 113 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 114 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 115 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 116 | I/O — User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin produk 117 | VCCINT — Core supply (2.5 V) |
| Pin produk 118 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 119 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 120 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 121 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 122 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 123 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 124 | MSEL0 — Configuration mode select 0 |
| Pin produk 125 | MSEL1 — Configuration mode select 1 |
| Pin produk 126 | nSTATUS — Configuration status (open-drain) |
| Pin produk 127 | nCONFIG — Configuration control (active-low) |
| Pin produk 128 | CONF_DONE — Configuration complete (open-drain) |
| Pin produk 129 | TCK — JTAG test clock |
| Pin produk 130 | TMS — JTAG test mode select |
| Pin produk 131 | TDI — JTAG test data in |
| Pin produk 132 | TDO — JTAG test data out |
| Pin produk 133 | VCCINT — Core supply (2.5 V) |
| Pin produk 134 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 135 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 136 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 137 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 138 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 139 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 140 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 141 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 142 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 143 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin produk 144 | I/O — User I/O (bank 1) |
Aplikasi Umum
EP20K100CF144C9 cocok untuk 6 aplikasis: High-Speed Glue Logic Replacement, Custom Bus Interface Bridging, ASIC Prototyping and Emulation, Industrial Control Signal Conditioning, DSP Pipeline Implementation, Telecom Protocol Converter.
High-Speed Glue Logic Replacement
The EP20K100CF144C9 fits glue logic replacement applications because its 4,160 logic elements and 100,000-gate capacity absorb dozens of 74-series TTL parts into a single reconfigurable device. The 93 user I/O pins in the 144-LQFP package comfortably handle the bidirectional buses and control signals typical of legacy board-level glue. Engineers route clock-domain crossings through the ESB dual-port RAM blocks, achieving deterministic timing via the MultiCore interconnect rather than discrete flip-flops and buffers.
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Custom Bus Interface Bridging
The EP20K100CF144C9 bridges PCI, VME, or proprietary local buses by mapping bus protocols into the 53,248 bits of embedded ESB RAM, with the LAB fabric handling address decoding and bus arbitration. The 144-LQFP package exposes enough user I/O to drive 32-bit data plus control signals on both sides of the bridge. Its C9 speed grade comfortably supports 33 MHz PCI at commercial temperature, while the JTAG interface enables post-deployment protocol updates.
Direkomendasikan
ASIC Prototyping and Emulation
Engineers prototype ASIC designs on the EP20K100CF144C9 because its 100K-gate capacity emulates mid-complexity ASICs before committing to mask sets. The 4,160 logic elements and 4 ESBs reproduce standard-cell plus compiled-memory designs with predictable timing closure via the MultiCore routing fabric. The 144-LQFP package's 0.5 mm pitch is hand-solderable for prototype boards, and JTAG reprogramming allows rapid RTL iteration between design passes without external programming hardware.
Direkomendasikan
Industrial Control Signal Conditioning
The EP20K100CF144C9 handles industrial control signal conditioning by combining logic-level translation, debouncing, and protocol conversion in a single device. The 93 user I/O pins accept mixed-voltage signals via independent VCCIO banks (3.3 V / 2.5 V / 1.8 V), eliminating external level shifters. ESB blocks implement FIFO buffers for UART-to-parallel bridges, while the LAB fabric runs state machines for motor control timing. Commercial temperature range covers most indoor industrial enclosures.
Direkomendasikan
DSP Pipeline Implementation
The EP20K100CF144C9 implements moderate-complexity DSP pipelines such as FIR filters, FFT pre-processors, and modulation codecs using the 4,160 logic elements for datapath arithmetic and the 4 ESBs for coefficient storage and delay lines. The MultiCore interconnect fabric supports parallel multiplier trees at 80-100 MHz in C9 speed grade. Its 144-LQFP package fits within the 1.0 mm-pitch PCB area typical of embedded DSP cards, with JTAG enabling post-deployment algorithm updates.
Direkomendasikan
Telecom Protocol Converter
The EP20K100CF144C9 fits telecom protocol conversion between legacy TDM and packet networks because its 53,248 bits of embedded RAM store frame buffers and lookup tables for protocol translation. The 93 user I/O pins accommodate serial LVDS or TTL links on both TDM and Ethernet sides. Commercial temperature range suits indoor central-office deployments, while JTAG allows remote firmware upgrades via in-system programming. C9 timing supports standard E1/T1 line rates comfortably.
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Ringkasan Produk Direkomendasikan
Data referensi engineering untuk EP20K100CF144C9 — pembandingan, panduan desain, dan informasi konformitas.
Panduan Pemilihan
Pembandingan dengan Alternatif
| Parameter Umum | Produk Ini | EP20K100CF144C8 | EP20K100CF144C8ES | EP20K100CF144C7 | EP20K100CF144C7ES | EP20K100CB356C9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 144-LQFP | 144-LQFP - same | 144-LQFP - same | 144-LQFP - same | 144-LQFP - same | 356-BGA - different (requires PCB rework) |
| Brand | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| Logic Elements | 4,160 | 4,160 | 4,160 | 4,160 | 4,160 | 4,160 |
| Typical Gates | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Speed Grade | C9 (commercial) | C8 (faster) | C8 (faster) | C7 (fastest) | C7 (fastest) | C9 (same as target) |
| Embedded System Blocks (ESBs) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Embedded RAM Bits | 53,248 | 53,248 | 53,248 | 53,248 | 53,248 | 53,248 |
| Configuration Method | SRAM / JTAG | SRAM / JTAG | SRAM / JTAG | SRAM / JTAG | SRAM / JTAG | SRAM / JTAG |
Diferensiator Kunci
- LQFP-144 footprint is hand-solderable for prototyping (vsEP20K100CB356C9 (356-BGA package))
- C9 speed grade is the lowest-cost bin in the family (vsEP20K100CF144C8 (C8 speed grade))
- Embedded System Blocks (ESBs) replace external SRAM/FIFO chips (vsEP20K100CF144C7 with external memory)
Catatan Desain
The APEX-20K EP20K100 requires a clean 2.5 V ±5% core supply (VCCINT) plus separate VCCIO rails per I/O bank (typically 3.3 V, 2.5 V, or 1.8 V). Place a 0.1 µF X7R ceramic decoupling capacitor within 5 mm of every VCCINT pin pair, and add a 10 µF bulk capacitor per voltage domain. Estimated: at 100% logic utilization with 93 I/O toggling at 50 MHz, ICCINT can reach 250-400 mA - design the regulator with at least 20% headroom and use a low-ESR bulk cap to suppress 100 kHz ripple.
The 144-LQFP package has a 0.5 mm lead pitch requiring fine-pitch PCB layout: keep trace width ≤ 0.15 mm and via pads ≤ 0.3 mm to escape cleanly from inner rows. Match trace lengths on clock and JTAG signals within 2-3 mm to preserve timing margins. Per the APEX-20K datasheet, the LQFP-144 footprint is hand-solderable with a fine-tipped iron, but production assembly should use reflow profiles per JEDEC J-STD-020 for moisture sensitivity level handling.
Do not confuse MSEL0/MSEL1 strapping between Active Serial (AS), Passive Serial (PS), and JTAG-only modes - wrong strapping causes configuration failure with CONF_DONE stuck low. Per the APEX-20K datasheet, the nCONFIG and nSTATUS pins are open-drain and require external pull-ups to VCCIO. Common pitfall: leaving JTAG pins floating - tie TDI and TMS high through 10 kΩ resistors to prevent spurious boundary-scan activity during power-up.
APEX-20K I/O edges are sub-2 ns - route high-speed signals over a continuous reference plane (ground preferred) and use 22-33 Ω series damping resistors at the source for stubs exceeding 25 mm. Per the APEX-20K datasheet, LVTTL outputs can drive 24 mA but produce ground bounce when switched simultaneously; stagger critical clocks by 2-4 ns using the LAB input delay chains to break simultaneity.
Informasi Konformitas
Compliance status not stated in the verified distributor snippets; refer to the official Intel APEX-20K datasheet and material declaration documents for RoHS / lead-free / halogen-free status. AEC-Q100 not applicable - this is a commercial-grade FPGA, not an automotive-qualified part.