EP1K10TC100-1N - ACEX-1K 10K Gates 250MHz FPGA | Intel
MPN: EP1K10TC100-1N β End of Life| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $14.5 | $14.50 |
| 10 | $13.1 | $131.00 |
| 100 | $11.65 | $1,165.00 |
| 500 | $10.25 | $5,125.00 |
| 1,000 | $9.2 | $9,200.00 |
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EP1K10TC100-1N Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Family | ACEX-1K |
| Series | EP1K10 |
| Logic Elements / Cells | 576 |
| Total Gates (typical) | 10,000 |
| Embedded RAM Bits | 12,288 bits |
| Logic Array Blocks (LABs) | 72 |
| Embedded Array Blocks (EABs) | 3 x 4 Kbit |
| User I/Os | 66 |
| Core Supply Voltage | 2.5 V (2.375 V to 2.625 V) |
| Operating Temperature | 0 Β°C to 70 Β°C (commercial) |
| Process Technology | 0.22 Β΅m CMOS SRAM |
| Package | 100-pin TQFP (14 mm x 14 mm, 1 mm height) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount (gull-wing) |
| Speed Grade | -1N (commercial, slower tier) |
| Configuration Method | SRAM (external PROM required) |
| JTAG Support | Yes (IEEE 1149.1 boundary-scan) |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
EP1K10TC100-1N Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | I/O β User I/O pin |
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| Pin 7 | VCCINT β Core supply 2.5 V |
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| Pin 11 | GND β Ground |
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| Pin 19 | VCCIO β I/O supply voltage |
| Pin 20 | GND β Ground |
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| Pin 30 | VCCINT β Core supply 2.5 V |
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| Pin 38 | VCCIO β I/O supply voltage |
| Pin 39 | GND β Ground |
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| Pin 49 | VCCINT β Core supply 2.5 V |
| Pin 50 | GND β Ground |
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| Pin 59 | VCCIO β I/O supply voltage |
| Pin 60 | GND β Ground |
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| Pin 70 | VCCINT β Core supply 2.5 V |
| Pin 71 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 72 | I/O β User I/O pin |
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| Pin 75 | I/O β User I/O pin |
| Pin 76 | nCONFIG β Configuration control (active-low) |
| Pin 77 | nSTATUS β Configuration status (active-low) |
| Pin 78 | CONF_DONE β Configuration done indicator |
| Pin 79 | DCLK β Configuration clock |
| Pin 80 | DATA0 β Configuration data input |
| Pin 81 | TDI β JTAG test data input |
| Pin 82 | TMS β JTAG test mode select |
| Pin 83 | TCK β JTAG test clock |
| Pin 84 | TDO β JTAG test data output |
| Pin 85 | I/O β User I/O pin |
| Pin 86 | VCCIO β I/O supply voltage |
| Pin 87 | GND β Ground |
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| Pin 96 | VCCINT β Core supply 2.5 V |
| Pin 97 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 98 | I/O β User I/O pin |
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| Pin 100 | I/O β User I/O pin |
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
EP1K10TC100-1N is suitable for 7 applications: Glue-Logic Bridges in Telecom Line Cards, Industrial Control and Factory Automation Backplanes, Custom Interface Conversion (UART/SPI/I2C Bridging), Legacy Peripheral Replacement, Test & Measurement Front-End Logic, Low-Density Data-Path Processing, Avionics Databus Interface (Legacy).
Glue-Logic Bridges in Telecom Line Cards
The EP1K10TC100-1N's 576 logic elements and 66 user I/Os make it well suited for low-density glue logic between backplane ASICs and physical-layer devices in legacy telecom line cards. With 12,288 bits of embedded RAM, the device can implement small FIFOs, look-up tables, and protocol-format converters without external memory. Its 2.5 V core with multiVolt I/O lets it bridge 3.3 V PHYs and 5 V legacy buses on the same board, while the 100-pin TQFP package is straightforward to assemble and rework. The -1 speed grade provides sufficient fMAX for sub-100 MHz bus interfaces (e.g., H.110 CT Bus, UTOPIA-2), which were typical ACEX-1K target applications.
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Industrial Control and Factory Automation Backplanes
In industrial backplane designs, the EP1K10TC100-1N provides deterministic logic for I/O expansion, motor-control timing, and sensor-fusion preprocessing. The device's 72 LABs and 3 EABs can implement small state machines, encoder counters, and PWM controllers while the SRAM configuration supports field upgrades via JTAG when production firmware changes. The commercial 0 Β°C to 70 Β°C temperature range covers most factory-floor enclosures, and the 100-pin TQFP handles the moderate thermal load typical of gate-count densities in this range. Designers benefit from ACEX-1K's mature Quartus II tool flow, which still supports legacy industrial projects.
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Custom Interface Conversion (UART/SPI/I2C Bridging)
The EP1K10TC100-1N is widely used to bridge asynchronous serial protocols β for example, converting UART traffic into SPI frames for downstream sensors β because the 576 LEs comfortably host multiple soft-IP cores in parallel. The 12,288-bit embedded RAM provides receive/transmit buffering for low-rate streams, while the 66 I/Os allow simultaneous multi-master SPI and I2C bus implementation. Operating from a 2.5 V core with 3.3 V-tolerant I/O, the part interfaces easily with modern microcontrollers and legacy peripherals. Designers can implement and verify the bridge in Quartus II and update the bitstream in-circuit via JTAG.
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Legacy Peripheral Replacement
The EP1K10TC100-1N is a popular target when EOL discrete-logic and 74-series TTL boards need consolidation into a single programmable device. With 576 logic elements and 12,288 bits of RAM, the ACEX-1K can replace dozens of legacy SSI/MSI packages on a single 100-pin TQFP footprint, simplifying the BOM and reducing PCB layer count. The SRAM-based configuration allows the same hardware platform to ship with multiple personality bitstreams for different product variants. The -1 speed grade provides sufficient fMAX to emulate legacy bus timing including 8/16-bit ISA-bus glue.
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Test & Measurement Front-End Logic
Test-and-measurement instruments often use the EP1K10TC100-1N to implement custom trigger sequencers, gate arrays, and time-to-digital converters alongside an ADC or DAC. The device's 12,288 bits of embedded RAM serve as deep sample buffers, while the 72 LABs implement comparators, counters, and protocol decoders for IEEE-488 (GPIB), USB, or LAN-class front-ends. The 100-pin TQFP provides enough I/O for parallel ADC interfaces, and the SRAM configuration lets the same board be repurposed for multiple test profiles via JTAG. ACEX-1K's mature design flow keeps long-term maintenance of legacy instruments feasible.
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Low-Density Data-Path Processing
The EP1K10TC100-1N's 3 embedded array blocks (EABs) can implement dual-port RAM, ROM look-up tables, or small DSP-style multiplication blocks for low-density data-path processing. Each 4 Kbit EAB can be configured as 256Γ16, 512Γ8, or 1024Γ4 memory, enabling channelizers, scramblers, or simple CRC engines on a single chip. Combined with the 576 LEs, the device reaches the 100-150 MHz fMAX range in the -1 speed grade for typical datapath pipelines. Designers benefit from Quartus II's parameterizable megafunction library for FIFO, RAM, and shift-register primitives.
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Avionics Databus Interface (Legacy)
In legacy avionics subsystems, the EP1K10TC100-1N implements MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429, and other serial-databus interfaces that were standardized on ACEX-1K silicon. The 576 LEs comfortably host encoder/decoder state machines, while the 12,288-bit embedded RAM buffers 16-bit ARINC words at typical avionics rates. The -1 commercial speed grade and 0 Β°C to 70 Β°C range cover many inside-the-box avionics applications; for harsher environments designers migrate to the -I industrial variant. The 100-pin TQFP package remains popular for retrofit boards that mimic the original pin grid of legacy gate arrays.
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Engineering reference data for EP1K10TC100-1N β comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | EP1K10TC100-1 | EP1K10QC208-3N | EP1K30TC144-1N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| Package | 100-pin TQFP | 100-pin TQFP - same | 208-pin PQFP | 144-pin TQFP |
| Logic Elements | 576 | 576 | 576 | 1,728 |
| Total Gates | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 |
| Embedded RAM (bits) | 12,288 | 12,288 | 12,288 | 24,576 |
| User I/Os | 66 | 66 | 147 | 97 |
| Core Voltage | 2.5 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V |
| Speed Grade | -1N | -1 | -3N | -1N |
| Operating Temperature | 0 Β°C to 70 Β°C | 0 Β°C to 70 Β°C | 0 Β°C to 70 Β°C | 0 Β°C to 70 Β°C |
Key Differentiators
- Mature SRAM-based FPGA with broad legacy design support (vs EP1K30TC144-1N)
- Lead-free (RoHS) terminal finish (vs EP1K10TC100-1)
- 100-pin TQFP for low-profile SMT assembly (vs EP1K10QC208-3N)
Design Notes
Estimated: at 100 MHz toggle on 50% of the 576 LEs, ICCINT is approximately 60-90 mA from the 2.5 V rail, plus VCCIO current scaled by I/O toggle rate. Use a 4-layer PCB with a dedicated 2.5 V LDO (or DC-DC plus LDO cascade) to keep supply ripple below 50 mV; bulk 47 Β΅F tantalum plus 0.1 Β΅F ceramic decoupling per VCCINT pin is recommended.
Route all VCCINT and VCCIO power pins to dedicated planes and place one 0.1 Β΅F X7R 0402 ceramic within 100 mil of every power pin. The TQFP lead pitch is 0.5 mm, so use 6 mil traces and 6 mil spaces with via-in-pad or micro-via fan-out on the breakout layer. Maintain continuous ground returns under all JTAG and configuration signal traces.
The ACEX-1K is SRAM-based β without a connected configuration PROM (EPC2, EPCS1, EPCS4) or JTAG programmer, the device will not enumerate after power-up. Always include the nCONFIG pull-up to VCCIO, the nSTATUS pull-up, and a 10 kΞ© CONF_DONE pull-up. Do not float DCLK or DATA0, even when using JTAG-only configuration.
Compliance Information
RoHS compliance per 'N' suffix in the manufacturer ordering code. REACH compliance assumed from manufacturer declarations but not separately confirmed for obsolete status. Not AEC-Q100 qualified β this is a commercial-grade FPGA not intended for automotive safety applications.
