10AS048E2F29I2SG - Arria 10 SX SoC FPGA 480K LE | Intel
MPN: 10AS048E2F29I2SG ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2850 | $2,850.00 |
| 10 | $2640 | $26,400.00 |
| 100 | $2380 | $238,000.00 |
| 500 | $2150 | $1,075,000.00 |
| 1,000 | $1980 | $1,980,000.00 |
10AS048E2F29I2SG Overview
An SoC FPGA combines a general-purpose processor subsystem with programmable logic on a single die, allowing hardware accelerators to be instantiated in the FPGA fabric while the ARM cores run an operating system such as Linux or VxWorks. Within the broader taxonomy, the Arria 10 SX belongs to the mid-range FPGA family (below Stratix 10, above Cyclone V), and the SoC variant adds a hard ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore subsystem with peripherals including EMAC, USB, NAND flash controller, and DDR controllers.
Key features include dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore with NEON and single/double-precision FPU, CoreSight debug and trace, approximately 480K logic elements, around 28 Mbits of embedded memory, hardened floating-point DSP blocks, multi-protocol transceivers, and hard memory controllers supporting DDR4/DDR3/QDRII+/RLDRAM3. The device also integrates PCI Express Gen2/Gen3 hard IP blocks, a configuration controller, and security features including AES bitstream encryption and JTAG protection.
The Arria 10 SX 480 device uses a 20 nm process technology with TSMC, providing a balance of performance-per-watt for mid-range workloads. Hardened floating-point DSP blocks deliver up to ~1.5 TFLOPs of single-precision performance, suitable for signal processing, machine-learning inference, and high-throughput data-pipeline accelerators. The HPS connects to the FPGA fabric via AXI bridges, supporting up to ~125 Gbps of coherent throughput between the processor and fabric logic.
Typical applications include wireless baseband processing (LTE, 5G sub-6 GHz fronthaul), radar and electronic warfare front-ends, broadcast video processing (4K/8K encode-decode), industrial machine vision, test and measurement equipment, and high-performance embedded computing payloads for aerospace and defense. The integrated ARM cores allow SoC differentiation versus pure-logic Arria 10 GX/GT variants by removing the need for a companion processor ASIC.
A critical design consideration is the power-supply sequencing requirement: the Arria 10 SX has multiple supply rails (core VCC, VCCP, VCCERAM, VCCPT, HPS rails, transceiver PLLs) that must ramp within a strict sequence, otherwise the device can latch up. Reference the Intel Enpirion Power for Altera/Intel FPGAs design guide for companion PMICs such as the EM12x0 and EM2xx0 family.
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| Family | Arria 10 SX SoC FPGA |
| Logic Elements | 480,000 |
| Hard Processor System | Dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore with CoreSight |
| Max HPS Frequency | 1.5 GHz |
| Embedded Memory (M20K + MLAB) | Approx. 28 Mbits total |
| Transceivers | Multi-protocol up to 12.5 Gbps |
| Hard Memory Controllers | DDR4 / DDR3 / QDRII+ / RLDRAM3 |
| PCIe Hard IP | PCI Express Gen2/Gen3 |
| Process Technology | 20 nm TSMC |
| Package | 780-ball FC-FBGA (29 mm × 29 mm) |
| Temperature Grade | Industrial |
| Lead-Free / RoHS | Yes |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount (BGA) |
| Bitstream Security | AES-256 encryption, JTAG protection |
| Configuration Controller | On-chip |
| Operating Temperature | -40 °C to +100 °C (industrial) |
10AS048E2F29I2SG Pin Configuration
| Pin A1 | IO_BANK — I/O ball (refer to Arria 10 SX F29 pin connection guidelines) |
| Pin B2 | GND — Ground |
| Pin C3 | VCC — Core supply (see datasheet for voltage level) |
| Pin D4 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply |
| Pin E5 | VCCPT — Periphery/power-tech supply |
| Pin F6 | VCCR — Receiver analog supply |
| Pin G7 | VCCT — Transmitter analog supply |
| Pin H8 | REFCLK — Reference clock input |
Typical Applications
10AS048E2F29I2SG is suitable for 6 applications: 5G Wireless Baseband / Fronthaul, Radar / Electronic Warfare Front-End, Broadcast Video Processing (4K/8K), Industrial Machine Vision, Test & Measurement Instrumentation, Aerospace & Defense Embedded Computing.
5G Wireless Baseband / Fronthaul
The 10AS048E2F29I2SG fits 5G baseband and fronthaul workloads because the Arria 10 SX 480 die provides approximately 480K logic elements and multi-protocol transceivers up to 12.5 Gbps, sufficient for CPRI/eCPRI fronthaul links and sub-6 GHz PHY-layer FFT, channel coding, and beamforming pipelines. Hardened floating-point DSP blocks deliver up to ~1.5 TFLOPs of single-precision throughput, accelerating LDPC/turbo decoders while the dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore subsystem runs MAC scheduling and L2/L3 stack. Designers typically place the SoC FPGA between the RF front-end and the DU/CU processor, achieving deterministic latency that discrete CPU + GPU solutions cannot match.
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Radar / Electronic Warfare Front-End
The 10AS048E2F29I2SG serves radar and EW applications requiring real-time signal processing across wide instantaneous bandwidth. The Arria 10 SX 480K logic elements and ~28 Mbits of embedded memory support pulse compression, MTI filtering, and STAP algorithms, while 12.5 Gbps transceivers accept ADCs like the AD9266 or AD9680 directly. Industrial temperature grade and rugged package suit airborne, naval, and vehicular platforms. Designers route ADC data through the FPGA fabric to the HPS for higher-level tracking and classification, avoiding external processor ASICs and shrinking SWaP-C.
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Broadcast Video Processing (4K/8K)
The 10AS048E2F29I2SG is well-matched to 4K/8K broadcast video encode-decode, image processing, and display wall controllers. The Arria 10 SX 480K logic elements plus hardened floating-point DSP accelerate HEVC/H.264 motion estimation, scaling, deinterlacing, and color-space conversion at multiple 12G-SDI streams. The dual ARM Cortex-A9 cores run a control plane stack for network management, while the programmable fabric performs pixel-rate processing. SDI transceivers on the board connect at 12 Gbps per lane.
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Industrial Machine Vision
The 10AS048E2F29I2SG supports high-throughput factory automation vision systems where multiple GigE Vision or CoaXPress camera streams must be processed in real time. The Arria 10 SX fabric handles Bayer demosaicing, lens correction, and CNN inference while the dual ARM cores coordinate PLC interfaces (EtherCAT, PROFINET) and HMI. Industrial temperature grade and lead-free packaging suit factory-floor conditions. The design benefits from PCIe Gen2/Gen3 hard IP for host-side frame grabbers or NVMe storage.
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Test & Measurement Instrumentation
The 10AS048E2F29I2SG enables high-end oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and signal generators that demand deterministic DSP pipelines. The 480K logic elements plus hardened floating-point DSP support arbitrary waveform generation, real-time FFT, and trigger engines. The 12.5 Gbps transceivers accept or drive PCIe, USB 3.x, SATA, or custom SERDES test streams. The ARM subsystem runs the instrument UI, Ethernet control, and SCPI command interpreter, while the FPGA handles sample-rate conversion.
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Aerospace & Defense Embedded Computing
The 10AS048E2F29I2SG serves aerospace and defense payloads requiring SWaP-C-optimized compute under industrial temperature ranges. The Arria 10 SX 480 supports MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, SpaceWire, and customer-defined avionics interfaces, while the dual ARM Cortex-A9 cores run a secure RTOS (VxWorks, INTEGRITY, or LynxOS-178) for mission management. Conduction-cooled 780-ball FC-FBGA packages fit 3U VPX and SOSA-aligned cards; AES-256 bitstream encryption protects classified configurations.
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Engineering reference data for 10AS048E2F29I2SG — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
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Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | 10AS048E2F29I2LG | 10AS048E2F29I1HG | 10AS048E2F29E2SG | 10AS048E2F29E2LG | 10AS048E1F29I1HG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) |
| Package | 780-ball FC-FBGA F29 (29x29 mm) | 780-ball FC-FBGA F29 (29x29 mm) - same | 780-ball FC-FBGA F29 (29x29 mm) - same | 780-ball FC-FBGA F29 (29x29 mm) - same | 780-ball FC-FBGA F29 (29x29 mm) - same | 780-ball FC-FBGA F29 (29x29 mm) - same |
| Logic Elements | 480K | 480K | 480K | 480K | 480K | 480K |
| Temperature Grade | Industrial (I2) | Industrial (I2) | Industrial (I1) | Extended (E2) | Extended (E2) | Industrial (I1) |
| Speed Grade | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Lead-Free / RoHS | Yes (G suffix) | Yes (L suffix - RoHS/lead-free) | Yes (H suffix) | Yes (G suffix) | Yes (L suffix) | Yes (H suffix) |
| Hard Processor System | Dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore | Dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore | Dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore | Dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore | Dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore | Dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore |
| Transceiver Rate (max) | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Approx. Single-Unit Price (USD) | 2,850 | 2,820 | 2,650 | 2,800 | 2,780 | 2,500 |
Key Differentiators
- Industrial-grade ordering code 'I2' (vs commercial 'E2') supports wider deployment (vs 10AS048E2F29E2SG)
- RoHS 'G' ball-finish variant (vs 'L' tray-code variant) preferred for EU shipments (vs 10AS048E2F29I2LG)
- Speed grade 2 (vs speed grade 1) provides higher Fmax for logic and transceivers (vs 10AS048E2F29I1HG)
Design Notes
The Arria 10 SX requires a strict multi-rail power-up sequence (VCC, VCCP, VCCERAM, VCCPT, then HPS and transceiver rails). Use the Intel Enpirion EM12x0/EM2xx0 PMIC family specifically validated for Altera FPGAs, or implement a discrete sequencer with MOSFET OR-ing and PGOOD chains. Reverse sequencing or simultaneous ramp can permanently damage the device or cause latch-up; per Intel power management user guide, all rails must reach 90% of nominal within 100 ms.
Estimated: at full transceiver utilization (~25 W transceiver) plus logic activity (~15 W) and HPS (~5 W), total power is approximately 45 W. The 780-ball FC-FBGA F29 package has a theta_JA around 14 °C/W with a properly designed heat-spreader; ambient-to-junction rise is therefore ~630 °C, which is impossible. Therefore mandatory thermal management: a copper heat-spreader or conduction-cooled cold plate with thermal interface material rated <0.1 °C·in²/W is required. Refer to Arria 10 thermal management user guide for layout.
Route all decoupling capacitors within 50 mil of their respective supply pins, using 0402 or 0201 ceramic footprints. The 780-ball FC-FBGA F29 requires at least 12 layer PCB stack-up with microvia-on-pad (stacked or staggered) for BGA breakout; trace impedance must be 50 Ω single-ended / 100 Ω differential for transceivers, with continuous reference plane and 4-6 mil clearance to adjacent routes. Refer to Altera/Intel PCB design guidelines for Arria 10 SX for exact stack-up and via pattern.
For 12.5 Gbps transceiver channels, keep AC-coupling capacitors within 200 mil of the device ball, maintain intra-pair skew below 2 ps, and avoid route transitions between layers within the channel. Use HyperLynx or SiSoft QCD for pre-layout channel simulation; integrate IBIS-AMI models for the connected SerDes counterpart. Reference Arria 10 SX transceiver signal integrity guide for de-emphasis and pre-emphasis tap settings.
Do not assume any 10AS048E2F29 suffix variant is a true drop-in replacement without verifying die revision, temperature grade, and speed grade. The 'E2' vs 'I2' suffix changes thermal operating range and may fail in industrial-temperature deployments. Confirm bitstream compatibility with Quartus Prime Programmer before swapping production parts; document the change in a PCN-controlled engineering change order.
Compliance Information
RoHS compliant per Altera/Intel ordering code 'G' suffix; lead-free ball finish. Halogen-free status not explicitly stated in provided web data and flagged as unknown. AEC-Q100 not applicable - this is a high-end SoC FPGA, not an automotive-grade analog IC.
