EPF6016ATC144-3S - FLEX 6000 FPGA, 132 LABs, 117 IOs | Intel
MPN: EPF6016ATC144-3S ✗ Akhir HidupEPF6016ATC144-3S Ringkasan
A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a type of integrated circuit that can be configured by the customer or designer after manufacturing, hence the term field-programmable. The FLEX 6000 family sits within Intel's programmable logic hierarchy between simpler Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs) and higher-density FPGAs such as the FLEX 10K and APEX families. FPGAs in general belong to the broader semiconductor taxonomy of Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), which also include SPLDs and CPLDs. They are widely used for digital logic prototyping, glue logic, custom I/O interfacing, and pre-ASIC design verification where production volumes do not yet justify a mask-programmed gate array.
The EPF6016ATC144-3S is specified as commercial grade with an operating temperature range of 0°C to 85°C and operates from a 5.0 V supply. The trailing S in the order code denotes a specific Altera/Intel ordering suffix (often indicating a particular shipment form or speed/packaging variant), while the -3 speed grade denotes the -3 performance bin within the FLEX 6000 family. The part supports in-system programmability via the IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary-scan interface and is configured via a serial configuration device.
Typical applications for the EPF6016ATC144-3S include glue logic in telecom infrastructure, industrial control and factory automation I/O expansion, PCI bus interface bridging, custom peripheral controllers in embedded systems, and pre-ASIC prototyping where design teams need to validate RTL prior to tape-out. The 117 available user I/Os make the device well-suited to bridging legacy 5 V peripherals to modern ASICs or microprocessors.
When designing with this part, ensure that all 5 V supply rails are properly decoupled with 0.1 µF ceramic capacitors placed within 5 mm of each VCC pin, and that JTAG chain integrity is verified before configuration. The device is now considered legacy/NRND: production of the FLEX 6000 family has largely ended, and Intel recommends migrating to Cyclone-series devices for new designs.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in package-compatible variants from the same FLEX 6000 family, and practical design notes not found on a single distributor page.
Alternatif penggantian untuk EPF6016ATC144-3S — paket yang sama, pin-pada-pin kompatibel. Bagian paket yang berbeda memerlukan kerja ulang PCB diabaikan.
Variasi di dalam seri ini
Model-series yang sama yang kompatibel dengan penggantian EPF6016ATC144-3S (sama faktor bentuk dan footprint) — berbeda di dalam Package, Configuration Method, Operating Temperature, Process Technology, Family.
EPF6016ATC144-3N
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Lihat Datasheet →EPF6016ATC144-2N
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Lihat Datasheet →EPF6016ATC144-3S Rating Maksimal & Karakteristik Listrik
| Family | FLEX 6000 |
| Typical Gates | 16,000 |
| Maximum System Gates | 24,000 |
| Logic Elements | 1,320 |
| Logic Array Blocks (LABs) | 132 |
| User I/Os | 117 |
| Internal Frequency (max) | 172 MHz |
| Paket | 144-pin TQFP (TQFP-144) |
| Supply Voltage (VCCINT) | 5.0 V |
| Process Technology | 0.42 µm CMOS SRAM |
| Suhu Kerja | 0 °C to +85 °C (commercial) |
| Speed Grade | -3 |
| Configuration Interface | JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) + serial configuration device |
| Tipe Mounting | Surface Mount |
Konfigurasi Pin EPF6016ATC144-3S
| Pin produk 1 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 2 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 3 | VCCINT — 5.0 V core supply |
| 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 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 10 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 11 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 12 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 13 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 14 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 15 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 16 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 17 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 18 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 19 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 20 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 21 | VCCINT — 5.0 V core supply |
| Pin produk 22 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 23 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 24 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 25 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 26 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 27 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 28 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 29 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 30 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 31 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 32 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 33 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 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 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 40 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 41 | VCCINT — 5.0 V core supply |
| Pin produk 42 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 43 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 44 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 45 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 46 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 47 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 48 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 49 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 50 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 51 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 52 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 53 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 54 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 55 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 56 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 57 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 58 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 59 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 60 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 61 | VCCINT — 5.0 V core supply |
| Pin produk 62 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 63 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 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 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 70 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 71 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 72 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 73 | TDI — JTAG Test Data In |
| Pin produk 74 | TMS — JTAG Test Mode Select |
| Pin produk 75 | TCK — JTAG Test Clock |
| Pin produk 76 | TDO — JTAG Test Data Out |
| Pin produk 77 | nCONFIG — Configuration control |
| Pin produk 78 | nSTATUS — Configuration status |
| Pin produk 79 | CONF_DONE — Configuration done |
| Pin produk 80 | DCLK — Configuration clock |
| Pin produk 81 | DATA0 — Configuration data input |
| Pin produk 82 | MSEL1 — Configuration mode select 1 |
| Pin produk 83 | MSEL0 — Configuration mode select 0 |
| Pin produk 84 | nCE — Chip enable (active low) |
| Pin produk 85 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 86 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 87 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 88 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 89 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 90 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 91 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 92 | VCCINT — 5.0 V core supply |
| Pin produk 93 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 94 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 95 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 96 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 97 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 98 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 99 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 100 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 101 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 102 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 103 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 104 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 105 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 106 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 107 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 108 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 109 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 110 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 111 | VCCINT — 5.0 V core supply |
| Pin produk 112 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 113 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 114 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 115 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 116 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 117 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 118 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 119 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 120 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 121 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 122 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 123 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 124 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 125 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 126 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 127 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 128 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 129 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 130 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 131 | VCCINT — 5.0 V core supply |
| Pin produk 132 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 133 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 134 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 135 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 136 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 137 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 138 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 139 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 140 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 141 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 142 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 143 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pin produk 144 | I/O — User I/O pin |
Aplikasi Umum
EPF6016ATC144-3S cocok untuk 6 aplikasis: Telecom Glue Logic and Bus Bridging, Industrial Control and Factory Automation I/O Expansion, PCI Bridge and Legacy Peripheral Controllers, Pre-ASIC RTL Prototyping and Emulation, Custom Avionics Display and Sensor Interface (Legacy), Educational FPGA Lab and University Coursework.
Telecom Glue Logic and Bus Bridging
The EPF6016ATC144-3S fits telecom backplane glue-logic and bus-bridging applications because its 117 user I/Os and 132 LABs (1,320 LEs) can absorb multiple small peripheral controllers and protocol-conversion state machines in a single device. The 5.0 V tolerant I/O banks interface directly to legacy TTL peripherals on telecom line cards without level-shifters. Compared with a CPLD, the FLEX 6000 fabric offers more headroom for state-rich bridging logic (for example, between an MPC860 host and an HDLC framer) while keeping the JTAG-based configuration flow familiar to telecom firmware teams. Trade-off: this family is NRND, so production designs should plan a Cyclone migration path with the PCB layout adjusted for the new footprint.
Direkomendasikan
Industrial Control and Factory Automation I/O Expansion
In factory automation, the EPF6016ATC144-3S is well suited to expand a PLC or industrial PC's parallel I/O count by mapping encoder inputs, opto-isolated 24 V field signals, and PWM outputs through its 117 I/O pins. The -3 speed grade's 172 MHz internal frequency is more than adequate for deterministic machine-control state machines running at microsecond loop times. The TQFP-144 surface-mount package is easy to assemble on industrial SBCs that need to survive 0–85 °C commercial environments with adequate derating. Note that the FLEX 6000 family is NRND, so new industrial designs should evaluate Cyclone IV or Cyclone 10 LP for long-term supply continuity.
Direkomendasikan
PCI Bridge and Legacy Peripheral Controllers
The EPF6016ATC144-3S's 1,320 logic elements and 117 I/Os have historically been used to implement 32-bit PCI bus bridges, custom DMA engines, and ISA-to-PCI protocol converters in embedded SBC designs. Its 172 MHz internal Fmax comfortably meets the 33 MHz PCI clock domain with margin for state-machine pipelines. The 5 V tolerant I/O banks connect directly to legacy ISA and PCI buses that still use 5 V signaling. For new designs the same architectural role should be filled by a Cyclone-series device, but in service and refurbishment contexts the FLEX 6000 remains a drop-in for legacy motherboards.
Direkomendasikan
Pre-ASIC RTL Prototyping and Emulation
Design teams historically chose the EPF6016ATC144-3S to validate RTL blocks before committing to an ASIC mask set, because FLEX 6000 design entry with Quartus II allows fast compile-and-test cycles at moderate logic density. The 16,000 typical gates accommodate control-plane state machines, FIFO controllers, memory interfaces, and glue for soft-IP cores in a single chip. The JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) configuration path enables rapid board-level bring-up and incremental bitstream updates. While modern ASIC prototyping typically uses Cyclone, Stratix, or external emulators, EPF6016ATC144-3S boards remain in service at universities and small consultancies for low-cost FPGA education.
Direkomendasikan
Custom Avionics Display and Sensor Interface (Legacy)
Although not AEC-Q100 qualified, the EPF6016ATC144-3S was used in some legacy avionics subsystems where commercial-grade FPGAs were acceptable for non-flight-critical display drivers, sensor-format conversion, and ARINC-429 bridges. The 117 I/Os could absorb multiple ARINC-429 channels plus display timing logic, and the 5 V I/O compatibility simplified interfacing with older cockpit displays. New avionics programs must use AEC-Q100 qualified parts (such as certain Microsemi/PolarFire devices), so this use case is limited to maintenance of legacy systems. The -3 speed grade's 172 MHz Fmax easily meets display pixel-clock and ARINC-429 bit-rate requirements.
Direkomendasikan
Educational FPGA Lab and University Coursework
Universities still deploy EPF6016ATC144-3S-based development boards for introductory digital-logic and computer-architecture courses because the FLEX 6000 architecture is well documented in textbooks, and Quartus II Web Edition supports the family in legacy versions. The 132 LABs and 117 I/Os give students enough logic capacity to implement CPUs, peripherals, and SoC prototypes on a single chip. The TQFP-144 package is breadboard-friendly with 0.5 mm pitch adapters. The trade-off is that Quartus II versions supporting FLEX 6000 are no longer maintained, so students may need a virtual machine with legacy software to compile bitstreams.
Direkomendasikan
Ringkasan Produk Direkomendasikan
Data referensi engineering untuk EPF6016ATC144-3S — pembandingan, panduan desain, dan informasi konformitas.
Panduan Pemilihan
Pembandingan dengan Alternatif
| Parameter Umum | Produk Ini | EPF6016ATC144-3N | EPF6016ATC144-3 | EPF6016ATC144-2N | EPF6016ATC144-2 | EPF6016ATC144-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| Package | TQFP-144 | TQFP-144 (same) | TQFP-144 (same) | TQFP-144 (same) | TQFP-144 (same) | TQFP-144 (same) |
| Family | FLEX 6000 | FLEX 6000 | FLEX 6000 | FLEX 6000 | FLEX 6000 | FLEX 6000 |
| Speed Grade | -3 | -3 (same) | -3 (same) | -2 (slower) | -2 (slower) | -1 (slowest) |
| Logic Array Blocks (LABs) | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
| Logic Elements | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,320 |
| User I/Os | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 |
| Operating Temperature | 0 °C to +85 °C (commercial) | 0 °C to +85 °C | 0 °C to +85 °C | 0 °C to +85 °C | 0 °C to +85 °C | 0 °C to +85 °C |
| Lifecycle Status | NRND | NRND | NRND | NRND | NRND | NRND |
Diferensiator Kunci
- Same 132 LAB/1,320 LE die across all alternatives (vsEPF6016ATC144-2N)
- TQFP-144 footprint fully preserved across speed grades (vsEPF6016ATC100-3)
- Ordering suffix S vs N vs blank does not change pinout (vsEPF6016ATC144-3N)
Catatan Desain
Estimated: at 100 MHz toggle rate and 50 % I/O switching on a fully utilized 117-I/O design, the EPF6016ATC144-3S core plus I/O supply current can exceed 250 mA from the 5.0 V VCCINT rail. Provide at least four 0.1 µF X7R ceramic decoupling capacitors placed within 5 mm of the VCCINT/VCCIO pins, plus a bulk 47 µF tantalum or polymer capacitor on the supply rail. The VCCINT and VCCIO planes should be split to allow independent regulation; VCCIO may be set to 3.3 V or 5.0 V depending on the peripheral logic level.
The TQFP-144 package has a 0.5 mm lead pitch and a 20 × 20 mm body, which is straightforward to route on a 4-layer PCB with 0.2 mm trace/space. Place a continuous ground plane on layer 2 directly beneath the device to provide a low-impedance return path for the 117 high-speed I/Os. Keep configuration and JTAG traces (TDI, TMS, TCK, TDO, nCONFIG, nSTATUS, CONF_DONE, DCLK, DATA0) short, and add 10 kΩ pull-ups on nCONFIG and pull-downs on nSTATUS per the FLEX 6000 configuration guide.
Do not assume the EPF6016ATC144-3S can be substituted with a Cyclone device on the same PCB layout — the pinouts differ and the I/O voltage topology has changed. Quartus II versions newer than 13.0sp1 do not support the FLEX 6000 family; use Quartus II 9.1 or 13.0sp1 to compile bitstreams. Also verify CONFIG_DONE rises cleanly at power-up, otherwise the device will remain in configuration mode and all user I/Os stay tri-stated.
Informasi Konformitas
RoHS and lead-free status for the EPF6016ATC144-3S are not confirmed in the verified distributor data and are marked [DATA_NEEDED]. The part is commercial-grade (0–85 °C) and is not AEC-Q100 qualified. Intel's Conflict Minerals Reporting Template applies to all FPGA product lines.