EP1SGX40GF1020C7L - 41,250 LE Stratix GX FPGA, 1020-BGA | Intel / Altera
MPN: EP1SGX40GF1020C7L ✗ End of Life| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $285 | $285.00 |
| 10 | $256.5 | $2,565.00 |
| 100 | $228 | $22,800.00 |
| 500 | $199.5 | $99,750.00 |
| 1,000 | $171 | $171,000.00 |
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| Family | Stratix GX |
| Logic Elements (LE) | 41,250 |
| Logic Array Blocks (LABs) | 4,125 |
| User I/O Count | 624 |
| Package | 1020-ball FC-FBGA |
| Process Technology | 130 nm CMOS |
| Core Voltage | 1.5 V |
| Multi-Gigabit Transceiver Data Rate | 500 Mbps to 3.1875 Gbps |
| Transceiver Input Reference Frequency | 25 MHz to 650 MHz |
| PMA Multiplication Factor (W) | 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20 |
| PPM Detector Bandwidth | 125 / 250 / 500 / 1000 ppm |
| Speed Grade | -7 (commercial, L suffix) |
| PLLs | 4 |
| Memory Architecture | TriMatrix (M512, M4K, M-RAM) |
| Design Tool | Quartus II |
EP1SGX40GF1020C7L 1020-ball fc-fbga Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for EP1SGX40GF1020C7L (1020-ball fc-fbga 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 EP1SGX40GF1020C7L.
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
EP1SGX40GF1020C7L is suitable for 7 applications: High-Speed Serial Interface Bridging, Telecom Line Card Aggregation, Broadcast Video Processing, Military Signal Processing, Industrial Protocol Bridging, Test & Measurement Instrumentation, Legacy Storage Area Network Controllers.
High-Speed Serial Interface Bridging
The EP1SGX40GF1020C7L is well-suited for bridging between backplane fabrics and ASIC/ASSP devices thanks to its integrated multi-gigabit transceivers supporting 500 Mbps to 3.1875 Gbps. The 1020-ball FC-FBGA package provides 624 user I/Os plus 20 dedicated transceiver channels, allowing a single chip to terminate multiple XAUI, Serial RapidIO, or PCI Express links while simultaneously providing bridging logic in the 41,250 logic-element fabric. The PMA multiplication factors of 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, or 20 cover the common reference-clock ratios needed for these protocols. Compared with using a discrete SERDES plus an FPGA, this integrated approach reduces board area and BOM cost at the expense of design-flow complexity in Quartus II.
Recommended
Telecom Line Card Aggregation
In telecom line cards, the EP1SGX40GF1020C7L aggregates multiple lower-speed tributary interfaces (E1/T1, E3/DS3, OC-3/STM-1) into higher-speed uplinks such as OC-48/STM-16 or 1G/10G Ethernet. The 41,250 logic elements and embedded 18x18 multipliers handle channelized framing and pointer processing, while the transceivers drive the optical modules directly. Block RAM (TriMatrix M512/M4K/M-RAM) is sufficient for jitter-elimination buffers and look-up tables. The 1.5 V core and 130 nm process mean thermal design must account for several watts of dissipation under full load, so a heatsink is recommended for sealed enclosures.
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Broadcast Video Processing
Broadcast studios need uncompressed SDI (Serial Digital Interface) routing, format conversion, and frame synchronization, all of which fit naturally on a Stratix GX device. The EP1SGX40GF1020C7L's transceivers can clock-recover SD-SDI (270 Mbps), HD-SDI (1.485 Gbps), and 3G-SDI (2.97 Gbps) directly, and the logic capacity supports multi-channel mux/demux and audio embedding/de-embedding. The 4 PLLs generate the multiple video clock domains needed for cross-rate conversion. Designers pair this part with external SDI cable equalizers and reclockers, but no FPGA-internal SERDES equivalent handles SDI jitter masks as cleanly as dedicated transceivers.
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Military Signal Processing
The EP1SGX40GF1020C7L's high logic density, embedded DSP multipliers, and multi-gigabit transceivers make it a long-standing choice for radar, electronic warfare, and SIGINT subsystems where processing throughput at the antenna matters more than absolute power efficiency. The 'ES' (extended screening) variants are preferred for defense programs requiring lot traceability. Combined with external ADC/DAC front-ends, the device can implement digital down-conversion, pulse compression, and beamforming in a single chip. Expect to use the EP1SGX40GF1020C7ES variant rather than the C7L for full MIL-STD-810 environmental compliance.
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Industrial Protocol Bridging
Factory automation backplanes often mix legacy Fieldbus, Profibus, and modern Industrial Ethernet (Profinet, EtherCAT, TSN). The EP1SGX40GF1020C7L bridges these heterogeneous networks by terminating custom PHY interfaces on its 624 user I/Os while the Stratix GX transceivers drive gigabit uplinks. The 41,250 logic elements comfortably host multiple soft-CPU cores (Nios II) for protocol stacks, with TriMatrix block RAM holding the packet buffers. Industrial deployments should select the industrial-temperature (I-grade) variant and provide additional thermal margin above the commercial -7L device used here.
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Test & Measurement Instrumentation
High-end oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers need both parallel digital bandwidth and serial protocol awareness, which the EP1SGX40GF1020C7L delivers through its 624 LVDS-capable user I/Os and multi-gigabit transceivers. The logic density supports on-chip triggering, real-time protocol decoding, and statistical analysis, while the block RAM stores deep acquisition buffers. The 1.5 V core combined with the 'L' speed grade keeps power within the thermal envelope of fan-cooled benchtop instruments. Modern replacements (Stratix IV/V, Arria 10) extend sample depth and trigger rates, but the EP1SGX40GF1020C7L remains cost-effective for legacy T&M platforms.
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Legacy Storage Area Network Controllers
SATA, SAS, and Fibre Channel controllers for enterprise storage benefit from the EP1SGX40GF1020C7L's integrated transceivers (1.5 Gbps SATA, 3 Gbps SAS, 1/2/4 Gbps FC) and 41,250 logic elements for RAID engine logic. The 624 user I/Os handle parallel flash-channel I/O and DDR memory interfaces for cache. Although modern designs prefer dedicated storage controllers, the EP1SGX40GF1020C7L remains in service in legacy RAID arrays and tape-backup subsystems where firmware flexibility outweighs cost. The 'L' speed grade is acceptable because storage workloads are not timing-critical at the SERDES layer.
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Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | EP1SGX40GF1020C7 | EP1SGX40GF1020C7ES | EP1SGX40GF1020C6 | EP1SGX40GF1020C6N | EP1SGX40FF1020C7 | EP1SGX40DF1020C7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 1020-ball FC-FBGA | 1020-ball FC-FBGA (same) | 1020-ball FC-FBGA (same) | 1020-ball FC-FBGA (same) | 1020-ball FC-FBGA (same) | 1020-ball FC-FBGA (same) | 1020-ball FC-FBGA (same) |
| Brand | Altera / Intel | Altera / Intel (same) | Altera / Intel (same) | Altera / Intel (same) | Altera / Intel (same) | Altera / Intel (same) | Altera / Intel (same) |
| Logic Elements | 41,250 | 41,250 | 41,250 | 41,250 | 41,250 | 41,250 | 41,250 |
| User I/Os | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 |
| Speed Grade | -7L (commercial, low-power bin) | -7 (commercial, standard bin) | -7 (extended screening) | -6 (faster) | -6 (faster, lead-free) | -7 (FF faster silicon) | -7 (DF lower-power silicon) |
| Transceiver Rate | 500 Mbps to 3.1875 Gbps | 500 Mbps to 3.1875 Gbps | 500 Mbps to 3.1875 Gbps | 500 Mbps to 3.1875 Gbps | 500 Mbps to 3.1875 Gbps | 500 Mbps to 3.1875 Gbps | 500 Mbps to 3.1875 Gbps |
| Process / Core Voltage | 130 nm / 1.5 V | 130 nm / 1.5 V | 130 nm / 1.5 V | 130 nm / 1.5 V | 130 nm / 1.5 V | 130 nm / 1.5 V | 130 nm / 1.5 V (lower-power) |
| Lifecycle Status | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete |
| Unit Price (qty 1, USD) | 285.00 | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] |
Key Differentiators
- Lower-power L-bin speed grade (vs EP1SGX40GF1020C7)
- Integrated multi-gigabit transceivers up to 3.1875 Gbps (vs EP1SGX40FF1020C7)
- GF die revision vs DF (lower-power) (vs EP1SGX40DF1020C7)
Design Notes
The EP1SGX40GF1020C7L is built on a 130 nm process and dissipates an estimated 5-10 W under typical utilization. Estimated (based on Stratix GX family power calculator): at 100% transceiver utilization and 75% logic toggle rate, expect junction-to-ambient thermal resistance around 8-12 C/W on a 4-layer JEDEC board. Provide a heatsink or forced-air cooling in sealed enclosures, especially when operating near the -7 commercial junction limit.
The 1020-ball FC-FBGA package requires a flip-chip PCB land pattern with non-solder-mask-defined (NSMD) pads. Use 0.4 mm ball pitch layout per Altera package guidelines and follow controlled-impedance design rules for transceiver differential pairs (typically 100 ohm differential). Decouple each power rail (VCCINT 1.5 V, VCCIO 2.5/3.3 V, VCCA PLL analog) with bulk + 0.1 uF + 1 nF capacitor groups placed within 5 mm of the respective balls.
Route multi-gigabit transceiver channels on the top signal layers with continuous reference plane and matched length within 0.13 mm (5 mil) intra-pair and 0.5 mm (20 mil) inter-pair. Per the Stratix GX datasheet, AC-coupling capacitors (0.01 uF) must be placed close to the transmitter side. Avoid via stubs on the high-speed serial traces; use back-drilling or micro-vias if layer transitions are unavoidable.
Quartus II versions 9.1 and earlier are the last releases supporting the Stratix GX family; newer Quartus Prime editions (13.0+) dropped support. Do not attempt migration of compiled bitstreams across families. Also note that the 'L' suffix denotes a slower bin of the -7 grade - if timing closure fails, switch to the standard -7 (C7) variant which has identical pinout.
Compliance Information
Original Altera Stratix GX family parts predate formal RoHS documentation in many distributor databases. Confirm lot-by-lot compliance with supplier. Not applicable for AEC-Q100 (FPGA, not automotive-grade IC).
