EP20K1000CB652C9ES - APEX 20KC FPGA, 1M Gates, 652-BGA | Intel
MPN: EP20K1000CB652C9ES β Last Time Buy| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
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| 1 | $145 | $145.00 |
| 10 | $130 | $1,300.00 |
| 100 | $115 | $11,500.00 |
| 250 | $108 | $27,000.00 |
| 500 | $99.5 | $49,750.00 |
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EP20K1000CB652C9ES Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Series | APEX 20KC |
| Number of Logic Elements / Cells | 38,400 |
| Total RAM Bits | 327,680 |
| Number of Gates | 1,772,000 |
| Number of Logic Array Blocks (LABs) | 3,840 |
| Number of I/O | 488 |
| Voltage - Supply | 1.8 V |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C |
| Speed Grade | C9 |
| Process Technology | 0.15 um CMOS |
| Package / Case | 652-BGA (FineLine BGA) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL) | 3 (168 hours) |
| Packaging | Tray |
| Programmability | In-system (JTAG IEEE 1149.1 / IEEE 1532) |
EP20K1000CB652C9ES 652-bga (fineline bga) Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for EP20K1000CB652C9ES (652-bga (fineline bga) 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.
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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
EP20K1000CB652C9ES is suitable for 7 applications: Telecommunications Line Card Glue Logic, High-Speed Data-Path Bridge, ATM Switch Fabric Controller, Protocol Conversion Engine, Legacy Industrial Controller Backplane, DSP Co-Processor for Medical Imaging, Test and Measurement Instrumentation Front-End.
Telecommunications Line Card Glue Logic
The EP20K1000CB652C9ES fits telecommunications line card glue logic because its 1,772,000 gates and 488 user I/O pins handle the protocol bridging, bus arbitration, and FIFO buffering between network processors and physical-layer devices per the APEX 20K datasheet. Its 16 embedded system blocks provide dual-port RAM and CAM resources directly suited to ATM cell buffering and SONET framer interfacing. The MultiVolt I/O interface bridges legacy 5V devices to modern 1.8V ASICs without external level shifters. Designers typically pair it with a Tsi568A serial switch or a PowerQUICC processor, where the FPGA implements the local bus controller, interrupt aggregator, and traffic-shaping logic.
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High-Speed Data-Path Bridge
The EP20K1000CB652C9ES enables high-speed data-path bridging because of its 327,680 bits of embedded dual-port RAM and 488 I/O pins supporting LVTTL and HSTL standards per the manufacturer datasheet. Designers use it to convert between parallel LVCMOS buses, serial LVDS links, and legacy FIFO interfaces in imaging and DSP aggregation boards. The C9 speed grade delivers the timing margin needed for 133 MHz PCI or 200 MHz Utopia interfaces. A typical application is bridging a TI TMS320C6416 DSP to a host CPU across a custom FIFO bus with hardware-accelerated scatter-gather DMA logic implemented in the FPGA fabric.
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ATM Switch Fabric Controller
The EP20K1000CB652C9ES is well matched to ATM switch fabric control because its 16 embedded system blocks support CAM operations per the Altera APEX 20K datasheet. The fabric performs VPI/VCI lookup, connection admission control, and cell routing decisions that previously required external CAM chips. With 488 user I/O pins, the FPGA can connect to multiple OC-3/OC-12 framers simultaneously while preserving plenty of logic headroom for traffic shaping. This CAM capability, combined with 1.8V core power and industrial temperature operation, makes the device a preferred legacy controller in telecom central-office equipment where backward compatibility is critical.
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Protocol Conversion Engine
The EP20K1000CB652C9ES handles protocol conversion between legacy bus architectures because its 38,400 logic elements provide sufficient capacity for multi-protocol state machines per the APEX 20K datasheet. Common deployments include I2C-to-SPI bridges, UART-to-USB protocol converters, and parallel-bus-to-I2S audio format adapters. The embedded dual-port RAM simplifies FIFO design between asynchronous clock domains at different baud rates. Designers typically implement 4-8 independent protocol converter channels in a single FPGA while leaving ~40% of logic capacity for application-specific glue.
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Legacy Industrial Controller Backplane
The EP20K1000CB652C9ES supports legacy industrial controller backplanes because its MultiVolt I/O and 488 user I/O pins accommodate a mix of 5V ISA, 3.3V PCI, and 1.8V ASIC interfaces per the manufacturer datasheet. Industrial automation systems built in the late 1990s and early 2000s often used this FPGA as a programmable glue layer on VME or CompactPCI backplanes. The 1.8V core and 0.15 um CMOS process deliver lower power than competing 5V-only PLDs while maintaining 5V-tolerant I/O for backward compatibility.
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DSP Co-Processor for Medical Imaging
The EP20K1000CB652C9ES serves as a DSP co-processor in medical imaging because its 1,772,000 gates and embedded dual-port RAM accelerate FFT and convolution operations per the Altera APEX 20K datasheet. Ultrasound beamformers and MRI pre-processors offload pixel pipelines and FIR filter banks to the FPGA, freeing the host CPU for user-interface and diagnostics tasks. The industrial -40C to +85C temperature grade and surface-mount BGA package suit the controlled thermal environment of cart-based imaging systems. Designers use Quartus II with the APEX 20KC DSP development kit to implement parallel multiply-accumulate arrays.
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Test and Measurement Instrumentation Front-End
The EP20K1000CB652C9ES fits test and measurement front-ends because its high I/O count, embedded CAM, and configurable I/O standards support pattern generation and protocol analysis per the manufacturer datasheet. Logic analyzers, BERT testers, and protocol exercisers use this FPGA to implement custom stimulus generators with on-the-fly reconfiguration via JTAG. The 327,680 bits of embedded RAM provide deep capture buffers for protocol traces, while the 488 I/O pins enable direct connection to high-pin-count DUT fixtures. Pairing it with a host processor allows the system to stream captures over USB or Ethernet for offline analysis.
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Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | EP20K1000CB652C8ES | EP20K1000CB652C7NJ | EP20K600CB652C7 | EP20K400CB652C7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) | Intel (Altera) |
| Package | 652-BGA | 652-BGA (same) | 652-BGA (same) | 652-BGA (same) | 652-BGA (same) |
| Family | APEX 20KC | APEX 20KC | APEX 20KC | APEX 20KC | APEX 20KC |
| Number of Gates | 1,772,000 | 1,772,000 | 1,772,000 | 600,000 | 400,000 |
| Logic Elements / Cells | 38,400 | 38,400 | 38,400 | 24,192 | 16,640 |
| Embedded RAM Bits | 327,680 | 327,680 | 327,680 | 311,296 | 212,992 |
| Max User I/O | 488 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 488 |
| Speed Grade | C9 | C8 (slower) | C7 (slower, military temp) | C7 (slower) | C7 (slower) |
| Core Voltage | 1.8 V | 1.8 V | 1.8 V | 1.8 V | 1.8 V |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C (industrial) | -40C to +85C (industrial) | -55C to +125C (military) | -40C to +85C (industrial) | -40C to +85C (industrial) |
Key Differentiators
- Highest logic capacity in the APEX 20KC family (vs EP20K600CB652C7)
- Industrial temperature grade at full logic capacity (vs EP20K1000CB652C7NJ)
- Embedded CAM capability for routing-table lookups (vs EP20K400CB652C7)
Design Notes
Decouple each VCCINT and VCCIO bank pin with a 0.1 uF X7R ceramic capacitor placed within 50 mils of the BGA pad, plus a 10 uF tantalum bulk capacitor per voltage rail. The 652-BGA package requires 8+ VCC pins and 8+ GND pins distributed across the package; follow the Altera AN 75 power distribution recommendations to avoid IR drop on the 1.8V core rail. Power-on ramp should be monotonic with a slew rate below 50 V/ms to prevent JTAG configuration latch-up.
Use a 12-layer or 14-layer PCB stack-up with continuous power and ground planes adjacent to the BGA footprint. The 652-ball FineLine BGA uses 1.27 mm pitch; escape routing requires micro-via (laser-drilled) or staggered via-in-pad technology. Maintain 50 ohm single-ended impedance on LVTTL/LVCMOS traces and 100 ohm differential impedance on LVDS pairs. Reference the Altera APEX 20K development board layout as a starting point for stack-up and decoupling.
Estimated: at typical utilization of 60% logic switching at 100 MHz I/O, the EP20K1000CB652C9ES dissipates approximately 3-5 W. The 652-BGA theta-JA is approximately 12 C/W with sufficient thermal vias to inner ground planes. Without thermal vias or airflow, junction temperature rise above ambient is 36-60 C, leaving headroom for industrial 85C operation. For full-utilization designs, recommend 200 LFM airflow or a heatsink attached to the package top.
Do not use EP20K1000CB652 variants with non-CB652 package codes as drop-in replacements; the pinout differs between BGA and other package options. Always verify the configuration mode (Passive Serial, Passive Parallel, or JTAG) before designing the configuration PROM circuit; mixing APEX 20K and APEX 20KC configuration bitstreams is not supported. For unused I/O pins, set them to input tri-stated with weak pull-up to avoid floating-pin supply leakage.
Compliance Information
RoHS and REACH compliance not explicitly stated in verified web data; consult Intel PSG product compliance documentation. APEX 20KC family predates widespread AEC-Q100 FPGA qualification, so AEC-Q100 is not applicable.
