EPF10K50VRI240-4N
EPF10K50VRI240-4N - 50K Gates Flex 10K FPGA, 240-Pin RQFP | Altera
The Altera (Intel) EPF10K50VRI240-4N is a member of the FLEX 10K family of SRAM-based Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) manufactured in 0.42 µm CMOS technology, providing 50,000 typical gates, 2,880 logic cells, and 20,480 bits of embedded memory in a 240-pin RQFP (Power Quad Flat Pack) package with exposed thermal pad.
A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a semiconductor device built around an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs), programmable interconnect, and programmable I/O cells. FPGAs sit at the top of the programmable logic device (PLD) hierarchy (PAL/GAL -> CPLD -> FPGA) and are widely used to implement custom digital logic, glue logic, glue-less bus interfaces, and high-throughput data-pipeline accelerators. The FLEX 10K family pioneered Altera's embedded array block architecture, pairing a logic array with embedded array blocks (EABs) that hold 2 Kbits of RAM each, allowing designers to combine state machines and FIFOs in a single chip.
Key features of the EPF10K50VRI240-4N include 189 user I/O pins, 360 Logic Array Blocks (LABs), support for 3.3 V core supply (3.0 V min, 3.6 V max), a maximum internal operating frequency of 125 MHz, and a 66.67 MHz internal PLL-assisted clock domain. The device offers multiVolt I/O compatibility for interfacing with 5.0 V, 3.3 V, and 2.5 V logic, supports in-system programmability through the IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary-scan test interface, and integrates a built-in ByteBlasterMV / BitBlaster programming path. Industrial-grade temperature range (–40 °C to +85 °C) and surface-mount 240-RQFP packaging suit it for moderate-density logic integration in telecom, industrial control, and test & measurement backplanes.
Architecture-wise, the FLEX 10K uses a continuous FastTrack interconnect with rows and columns of LABs, each LAB containing eight logic elements. Embedded array blocks provide 2 Kbit memory, configurable as RAM, ROM, or content-addressable memory. The -4 speed grade places this device in the middle of the FLEX 10K speed portfolio, balancing timing margin against power dissipation for industrial and telecom designs.
Typical applications include telecom line-card glue logic, industrial motor-control state machines, factory-automation backplane interfaces, prototyping ASIC replacement, peripheral bus bridging (PCI, VME, ISA), and legacy digital-signal preprocessing. Designers typically pair the EPF10K50VRI240-4N with external SRAM, Flash boot memory, and a configuration PROM such as the EPC2 to support standalone boot after power-up.
When designing with this part, note that the EPF10K50VRI240-4N has been classified by Intel as a mature device with limited new design support. Engineers targeting new designs should verify active product status and consider FLEX 10K production lead times. Power sequencing of the 3.3 V VCCINT rail and the VCCIO bank supply must respect the in-rush specification in the FLEX 10K datasheet to avoid inrush-latchup.
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