EP20K400CF672C7
EP20K400CF672C7 - APEX 20KC FPGA, 400K Gates, 672-BGA | Intel
The Intel (formerly Altera) EP20K400CF672C7 is a member of the APEX 20KC family of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, delivering up to 400,000 system gates in a 672-ball FineLine BGA package. Built on a 0.15 µm CMOS process with 1.8 V core supply, the device integrates 16,640 logic elements (LEs), 212,992 bits of embedded memory, and 488 user I/O pins for high-density programmable logic designs.
A Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a semiconductor device built around an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs), embedded memory, programmable interconnect, and I/O cells, all controlled by a user-defined bitstream. In the system hierarchy, FPGAs sit between general-purpose processors and fixed-function ASICs - offering hardware-level parallelism and design flexibility while consuming more power than purpose-built ASICs. The APEX 20KC family further extends this concept with MultiCore™ architecture combining look-up-table (LUT) logic with embedded system blocks (ESBs) that double as RAM, ROM, or content-addressable memory.
Key features of the EP20K400CF672C7 include 488 maximum user I/Os, 212,992 RAM bits, 2.5 ns pin-to-pin propagation delay, and up to 375.94 MHz internal operation. The 672-ball FineLine BGA package supports high-speed signal integrity for parallel buses, LVDS, and DDR memory interfaces, while the speed grade "-7" represents the mid-tier (commercial 0 °C to 85 °C) timing bin. The device also integrates 4 phase-locked loops (PLLs) for clock management and supports multi-voltage I/O standards including LVTTL, LVCMOS, PCI, SSTL, and LVDS.
The APEX 20KC architecture combines a fine-grained LUT fabric with coarse-grained embedded system blocks (ESBs), giving designers a flexible mix of distributed and block memory alongside high-speed parallel logic. This MultiCore™ approach was Altera's first SOPC-integrated PLD family, enabling single-chip processor-plus-logic subsystems using soft cores such as Nios®, Excalibur, or third-party IP. The 0.15 µm process technology balances density and power efficiency for the era's leading-edge telecom, networking, and DSP applications.
Typical applications include high-speed telecommunications backplanes, ASIC prototyping, DSP co-processors, parallel data acquisition, and bus-interface bridging. Designers choose the EP20K400CF672C7 when designs need hundreds of thousands of gates with abundant block RAM, sub-3 ns tPD, and abundant user I/O for parallel interfaces.
When designing with this FPGA, budget power carefully: a fully utilized EP20K400CF672C7 can exceed 3 W dynamic dissipation, requiring controlled-impedance PCB routing, solid ground/power planes, and thermal management of the BGA substrate. Verify Quartus® II (or Max+Plus® II legacy) bitstream compatibility before board bring-up.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in pin-compatible alternatives, and practical design notes not found in the APEX 20KC datasheet - giving engineers a single reference for sourcing, replacement selection, and design-in guidance for legacy Altera APEX platforms.
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