EP20K400FC784-2
EP20K400FC784-2 - APEX 20K 400K Gate FPGA, 784-BGA | Altera
The Altera EP20K400FC784-2 is a member of the APEX 20K programmable logic device family, delivering 400,000 system gates in a 784-ball FineLine BGA (FC) package at industrial speed grade -2. Built on a 0.22 µm CMOS SRAM process with embedded multi-time-programmable (but electrically volatile) Look-Up Table (LUT) and Embedded System Block (ESB) architecture, the EP20K400C combines high-density programmable logic with up to 212 Kbits of dual-port RAM distributed across ESBs, all on a single die. The part is part of the broader APEX 20K family, which pioneered the combination of LUT logic and embedded memory blocks that later evolved into modern Stratix-class architectures.
An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) is a programmable logic device family that lets engineers implement custom digital logic, register files, FIFOs, RAMs, and arithmetic functions on a single IC after fabrication. APEX 20K sits in the hierarchy: programmable logic -> FPGA -> high-density SRAM-based FPGA -> APEX 20K family. The device is configured at power-up from an external serial or parallel PROM (EPCS / EPC16-class erasable PROMs), and because it is SRAM-based it is re-programmable in-system indefinitely.
Key features of the EP20K400C include 400,000 typical system gates (approximately 16,640 logic elements / 3,300 4-input LUTs per family datasheet), 212 Kbits of embedded RAM distributed across ESBs, support for LVTTL, LVCMOS, PCI, SSTL-2, SSTL-3, GTL+, and CTT I/O standards, up to 4 dedicated FastTrack Interconnect rows/columns, and a maximum of 488 user I/O pins in the 784-ball BGA. The device operates from a 2.5 V core and supports MultiVolt I/O interfacing to 3.3 V, 2.5 V, and 1.8 V buses, with hot-socketing capability for live insertion into backplanes.
The -2 speed grade places this part in the commercial/industrial performance tier (typical toggling around 100-180 MHz internally, depending on routing and design style). 4-input LUTs feed a fast carry-chain for arithmetic, and the ESBs can be configured as dual-port RAM, ROM, CAM, or small multipliers. JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) boundary-scan testing is supported on every pin, easing board-level test and in-system programming flows.
Typical applications include telecom backplane glue logic, industrial automation controllers, custom peripheral bridges (PCI to local bus, UART to FIFO), DSP pre/post-processing pipelines, and prototyping platforms for ASIC emulation. The high gate count also makes it a viable candidate for early-stage ASIC prototyping where design iterations outpace mask turns.
When designing with this part, plan for an external configuration PROM (e.g., EPC16 or EPCS64) since the EP20K400C is SRAM-volatile, and budget at least 12-16 layer PCB routing for the 784-ball FC-BGA escape. Decoupling must include a 0.1 µF cap per VCCIO/VCCINT power pin pair plus bulk 47 µF tantalum on each supply rail. Engineers considering migration paths should also evaluate the Stratix II family as the natural successor for new designs, since APEX 20K is no longer recommended for new programs.
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