10M16SCE144A7G - MAX 10 FPGA 16K LE, EQFP-144 | Intel / Altera
MPN: 10M16SCE144A7G β Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $38.5 | $38.50 |
| 10 | $34.65 | $346.50 |
| 100 | $30.8 | $3,080.00 |
| 500 | $27.72 | $13,860.00 |
| 1,000 | $24.5 | $24,500.00 |
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10M16SCE144A7G Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Series | MAX 10 |
| Family | MAX 10 FPGA |
| Logic Elements (LE) | 16,000 |
| Embedded Memory (Kb) | 562 Kb |
| Maximum User I/O | 101 |
| Logic Array Blocks (LABs) | 1000 |
| Embedded 18x18 Multipliers | 45 |
| Supply Variant | Single-supply (S) |
| Speed Grade | -A7 |
| Temperature Grade | Automotive (-A7: -40C to +125C) |
| Package | 144-LQFP Exposed Pad (EQFP-144), 22 x 22 mm, 0.5 mm pitch |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Maximum Operating Frequency | 450 MHz |
| Operating Supply Voltage | 3.0 V / 3.3 V |
| Process Node | 55 nm embedded flash (TSMC) |
| Configuration Memory | On-die non-volatile flash |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
| MSL Level | Moisture Sensitive (per distributor data) |
| Factory Pack Quantity | 60 |
| Tradename | MAX |
10M16SCE144A7G Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | IO β User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin 2 | IO β User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin 3 | IO β User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin 4 | IO β User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin 5 | IO β User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin 6 | IO β User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin 7 | VCCIO1 β I/O bank 1 supply |
| Pin 8 | IO β User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin 9 | IO β User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin 10 | IO β User I/O (bank 1) |
| Pin 11 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 12 | IO β User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin 13 | IO β User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin 14 | IO β User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin 15 | IO β User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin 16 | IO β User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin 17 | IO β User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin 18 | IO β User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin 19 | VCCIO2 β I/O bank 2 supply |
| Pin 20 | IO β User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin 21 | IO β User I/O (bank 2) |
| Pin 22 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 23 | IO β User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin 24 | IO β User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin 25 | IO β User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin 26 | IO β User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin 27 | IO β User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin 28 | IO β User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin 29 | VCCIO3 β I/O bank 3 supply |
| Pin 30 | IO β User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin 31 | IO β User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin 32 | IO β User I/O (bank 3) |
| Pin 33 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 34 | IO β User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin 35 | IO β User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin 36 | IO β User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin 37 | IO β User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin 38 | IO β User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin 39 | IO β User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin 40 | IO β User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin 41 | VCCIO4 β I/O bank 4 supply |
| Pin 42 | IO β User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin 43 | IO β User I/O (bank 4) |
| Pin 44 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 45 | IO β User I/O (bank 5) |
| Pin 46 | IO β User I/O (bank 5) |
| Pin 47 | IO β User I/O (bank 5) |
| Pin 48 | IO β User I/O (bank 5) |
| Pin 49 | IO β User I/O (bank 5) |
| Pin 50 | IO β User I/O (bank 5) |
| Pin 51 | VCCIO5 β I/O bank 5 supply |
| Pin 52 | IO β User I/O (bank 5) |
| Pin 53 | IO β User I/O (bank 5) |
| Pin 54 | IO β User I/O (bank 5) |
| Pin 55 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 56 | IO β User I/O (bank 6) |
| Pin 57 | IO β User I/O (bank 6) |
| Pin 58 | IO β User I/O (bank 6) |
| Pin 59 | IO β User I/O (bank 6) |
| Pin 60 | IO β User I/O (bank 6) |
| Pin 61 | IO β User I/O (bank 6) |
| Pin 62 | VCCIO6 β I/O bank 6 supply |
| Pin 63 | IO β User I/O (bank 6) |
| Pin 64 | IO β User I/O (bank 6) |
| Pin 65 | IO β User I/O (bank 6) |
| Pin 66 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 67 | IO β User I/O (bank 7) |
| Pin 68 | IO β User I/O (bank 7) |
| Pin 69 | IO β User I/O (bank 7) |
| Pin 70 | IO β User I/O (bank 7) |
| Pin 71 | IO β User I/O (bank 7) |
| Pin 72 | IO β User I/O (bank 7) |
| Pin 73 | VCCIO7 β I/O bank 7 supply |
| Pin 74 | IO β User I/O (bank 7) |
| Pin 75 | IO β User I/O (bank 7) |
| Pin 76 | IO β User I/O (bank 7) |
| Pin 77 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 78 | IO β User I/O (bank 8) |
| Pin 79 | IO β User I/O (bank 8) |
| Pin 80 | IO β User I/O (bank 8) |
| Pin 81 | IO β User I/O (bank 8) |
| Pin 82 | IO β User I/O (bank 8) |
| Pin 83 | IO β User I/O (bank 8) |
| Pin 84 | VCCIO8 β I/O bank 8 supply |
| Pin 85 | IO β User I/O (bank 8) |
| Pin 86 | IO β User I/O (bank 8) |
| Pin 87 | IO β User I/O (bank 8) |
| Pin 88 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 89 | TMS β JTAG test mode select |
| Pin 90 | TCK β JTAG test clock |
| Pin 91 | TDO β JTAG test data out |
| Pin 92 | TDI β JTAG test data in |
| Pin 93 | nCONFIG β Configuration active-low reset |
| Pin 94 | nSTATUS β Configuration status |
| Pin 95 | CONF_DONE β Configuration done |
| Pin 96 | DCLK β Configuration clock |
| Pin 97 | DATA0 β Configuration data |
| Pin 98 | VCC β Core supply (single-supply variant) |
| Pin 99 | VCC β Core supply (single-supply variant) |
| Pin 100 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 101 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 102 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 103 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 104 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 105 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 106 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 107 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 108 | VCCIO β I/O supply |
| Pin 109 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 110 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 111 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 112 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 113 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 114 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 115 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 116 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 117 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 118 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 119 | VCCIO β I/O supply |
| Pin 120 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 121 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 122 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 123 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 124 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 125 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 126 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 127 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 128 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 129 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 130 | VCCIO β I/O supply |
| Pin 131 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 132 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 133 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 134 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 135 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 136 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 137 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 138 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 139 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 140 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 141 | VCCIO β I/O supply |
| Pin 142 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 143 | IO β User I/O |
| Pin 144 | GND β Ground (and EPAD thermal pad) |
Safe Operating Area (SOA) & Thermal Characteristics
No official SOA curve available for this digital IC. Always operate within absolute maximum ratings specified in the datasheet. Ensure adequate cooling and derate as needed.
Typical Applications
10M16SCE144A7G is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial I/O Expansion and Glue Logic, Automotive Body and Chassis Electronics, Motor Control and Inverter Front-Ends, Video Bridging and Display Formatting, System Management and Sequencing, Low-Volume Prototyping of ASIC Glue Logic.
Industrial I/O Expansion and Glue Logic
The 10M16SCE144A7G's 16K LE and 1000 LABs make it a strong fit for industrial I/O expansion modules that aggregate sensors, push-buttons, and field-bus interfaces. With up to 101 user I/O on the EQFP-144 footprint, designers can fan out SPI, I2C, UART, and GPIO buses from a host MCU without paying for a larger FPGA. The on-die configuration flash boots the device instantly at power-up, eliminating the external PROM cost and board area that an SRAM-based FPGA would require. Compared with a discrete CPLD approach, the MAX 10's embedded 18x18 multipliers (45 total) and 562 Kb block RAM also let designers add simple DSP (filtering, PWM generation) and buffering on the same chip. For industrial PLC backplanes and modular I/O cards, this combination of density, I/O count, and single-supply operation is the primary value proposition.
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Automotive Body and Chassis Electronics
The -A7 automotive temperature grade (-40C to +125C) qualifies the 10M16SCE144A7G for under-hood and cabin body controllers in vehicles. Typical roles include body control modules (BCMs) that drive lighting, mirror, and seat-position actuators, plus chassis sub-systems such as seatbelt pretensioner logic and HVAC damper control. The 16K LE comfortably fits state-machine-based actuator control plus LIN/CAN bus bridging, while the embedded flash avoids the cold-boot latency of SRAM FPGAs - critical when an ECU must respond within milliseconds of ignition. Engineers targeting ASIL-rated functions should add a watchdog MCU, but for QM-grade body and chassis tasks the MAX 10 is widely deployed.
Recommended
Motor Control and Inverter Front-Ends
Field-oriented control (FOC) loops for small BLDC and PMSM motors fit comfortably within the 10M16SCE144A7G's 45 embedded 18x18 multipliers and 1000 LABs. Designers implement the current-loop math (Clarke/Park transforms, inverse Park, SVPWM) on the FPGA fabric while a companion MCU handles the slower speed/torque loop and the user interface. The MAX 10's exposed thermal pad (EQFP-144) aids heat extraction when the device runs at high toggle rates near full utilization. Single-supply operation simplifies the power tree - only 3.3 V is needed - which is helpful in space-constrained motor-drive PCBs that already host high-voltage stages. The 450 MHz internal clock is more than sufficient for the kHz-range PWM update rates used in motor control.
Recommended
Video Bridging and Display Formatting
The 10M16SCE144A7G's 562 Kb of embedded block RAM is enough to line-buffer small video frames, and its high I/O count supports LVDS / RGB / MIPI-style bridging at low resolutions. Designers use the MAX 10 to convert between display interfaces (e.g. RGB888 to LVDS, or MIPI-DSI to parallel RGB) inside industrial HMIs and aftermarket infotainment head units. The non-volatile boot means the bridge firmware is live within microseconds of power-up - a noticeable improvement over SRAM FPGAs that may take tens of milliseconds to configure. For resolutions above 720p, designers typically step up to a larger MAX 10 density or a Cyclone IV/V device, but for small LCDs and segment displays the 10M16 hits a sweet spot.
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System Management and Sequencing
System-management tasks on larger boards - power rail sequencing, watchdog supervision, LED control, and slow-speed GPIO aggregation - map naturally onto the 10M16SCE144A7G. With 16K LE, the device has more than enough headroom for arbitrarily complex state machines and I2C/SPI slaves that monitor and control board health. The on-die flash lets the FPGA assert its output rails within microseconds of power-up, which is essential when sequencing supplies for an application processor. Designers often co-locate the MAX 10 with the main SoC to handle glue logic that does not fit comfortably into the SoC's pin-mux options, while keeping the BOM cost much lower than an ASIC.
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Low-Volume Prototyping of ASIC Glue Logic
When a design originally targeted a small ASIC but volume does not justify NRE, the 10M16SCE144A7G offers a near-ASIC integration path. 16K LE accommodates complex proprietary bus interfaces, custom peripherals, and board-level state machines that would otherwise force a second supporting CPLD or ASIC. The EQFP-144 package is hand-solderable for prototypes and low-volume production, and the same Quartus Prime toolchain used for development can target higher-density MAX 10 devices if the design grows. For series production below roughly 50k units/year, this MAX 10 density is often more cost-effective than a masked ASIC.
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Engineering reference data for 10M16SCE144A7G β comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | 10M16SAE144C8G | 10M16SAE144C7G | 10M08SCE144A7G | 10M04SCE144A7G | 10M16SFE144C7G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | EQFP-144 (144-LQFP Exposed Pad) | EQFP-144 - same | EQFP-144 - same | EQFP-144 - same | EQFP-144 - same | EQFP-144 - same |
| Brand | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) |
| Logic Elements | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 8,000 (-50%) | 4,000 (-75%) | 16,000 |
| Embedded Memory (Kb) | 562 | 562 | 562 | 378 (-33%) | 189 (-66%) | 562 |
| Speed Grade | -7 (A7) | -8 (C8, faster) | -7 (C7) | -7 (A7, same) | -7 (A7, same) | -7 (C7) |
| Temperature Grade | Automotive -40C to +125C | Commercial 0C to +85C | Commercial 0C to +85C | Automotive (same) | Automotive (same) | Commercial 0C to +85C |
| Supply Variant | Single-supply (S) | Single-supply (S) | Single-supply (S) | Single-supply (S) | Single-supply (S) | Dual-supply (D, requires separate core rail) |
| Maximum User I/O | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 (same pinout) | 101 (same pinout) | 101 |
| Approx Unit Price (qty 1) | $38.50 | $40-45 | $35-40 | $20-25 | $12-18 | $35-42 |
Key Differentiators
- On-die non-volatile configuration flash (vs 10M16SCE144A7G vs SRAM-based FPGAs (Cyclone IV E))
- Single-supply operation (vs 10M16SCE144A7G (single-supply) vs 10M16DCE144 (dual-supply))
- Automotive temperature grade at the slowest speed grade (vs 10M16SCE144A7G vs 10M16SAE144C8G)
Design Notes
The single-supply 'S' variant of the 10M16SCE144A7G requires only one 3.0/3.3 V rail for both core and I/O. Decouple each VCCIO bank pin with a 100 nF ceramic cap placed within 5 mm of the pin, and add a bulk 10 uF tantalum or polymer cap per bank. Tie all GND pins to a solid ground plane; the exposed thermal pad (EPAD) must be soldered to a thermal via array for heat extraction at high toggle rates.
Estimated: at full logic utilization (~80%) with all I/O toggling at 100 MHz in still air, the EQFP-144 package dissipates approximately 0.5-1.0 W. Solder the EPAD to a 4x4 via array (0.3 mm drill, 0.5 mm pitch) tied to the inner ground plane. Without EPAD soldering, junction temperature can rise above the 125 C automotive limit during continuous operation.
Route JTAG (TMS/TCK/TDO/TDI) as a daisy-chain with 10 kohm pull-ups on TMS and TDI. Use 4-layer PCB stack-up with continuous ground beneath the device for signal integrity and SSN reduction. The 0.5 mm LQFP pitch requires 0.2 mm traces and 0.2 mm spaces; escape routing on inner layers with microvias is acceptable but not required at 100 MHz toggle rates.
Do not assume the 10M16SCE144A7G (single-supply) can be replaced pin-for-pin by a 10M16DF prefix (dual-supply) variant. The dual-supply variants require a separate VCCINT and VCCIO rail; if the board only routes 3.3 V, the dual-supply part will not power the core. Always verify the 'S' vs 'D' supply prefix in the OPN before placing the order.
Compliance Information
RoHS compliant per datasheet.com listing ('ROHS COMPLIANT, PLASTIC, EQFP-144'). The -A7 suffix denotes the automotive temperature grade per Intel/Altera MAX 10 ordering code conventions, but AEC-Q100 qualification status is not separately listed in the provided data and should be confirmed with Intel FAE for safety-critical automotive deployments.
