EP3SL70F484C4N
EP3SL70F484C4N - Stratix III L FPGA 67.5K LE FBGA-484 | Intel
The Intel (formerly Altera) EP3SL70F484C4N is a high-density, low-power Stratix III L family Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) housed in a 484-ball FineLine BGA (FCBGA) package with 296 user I/Os. The device integrates 67,500 logic elements, 2,699,264 bits of embedded memory, and 2,700 LABs/CLBs, fabricated on a 65 nm TSMC process and powered by a 1.1 V core supply. Speed grade -C4 denotes a commercial-temperature, mid-speed bin targeted at cost-sensitive, performance-balanced designs.
What is a Stratix III FPGA? Stratix III is Intel's third-generation high-performance FPGA family, succeeding Stratix II and built on a 65 nm low-k dielectric process with dedicated hard IP blocks such as MLABs, M9K/M144K block RAMs, embedded DSP blocks, and multi-gigabit transceivers on higher-density members. The 'L' sub-family specifically optimizes the logic/memory/transceiver mix for logic-intensive, lower-static-power designs and is widely used in telecom line cards, broadcast video processing, and military-aerospace DSP. FPGAs occupy the top tier of programmable logic, sitting above CPLDs and standard logic ICs in the digital-semiconductor hierarchy.
Key features include 67,5K logic elements arranged in 2,700 LABs, 2.7 Mbit embedded block RAM with true dual-port operation, dedicated 18x18 multipliers supporting up to 384 GMACs DSP performance, eight fractional PLLs with programmable bandwidth, and 296 user I/Os supporting LVDS, LVTTL, LVCMOS, SSTL, and HSTL I/O standards. A high-speed SERDES block (where equipped) and integrated PCI Express hard IP simplify interface design, while configuration is supported via JTAG, passive serial, fast passive parallel, and external host bus modes.
Architecture depth: The 65 nm process enables a stitched transistor fabric with dedicated routing switch matrices, octagonal interconnect, and tri-matrix memory that can be configured as MLAB (640-bit) or M9K (9 Kbit) blocks. Periphery I/O elements (IOEs) support up to 1.6 Gbps LVDS performance on this generation, and the device embeds up to 12 clock networks with regional and global skew management. Power is managed via programmable on-chip voltage regulators tied to the PowerPlay early-power estimator tool.
Typical applications include wireline telecom backplane multiplexing, military radar signal processing, high-end medical imaging front-ends, ASIC prototyping, and broadcast video format conversion. Design entry is via Intel Quartus II (legacy) or Quartus Prime, with IP cores for DDR2/DDR3 controllers, PCIe Gen1, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet MACs available out-of-the-box. When laying out a board, allocate a continuous GND plane under the BGA and follow Intel's via-in-pad microvia guidelines for the 1.0 mm pitch FBGA footprint.
Design consideration: With 484 balls on a 1.0 mm pitch, four to six PCB layers with sequential lamination are recommended; ensure proper decoupling with 0402/0201 ceramics placed within 2 mm of each power ball. Total power consumption scales with toggle rate - estimate early using PowerPlay to size regulators and thermal solution.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in alternatives from the same Stratix III family, and practical design notes not found on the manufacturer product page alone.
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