EP4CE55F29I8L
EP4CE55F29I8L - 55K LEs Cyclone IV E FPGA, 780-FBGA | Intel
The Intel (formerly Altera) EP4CE55F29I8L is a low-power, high-volume Cyclone IV E FPGA featuring 55,856 logic elements, 2,396,160 bits of embedded memory, and 374 user I/Os in a 780-ball FineLine BGA package. Built on a 60nm low-power process, the device targets cost-sensitive, high-volume applications across industrial, automotive, communications, and consumer segments.
A Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a reconfigurable semiconductor whose logic, memory, and I/O resources are defined by a user-programmed configuration bitstream rather than at the factory. Within the broader programmable-logic taxonomy (FPGA -> programmable logic -> semiconductor), the Cyclone IV E family sits at the entry-level/low-power node, below the higher-density Cyclone IV GX (with transceivers) and the high-end Stratix families. Cyclone IV E devices use a 4-input look-up table (LUT) fabric, dedicated 18x18 multipliers, embedded M9K RAM blocks, and a PLL clock network, offering a balanced logic/memory/DSP mix for mainstream designs.
Key differentiating features of the EP4CE55F29I8L include: 55,856 logic elements, 2,396,160 embedded RAM bits organized in 4 M9K/K9K block columns, 156 embedded 18x18 hardware multipliers, 4 general-purpose PLLs, 20 global clock networks, and 374 maximum user I/Os. The 780-FBGA package (F29) supports high pin-count connectivity in a 29x29 mm footprint, while the industrial temperature grade (I8 = -40C to +100C junction, 8 = speed grade 8) suits harsh-environment deployments.
Architecturally, the Cyclone IV E family achieves up to 60% lower static power than Cyclone III at comparable performance and integrates configuration options including passive serial, fast passive parallel, active serial, and JTAG. The device operates from a 1.0V/1.2V/2.5V/3.3V multi-rail scheme and supports hot-socketing on user I/O pins. Configuration bitstream is stored in serial NOR flash, EPCS, or downloaded over JTAG using tools such as Intel Quartus Prime Lite Edition (free) or Quartus II Web Edition.
Typical applications for the EP4CE55F29I8L span video/image processing pipelines (display controllers, surveillance DVRs), industrial motor control and machine interfaces, motor drive encoder/decoder logic, low-cost software-defined radio (SDR) front-ends, telecom line cards and bridging, and ASIC prototyping. The 55K LE capacity maps well to designs requiring tens of thousands of LUT-equivalents, several megabits of buffering, and moderate DSP throughput without crossing into the Stratix V-class cost band.
When designing with the EP4CE55F29I8L, attention to power integrity is essential: a minimum of four 0.1 uF decoupling capacitors must be placed within the BGA power/ground pin grid, and the 1.2V VCCINT must ramp before the 2.5/3.3V VCCAUX/VCCIO rails per the Intel Power-On Reset (POR) sequence. Use the Quartus PowerPlay early-power estimator before RTL freeze to avoid thermal surprises.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in alternatives from the Cyclone IV E family, and practical design notes not consolidated in the manufacturer datasheet.
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