EP1K10TC100-3 - ACEX-1K 10K Gates FPGA 100-TQFP | Intel / Altera
MPN: EP1K10TC100-3 ✗ End of Life| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18.5 | $18.50 |
| 10 | $16.2 | $162.00 |
| 100 | $13.85 | $1,385.00 |
| 500 | $11.4 | $5,700.00 |
| 1,000 | $9.75 | $9,750.00 |
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View Datasheet →EP1K10TC100-3 Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Family | ACEX-1K |
| Number of Logic Elements (LEs) | 576 |
| Typical Gates | 10,000 |
| Number of LABs | 72 |
| Number of EABs | 3 |
| Total RAM Bits | 12,288 |
| User I/O Pins | 66 |
| Operating Frequency (max) | 200 MHz |
| Speed Grade | -3 (fastest commercial) |
| Core Voltage | 2.5 V |
| Process Technology | 0.22 µm CMOS |
| Package | 100-pin TQFP (TQFP-100) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Programming Interface | JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) |
| Supported I/O Standards | LVTTL, LVCMOS, PCI |
| Memory Configuration | Dual-port RAM supported (per family) |
EP1K10TC100-3 Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 2 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 3 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 4 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 5 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 6 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 7 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 8 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 9 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 10 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 11 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 12 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 13 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 14 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 15 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 16 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 17 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 18 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 19 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 20 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 21 | VCCIO1 — I/O supply voltage bank 1 (3.3 V) |
| Pin 22 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 23 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 24 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 25 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 26 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 2) |
| Pin 27 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 2) |
| Pin 28 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 2) |
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| Pin 44 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 2) |
| Pin 45 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 2) |
| Pin 46 | VCCIO2 — I/O supply voltage bank 2 (3.3 V) |
| Pin 47 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 2) |
| Pin 48 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 2) |
| Pin 49 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 2) |
| Pin 50 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 2) |
| Pin 51 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 52 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 53 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 54 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 55 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 56 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
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| Pin 60 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
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| Pin 62 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 63 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 64 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 65 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 66 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 67 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 68 | VCCIO3 — I/O supply voltage bank 3 (3.3 V) |
| Pin 69 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 70 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 3) |
| Pin 71 | GND — Ground |
| Pin 72 | GND — Ground |
| Pin 73 | TDI — JTAG Test Data In |
| Pin 74 | TMS — JTAG Test Mode Select |
| Pin 75 | TCK — JTAG Test Clock |
| Pin 76 | TDO — JTAG Test Data Out |
| Pin 77 | nSTATUS — Configuration status (active low) |
| Pin 78 | nCONFIG — Configuration control (active low) |
| Pin 79 | CONF_DONE — Configuration done indicator |
| Pin 80 | MSEL0 — Configuration mode select 0 |
| Pin 81 | MSEL1 — Configuration mode select 1 |
| Pin 82 | DCLK — Configuration clock |
| Pin 83 | DATA0 — Configuration data input |
| Pin 84 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (2.5 V) |
| Pin 85 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (2.5 V) |
| Pin 86 | GND — Ground |
| Pin 87 | GND — Ground |
| Pin 88 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 89 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 90 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 91 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 92 | VCCIO4 — I/O supply voltage bank 4 (3.3 V) |
| Pin 93 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 94 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 95 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 96 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 97 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 98 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 99 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 100 | I/O — User I/O pin (bank 4) |
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
EP1K10TC100-3 is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial Control Glue Logic, PCI Bus Interface Controller, Communication Protocol Bridge, Legacy Embedded System Upgrade, Educational FPGA Training Platform, Motor Control PWM Generation.
Industrial Control Glue Logic
The EP1K10TC100-3 fits industrial control glue-logic designs that need 576 logic elements and 12,288 RAM bits to bridge disparate logic domains while tolerating the cost-sensitive BOM constraints of factory automation. Its 66 user I/Os in a 100-pin TQFP package let engineers implement encoder-to-CPU interfaces, motor-driver PWM controllers, and sensor-multiplexing hubs on standard 2-layer SMT PCBs. The 2.5 V core plus LVCMOS/LVTTL/PCI I/O support allows direct connection to 3.3 V and 5 V system buses without external level shifters. The trade-off versus a modern Cyclone is a 200 MHz Fmax ceiling versus 300+ MHz in Cyclone, but this is irrelevant for glue logic running at sub-50 MHz bus speeds.
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PCI Bus Interface Controller
The EP1K10TC100-3 fits PCI bus interface controllers because the ACEX-1K family directly supports the PCI I/O standard and provides 66 user I/Os that accommodate 32-bit PCI data/address plus control signals. The 12,288 RAM bits of embedded memory support FIFO buffering for PCI transactions, while the 200 MHz Fmax comfortably handles the 33 MHz PCI bus clock with margin for protocol state machines. Engineers commonly pair this FPGA with a host CPU to implement custom peripherals in legacy PCI slots. Compared to a discrete PCI controller ASIC, this FPGA approach is reconfigurable but consumes more board area and power.
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Communication Protocol Bridge
The EP1K10TC100-3 fits communication protocol bridges that translate between UART, SPI, I2C, and proprietary serial buses in legacy embedded systems. The 576 LEs provide enough headroom for full-duplex protocol state machines plus FIFO logic using EAB memory blocks, while 66 I/Os allow multiple bus interfaces to coexist on one device. Industrial telemetry, RS-485 multi-drop networks, and CAN bus repeaters all map well to the ACEX-1K logic capacity. The trade-off versus modern FPGAs is no integrated hard IP cores for PCIe or gigabit transceivers, but protocol bridging rarely needs them.
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Legacy Embedded System Upgrade
The EP1K10TC100-3 fits legacy embedded system upgrades where field-deployed equipment needs an FPGA replacement matching the original 100-pin TQFP footprint for direct PCB swap. Industrial PCs, point-of-sale terminals, and medical instrumentation from the early 2000s often used ACEX-1K FPGAs that now require replacement as the original components age out. Engineers source EP1K10TC100-3 or its speed-grade variants (EP1K10TC100-2N, EP1K10TC100-1N) to keep these systems operational without PCB redesign. The Quartus II 7.2 toolchain preserves the original design files for recompilation.
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Educational FPGA Training Platform
The EP1K10TC100-3 fits educational FPGA training platforms where students learn digital design on low-cost hardware that demonstrates core FPGA concepts (logic elements, embedded memory, programmable I/O) without the complexity of modern transceivers or hard processor cores. Universities and training labs often stockpile ACEX-1K boards because the legacy MAX+PLUS II and Quartus II 7.2 toolchains are stable, free, and still available from Intel's archive. The 100-pin TQFP package allows students to inspect every pin and probe signals with standard oscilloscopes.
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Motor Control PWM Generation
The EP1K10TC100-3 fits motor control PWM generation in industrial drives, where 576 LEs implement multi-phase PWM state machines and 66 I/Os drive gate-driver signals for IGBT/MOSFET power stages. The 12,288 RAM bits of embedded memory store lookup tables for sine-wave commutation patterns, while EAB blocks implement dead-time insertion counters. The 200 MHz Fmax supports PWM frequencies well above 20 kHz with fine resolution duty-cycle control. Compared to dedicated motor-control MCUs, this FPGA approach offers higher flexibility but requires external ADC sampling and feedback processing logic.
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Engineering reference data for EP1K10TC100-3 — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | EP1K10TC100-2N | EP1K10TC100-2 | EP1K10TC100-1N | EP1K10TC100-1 | EP1K10TC100-2NGZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | TQFP-100 | TQFP-100 (same) | TQFP-100 (same) | TQFP-100 (same) | TQFP-100 (same) | TQFP-100 (same) |
| Brand | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| Speed Grade | -3 (fastest) | -2 (slower ~25-30%) | -2 (slower ~25-30%) | -1 (slowest) | -1 (slowest) | -2 (slower ~25-30%) |
| Logic Elements | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 576 |
| RAM Bits | 12,288 | 12,288 | 12,288 | 12,288 | 12,288 | 12,288 |
| User I/O Pins | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Core Voltage | 2.5 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V |
| Lifecycle Status | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete |
Key Differentiators
- Fastest speed grade in the 100-TQFP ACEX-1K family (vs EP1K10TC100-2N)
- Direct PCI I/O standard support (vs EP1K10TC100-2)
- 12,288 RAM bits across 3 EABs for embedded memory (vs EP1K10TC100-1N)
Design Notes
The EP1K10TC100-3 requires two separate supply rails: 2.5 V VCCINT for the core logic and 3.3 V VCCIO for I/O banks. Decoupling must include 0.1 µF ceramic capacitors placed within 5 mm of every VCCINT and VCCIO pin, plus bulk decoupling of 100 µF aluminum-polymer or 22 µF X5R ceramic near the FPGA. Use a ferrite bead between the 3.3 V analog supply and the VCCIO rail if the design includes sensitive analog sections to prevent digital switching noise from coupling into the analog domain. Estimated quiescent current for an EP1K10 design ranges 30-80 mA depending on configuration and clocking.
When routing the 100-pin TQFP, assign JTAG pins (TCK, TMS, TDI, TDO) and configuration pins (nCONFIG, nSTATUS, CONF_DONE, DCLK, DATA0) to fixed positions and avoid mixing them with user I/O on the same PCB layer - this simplifies bring-up and allows the JTAG chain to be isolated with test-point access. Place all 4-6 GND pins with direct via connections to an internal ground plane, never to long traces. Use 50 Ω controlled impedance for high-speed clock traces feeding the FPGA clock inputs to avoid reflections.
Do not apply power (VCCINT or VCCIO) before the configuration clock (DCLK) is stable - the EP1K10TC100-3 may latch up or fail to configure. Always sequence the 2.5 V core supply before the 3.3 V I/O supply by at least 10 ms, or use a power-good sequencer. Also avoid driving user I/O pins before CONF_DONE goes high - this can damage the I/O buffers or cause configuration memory corruption. The MSEL pins must be tied to fixed logic levels matching the desired configuration mode (typically MSEL0=0, MSEL1=0 for passive serial).
Compliance Information
Compliance information not present in verified web data. EP1K10TC100-2NGZ variant suggests lead-free options exist within the family, but RoHS/REACH status for the -3 part was not confirmed in the provided data.
