EP1SGX25CF672C5 - 25,660-LE Stratix GX FPGA, 672-FBGA | Altera (Intel)
MPN: EP1SGX25CF672C5 ✗ End of Life| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
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| 1 | $1359.36 | $1,359.36 |
| 10 | $1345.77 | $13,457.70 |
| 100 | $1332.17 | $133,217.00 |
| 500 | $1318.58 | $659,290.00 |
| 1,000 | $1304.99 | $1,304,990.00 |
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View Datasheet →EP1SGX25CF672C5 Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Series | Stratix® GX |
| Family | Stratix I GX |
| Number of Logic Elements | 25,660 |
| Number of LABs/CLBs | 2,566 |
| Total RAM Bits | 1,944,576 |
| Number of I/O | 455 |
| Number of Transceivers | 12 |
| Number of Embedded Multipliers | 14 (18x18) |
| Number of PLLs | 4 |
| Core Voltage | 1.425 V to 1.575 V |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to +85°C (Commercial) |
| Package / Case | 672-BBGA, FCBGA |
| Supplier Device Package | 672-FBGA (27x27 mm) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Process Technology | 0.13 µm CMOS |
EP1SGX25CF672C5 672-fbga (27x27 mm) Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for EP1SGX25CF672C5 (672-fbga (27x27 mm) package). This digital IC includes GPIO, communication interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C), and power pins. Refer to the manufacturer datasheet for alternate pin functions and configuration options. Essential for embedded system design and PCB layout.
No detailed pinout data available for EP1SGX25CF672C5.
Refer to the datasheet for full pin configuration.
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
EP1SGX25CF672C5 is suitable for 7 applications: Telecom Line-Card Interface Bridge, Serial Backplane Aggregation, Software-Defined Radio Front-End, DSP Co-Processor for Medical Imaging, ASIC Prototyping and Emulation, Defense Electronics Signal Processing, Industrial Test and Measurement Equipment.
Telecom Line-Card Interface Bridge
The EP1SGX25CF672C5 serves as a high-density protocol bridge between line-card SERDES and backplane fabric in telecom equipment. Its 12 multi-gigabit transceiver channels support protocols such as OC-48, Gigabit Ethernet, and Serial RapidIO simultaneously, while the 25,660 logic elements implement channel aggregation, framing, and clock-data recovery. The 1,944,576-bit embedded RAM provides packet buffering for line-rate processing, and the 672-FBGA package exposes enough user I/O for parallel side-band signaling. Designers typically pair this FPGA with a backplane ASIC or network processor, using the Stratix GX as a flexible adaptation layer.
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Serial Backplane Aggregation
In switching and storage systems, the EP1SGX25CF672C5 functions as a backplane aggregation device, multiplexing multiple lower-speed serial lanes into higher-speed uplinks. The 12 transceivers handle line rates up to 3.125 Gbps per channel, while the 14 embedded 18x18 multipliers accelerate CRC and scrambling operations. The 672-FBGA package supports up to 455 user I/O for backplane management and side-band signals, and the 4 PLLs enable independent clock domains for each aggregation channel. This design pattern is common in enterprise switches, SAN directors, and military ruggedized storage systems.
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Software-Defined Radio Front-End
The EP1SGX25CF672C5 implements digital down-conversion, channelization, and baseband processing in software-defined radio (SDR) systems. The 14 hardware multipliers and 25,660 logic elements enable real-time FFTs, FIR filtering, and modulation/demodulation across multiple channels. The transceiver channels accept digitized IF signals up to 3.125 Gbps, while the abundant block RAM (1,944,576 bits) holds FFT windows and tap coefficients. SDR platforms in defense, public-safety, and cellular base-station applications benefit from the deterministic latency of the hard transceiver IP and the DSP density of the Stratix GX fabric.
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DSP Co-Processor for Medical Imaging
Medical imaging systems such as ultrasound, CT, and MRI scanners leverage the EP1SGX25CF672C5 as a beamforming and image-reconstruction co-processor. The 14 embedded 18x18 multipliers execute the multiply-accumulate operations central to beamforming and inverse FFT reconstruction in real time. The 25,660 logic elements implement the control plane, while 1,944,576 bits of block RAM hold beam coefficients and intermediate image data. The 672-FBGA package supports integration into dense medical cart and OEM system form factors, and the 12 transceivers move raw RF data from the front-end to the processing fabric at line rate.
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ASIC Prototyping and Emulation
ASIC design teams use the EP1SGX25CF672C5 as a prototyping platform for next-generation ASICs targeting high-speed serial I/O. The 25,660 logic elements map to several million gates of equivalent ASIC, while the 12 transceivers emulate multi-gigabit SERDES. The 672-FBGA package exposes a large number of I/O for connecting to external memory, test equipment, and co-emulation logic. Quartus II provides the design environment for synthesis, partitioning, and incremental compile, allowing ASIC RTL to be mapped to one or more Stratix GX FPGAs for hardware verification before tape-out.
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Defense Electronics Signal Processing
Defense and aerospace systems employ the EP1SGX25CF672C5 in radar, electronic warfare (EW), and secure communications platforms. The 12 multi-gigabit transceivers handle high-speed data links between antennas, signal processors, and recording systems, while the embedded multipliers and logic elements implement pulse compression, MTI filtering, and digital beamforming. The 1,944,576-bit block RAM provides fast access to look-up tables and pulse descriptors. The 672-FBGA package, combined with the device's commercial temperature rating, suits ground-based and shipboard installations; airframe and space applications would use the industrial-grade EP1SGX25CF672I6 variant.
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Industrial Test and Measurement Equipment
Test and measurement instruments use the EP1SGX25CF672C5 as a flexible signal-processing engine for protocol analyzers, bit-error-rate testers, and arbitrary waveform generators. The 12 transceivers capture and generate multi-gigabit serial data streams, the 14 embedded multipliers accelerate real-time DSP for jitter analysis and equalization, and the 455 user I/O interface to ADCs, DACs, and front-panel connectors. Quartus II SOPC Builder allows system-on-chip integration of a Nios II soft-core processor for instrument control. The 672-FBGA package is well-suited to high-channel-count benchtop and rack-mount instruments requiring dense PCB layouts.
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Engineering reference data for EP1SGX25CF672C5 — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | EP1SGX25CF672I6 | EP1SGX10CF672C7N |
|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 672-FBGA (27x27 mm) | 672-FBGA (27x27 mm) - same | 672-FBGA (27x27 mm) - same |
| Brand | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) |
| Logic Elements | 25,660 | 25,660 | 10,570 (-59%) |
| Number of Transceivers | 12 | 12 | 8 (-33%) |
| Total RAM Bits | 1,944,576 | 1,944,576 | 920,448 (-53%) |
| Embedded Multipliers (18x18) | 14 | 14 | 8 (-43%) |
| Number of PLLs | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| User I/O | 455 | 455 | 455 |
| Core Voltage | 1.425 V to 1.575 V | 1.425 V to 1.575 V | 1.425 V to 1.575 V |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to +85°C (Commercial) | -40°C to +100°C (Industrial) | 0°C to +85°C (Commercial) |
| Lifecycle Status | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete |
Key Differentiators
- Highest-density Stratix GX device in the 672-FBGA family (vs EP1SGX10CF672C7N)
- Commercial temperature drop-in compatibility with industrial variant (vs EP1SGX25CF672I6)
- Integrated multi-gigabit transceiver fabric (vs EP1S25F672C7N)
Design Notes
The 672-FBGA package uses 1.0 mm ball pitch, which requires a multi-layer PCB with microvia or via-in-pad technology for reliable assembly. According to Altera's package design guidelines, use 1 oz copper on outer layers and matched 50-ohm microstrip routing for all 12 transceiver differential pairs. Place decoupling capacitors (0.1 µF, 0.01 µF, 10 µF) on the bottom side of the BGA within 100 mil of each power pin group to minimize supply noise on the 1.5 V core rail.
All 12 multi-gigabit transceiver channels require 100-ohm differential routing with length matching to within 5 mils of the receiver. The Stratix GX datasheet specifies that the AC-coupling capacitors on each serial link must be placed near the receiver pins and that the reference clock routing must be isolated from high-speed signals. Use the Quartus II IBIS-AMI models for pre-layout channel simulation and verify the final eye mask compliance at production tolerances.
The 27x27 mm FCBGA package has a theta_JA of approximately 11.6 C/W with a standard 4-layer JEDEC test board, which can be reduced to under 6 C/W with a thermal via array under the exposed die pad and adequate airflow. Estimated: at 1.5 V core, 25,660 logic elements, 12 active transceivers at 3.125 Gbps, the part dissipates approximately 8-12 W. Design the thermal solution for at least 10 W worst case to ensure the junction temperature stays below 100°C under commercial temperature conditions.
Do not confuse the EP1SGX25CF672C5 (Stratix GX with transceivers) with the EP1S25F672C7 (Stratix I without transceivers); both share the 672-FBGA package but require completely different pin-out and bitstream files. According to the JAK Electronics comparison reference, replacing a GX part with a non-GX Stratix I removes all multi-gigabit serial functionality. Also note the 'C5' speed grade suffix - moving to C6 or C7 within the same family improves Fmax by approximately 15% per grade but does not change the pin-out or bitstream structure beyond timing constraints.
Compliance Information
RoHS and REACH compliance status for the EP1SGX25CF672C5 was not provided in the verified web data. The 'C5' speed grade suffix and the Altera (Intel) legacy Stratix GX family suggest lead-free and RoHS-compliant assembly per Altera's pre-2010 product transition guidelines, but this must be verified from the official Altera datasheet before use in RoHS-restricted applications. AEC-Q100 is not applicable for a high-density FPGA of this class.
