EP2AGZ300HF40C3G
EP2AGZ300HF40C3G - 300K LE Arria II GZ FPGA | Intel | 1517-FBGA
The Intel (formerly Altera) EP2AGZ300HF40C3G is a high-density Arria II GZ field-programmable gate array (FPGA) delivering up to 300,000 logic elements (LEs) in a 1517-ball FineLine BGA (FBGA) package. Per the verified distributor listing, the device exposes 734 user I/Os and is offered in the commercial C3 speed grade, with the trailing "G" suffix denoting Pb-free / lead-free lead finish. It is built on a 40 nm TSMC process and targets high-bandwidth data-path, DSP-intensive, and transceiver-rich applications.
An FPGA (field-programmable gate array) is a programmable logic device (PLD) whose logic, interconnect, routing, and I/O behavior are defined after manufacture by a configuration bitstream. FPGAs occupy a tier between fixed-function ASICs (high NRE, low per-unit cost) and microcontrollers/MPUs (low performance ceiling, fully software-defined). Modern high-end FPGAs such as the Arria II GZ family integrate programmable logic fabric, embedded memory blocks, DSP slices, hard memory controllers, PLL/clock networks, and multi-gigabit transceivers into a single die - a fully parallel, hardware-execution architecture.
Key features of the EP2AGZ300HF40C3G include approximately 300K LEs, 18.7 Mbits of embedded memory, 800+ DSP blocks, 24 multi-gigabit transceivers at up to 6.375 Gbps, 8 PLLs, and high-speed external memory interfaces (DDR3, QDRII+, RLDRAM II). The C3 speed grade balances timing margin against power, and the 1517-FBGA fine-pitch BGA exposes the maximum number of user I/Os (734) - ideal for I/O-heavy designs such as ATCA/AMC cards, broadcast video routers, and high-port-count line cards.
Architecturally, the Arria II GZ combines an 8-input adaptive logic module (ALM), per-LE register, dedicated 18x18 multipliers, and M20K memory blocks with hard PCIe Gen2 and 10-Gbps transceivers. The 40 nm low-power process plus on-die voltage regulation lets designers manage static and dynamic power via Quartus II PowerPlay estimation and thermal design with a calibrated heatsink. Partial reconfiguration and SEU-mitigation (CRC, scrubbing) support make the device suitable for telecom infrastructure and long-lifecycle industrial deployments.
Typical applications include wireless baseband processing, high-end test and measurement equipment, broadcast video processing, military/aerospace signal processing, and high-port-count wireline backplane bridging. With 24 transceivers at 6.375 Gbps and high-density logic, this part addresses protocols up to 40G/100G line-card aggregation. Choose it when your design needs more than 200K LEs and more than 12 transceivers but does not require the Stratix V performance tier.
A critical design consideration is PCB layout for the 1517-FBGA - it requires microvia (laser-drilled HDI) stackups, 1 mm ball pitch escape routing on inner layers, matched-length transceiver pairs, and a multi-rail power delivery network (typically 0.9 V core, 1.1 V auxiliary, 2.5 V/3.3 V I/O). Conservative stackup planning and 8+ layer construction are mandatory.
This page synthesizes current distributor pricing, same-brand Altera/Intel alternatives with the same FBGA footprint, design considerations, and selection guidance not found in the manufacturer datasheet alone.
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