EP20K200FC484-3N
EP20K200FC484-3N - APEX-20K FPGA 200K Gates 484-FBGA | Intel
The Intel (formerly Altera) EP20K200FC484-3N is a member of the APEX-20K® family of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), delivering 200,000 system gates with 8,320 logic elements (Logic Array Blocks / MegaLABs) and 106,496 bits of embedded RAM in a 484-ball FineLine BGA package. The device combines a MultiCore™ architecture with look-up table (LUT) logic, embedded system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) integration, and 382 user I/O pins, targeting complex glue-logic, bus-interface, and DSP datapath designs. The speed grade -3N indicates a commercial 0 to 85°C operating envelope with typical core logic propagation delays on the order of 2.5 ns, while the 484-FBGA (23 × 23 mm) package is supplied in a lead-free, surface-mount form factor.
An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) is a type of Programmable Logic Device (PLD) that combines configurable logic blocks, programmable interconnect, and often dedicated memory blocks and multipliers on a single piece of silicon. Within the semiconductor taxonomy, FPGAs sit below the hypernyms of programmable logic, programmable logic devices, and ultimately integrated circuits. The APEX-20K family was an early industry-first PLD that integrated hard IP for system-on-chip designs, foreshadowing today's SoC FPGAs that combine Arm cores with programmable fabric.
Key specifications of the EP20K200FC484-3N include 200,000 system gates, 8,320 logic elements, 106,496 embedded RAM bits, 382 user I/Os, and a core voltage supply of 1.71 V to 1.89 V (VCCINT), with I/O supply on independent VCCIO rails. The device is fabricated on a 0.22 µm CMOS process and supports MultiVolt™ I/O, allowing 2.5 V, 3.3 V, or 5.0 V mixed-voltage interfacing with external memories, microprocessors, and bus transceivers. It also includes 4 phase-locked loops (PLLs) for clock management and supports LVDS, PCI, and other I/O standards. Programming is performed via JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) or the legacy Altera ByteBlaster / MasterBlaster / ByteBlasterMV interfaces using the Quartus II design tool flow (legacy Altera toolchain).
Typical applications for the EP20K200FC484-3N include communications infrastructure (bridges, protocol converters, ATM/SONET framing), high-speed image processing, industrial automation controllers, PCI bus bridging and arbitration logic, DSP co-processing front-ends, and high-density glue logic replacing discrete TTL/CMOS ASICs. The combination of high gate count, ample I/O, and embedded RAM makes it particularly attractive for cost-sensitive, multi-standard interface designs that require a programmable but production-stable silicon platform. Because APEX-20K is an older generation, design teams are most commonly using it today for legacy product maintenance, end-of-life replacements, and long-lifecycle industrial / aerospace / defense systems.
When designing with this part, ensure that the Quartus II (or later) toolchain supports the EP20K200 device family; many modern Quartus releases have dropped APEX-20K support, so designers must retain a legacy toolchain. Power sequencing, JTAG chain integrity, and I/O bank voltage compatibility should be validated against the APEX-20K datasheet before committing to a new board layout. The 484-FBGA package requires X-ray inspection and careful reflow profiling to avoid cold joints on the 1.0 mm pitch BGA balls.
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