EP20K30EFC144-3 - 30K APEX-20K FPGA, 144-LQFP | Intel / Altera
N.º da peça: EP20K30EFC144-3 ✗ Fim de vida| Qtd. | Preço unitário | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18.5 | $18,50 |
| 10 | $16.2 | $162,00 |
| 100 | $13.8 | $1.380,00 |
| 500 | $11.9 | $5.950,00 |
| 1.000 | $10.4 | $10.400,00 |
EP20K30EFC144-3 Visão geral
An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) is a semiconductor integrated circuit containing an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs), programmable interconnects, and dedicated I/O cells. FPGAs sit within the broader taxonomy: programmable logic device (PLD) -> FPGA -> programmable logic -> digital IC -> semiconductor. The APEX-20K family combines look-up-table based logic, embedded memory (ESB), and a special-purpose MultiCore architecture that supports system-level functions such as PCI, DDR, and processor interfaces without external glue logic.
Key features of the EP20K30EFC144-3 include a 160 MHz internal operating frequency, a propagation delay of approximately 1.68 ns, support for 408 user I/O pins (varies by package - the 144-LQFP exposes 92), and a 1.8V core supply. The MultiCore architecture integrates lookup-table (LUT) logic, product-term logic, and embedded memory in a single die, allowing designers to mix datapath, state-machine, and on-chip buffering functions on one device. The "E" suffix denotes enhanced features, "FC" indicates the 144-pin LQFP package, and "-3" marks the speed grade.
Typical applications include telecommunications line cards, industrial control boards, and DSP coprocessing where a programmable logic device with embedded memory offers a more flexible alternative to fixed-function ASICs. The APEX-20K architecture supports high-speed LVDS, PCI bus interfaces, and on-chip dual-port RAM for FIFO and ping-pong buffer designs. Combined with the Quartus-II development toolchain (legacy support via MAX+PLUS II), the device remains usable in long-lifecycle systems where re-programmability is a design requirement.
Alternativas drop-in para EP20K30EFC144-3 — mesmo encapsulamento, compatível pino a pino. Peças de encapsulamento diferente que exigem retrabalho na PCB são excluídas.
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Ver ficha técnica →EP20K30EFC144-3 Classificações máximas e características elétricas
| Series | APEX-20K |
| Family | APEX-20K FPGA |
| Logic Elements / Cells | 1200 |
| Total System Gates | 30,000 (typical) |
| Total RAM Bits | 24576 |
| Number of User I/Os (per pkg) | 92 (144-LQFP) |
| User I/Os (max per family) | 408 |
| Internal Operating Frequency | 160 MHz |
| Propagation Delay | 1.68 ns (typical) |
| Logic Family | CMOS |
| Process Technology | 0.22 um |
| Core Supply Voltage | 1.71 V to 1.89 V |
| Architecture | MultiCore (LUT + product-term + ESB) |
| Encapsulamento / Caixa | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) |
| Tipo de montagem | Surface Mount |
| Temperatura de operação | 0C to +85C |
| Speed Grade | -3 |
| Development Tool (legacy) | Quartus II / MAX+PLUS II |
Configuração de pinos do EP20K30EFC144-3
| Pino 1 | I/O — User I/O pin (function varies by Quartus pin assignment) |
| Pino 2 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 3 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 4 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 5 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 6 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 7 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 8 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 9 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 10 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 11 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 12 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 13 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 14 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 15 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 16 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 17 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 18 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (1.8V) |
| Pino 19 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 20 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 21 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 22 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 23 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 24 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 25 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 26 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 27 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 28 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 29 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 30 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 31 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 32 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 33 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 34 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 35 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 36 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 37 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 38 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 39 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 40 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 41 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 42 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 43 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 44 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 45 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (1.8V) |
| Pino 46 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 47 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 48 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 49 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 50 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 51 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 52 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 53 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 54 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 55 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 56 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 57 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 58 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 59 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 60 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 61 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 62 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 63 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 64 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 65 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 66 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 67 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 68 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 69 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 70 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 71 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (1.8V) |
| Pino 72 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 73 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 74 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 75 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 76 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 77 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 78 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 79 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 80 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 81 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 82 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 83 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 84 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 85 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 86 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 87 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 88 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 89 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 90 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 91 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 92 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 93 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 94 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 95 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (1.8V) |
| Pino 96 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 97 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 98 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 99 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 100 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 101 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 102 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 103 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 104 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 105 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 106 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 107 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 108 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 109 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 110 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 111 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 112 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 113 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 114 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 115 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 116 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 117 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 118 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 119 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 120 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (1.8V) |
| Pino 121 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 122 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 123 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 124 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 125 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 126 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 127 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 128 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 129 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 130 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 131 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 132 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 133 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 134 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 135 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 136 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 137 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 138 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 139 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 140 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 141 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 142 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 143 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| Pino 144 | I/O — User I/O pin |
Aplicações típicas
EP20K30EFC144-3 é adequado para 7 aplicaçãos: Telecommunications Line Card Glue Logic, PCI Bus Interface Controller, Industrial Motor Control DSP Coprocessor, Legacy Avionics Display Controller, Medical Imaging Pre-Processor, Test & Measurement Instrumentation Backend, Legacy Networking Switch Fabric.
Telecommunications Line Card Glue Logic
The EP20K30EFC144-3's 30K gates and 92 I/Os at 160 MHz fit legacy telecom line cards where it implements bus arbitration, framing, and serializer/deserializer glue between framers and network processors. The MultiCore architecture lets designers mix LUT logic, product-term state machines, and embedded dual-port RAM FIFOs on one die. Placed between the framer IC and the network processor, it replaces multiple 74-series PAL/GAL devices with one programmable part; this shrinks PCB area but requires careful 1.8V core/3.3V I/O bank decoupling.
Recomendado
PCI Bus Interface Controller
The EP20K30EFC144-3 implements 32-bit/33 MHz PCI target or master interfaces in industrial backplanes, leveraging its MultiCore architecture to integrate PCI-IP cores, parity logic, and configuration-space registers. With 24 Kb of embedded RAM it can host small FIFOs for posted-write buffers; its 92 I/Os comfortably route a full 32-bit PCI bus plus sideband signals. Compared with discrete PCI chipsets, the FPGA adds programmable interrupt routing and hot-swap state machines, at the cost of a 1.8V core rail that demands separate LDO regulation.
Recomendado
Industrial Motor Control DSP Coprocessor
In industrial drives, the EP20K30EFC144-3 acts as a coprocessor alongside a microcontroller/DSP, performing high-speed PWM generation, quadrature decoding, and current-sense signal conditioning. Its 160 MHz internal frequency and 1.68 ns propagation delay support sub-microsecond control loops, while the embedded memory blocks (24 Kb total) implement capture/compare registers and dead-time insertion. The 144-LQFP package is hand-solderable for prototype boards, and the 92 I/Os handle 3-phase gate-driver signals plus encoder feedback.
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Legacy Avionics Display Controller
Long-lifecycle avionics platforms use the EP20K30EFC144-3 as a display refresh controller, mixing LUT logic for pixel mapping, embedded RAM for line buffers, and 92 I/Os for LVDS/TTL panel drive. The APEX-20K MultiCore architecture lets the design host both RGB-timing generation and on-screen character overlay in one device. The 0C to +85C commercial temperature range matches cockpit display requirements, while the 144-LQFP allows through-hole-friendly rework during certification cycles.
Recomendado
Medical Imaging Pre-Processor
Ultrasound and patient-monitoring front-ends leverage the EP20K30EFC144-3 for beamforming pre-processing, FIR filter pipelines, and DMA channel management. The 24 Kb of embedded memory holds sample-rate conversion buffers, while the 160 MHz fabric runs parallel multiply-accumulate paths for real-time signal conditioning. With 92 I/Os the FPGA interfaces to multi-channel ADC front-ends and a host CPU; commercial temperature grade suits cart-based medical equipment but not implantable applications.
Recomendado
Test & Measurement Instrumentation Backend
Bench-top instruments (logic analyzers, protocol testers, ATE) use the EP20K30EFC144-3 as a timing/formatter backend, capturing high-speed digital channels and re-formatting them for a host CPU. The MultiCore architecture's product-term logic excels at protocol state machines (I2C, SPI, UART, JTAG), while LUT logic runs parallel pattern matching. With 24 Kb of embedded RAM it implements deep capture FIFOs; 92 I/Os handle multi-channel probes, and the 144-LQFP simplifies instrument reworks during calibration.
Recomendado
Legacy Networking Switch Fabric
Small-form-factor networking switches use the EP20K30EFC144-3 as a port-arbitration and statistics-collection engine, sitting between PHYs and a switch-ASIC. The embedded RAM (24 Kb) holds per-port counters and rate-limiting tables, while the MultiCore fabric handles VLAN tagging and QoS scheduling. At 160 MHz internal frequency, the FPGA can sustain wire-speed processing on Fast Ethernet / Gigabit port counts that the 92 I/Os can comfortably route. The 144-LQFP package is repair-friendly in deployed switches.
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Dados de referência de engenharia para EP20K30EFC144-3 — comparação, orientação de projeto e informações de conformidade.
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Comparação com alternativas
| Parâmetro | Este produto | EP20K30EFC144-2X | EP20K30EFC144-1N | EP20K30EFC144-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) - same | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) - same | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) - same |
| Brand | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) |
| Series / Family | APEX-20K (30K gates) | APEX-20K (30K gates) | APEX-20K (30K gates) | APEX-20K (30K gates) |
| Speed Grade | -3 (fastest) | -2 (slower) | -1 (slowest) | -1 (slowest) |
| Logic Elements | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Total RAM Bits | 24576 | 24576 | 24576 | 24576 |
| User I/Os (144-LQFP) | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 |
| Core Voltage | 1.71V-1.89V | 1.71V-1.89V | 1.71V-1.89V | 1.71V-1.89V |
| Operating Temperature | 0C to +85C (commercial) | 0C to +85C (commercial) | 0C to +85C (commercial) | 0C to +85C (commercial) |
| Lifecycle Status | Obsolete (aftermarket only) | Obsolete (aftermarket only) | Obsolete (aftermarket only) | Obsolete (aftermarket only) |
Principais diferenciais
- Highest APEX-20K speed grade available in 144-LQFP (vs EP20K30EFC144-2X)
- MultiCore architecture with embedded RAM and LUT/product-term logic (vs Discrete PAL/GAL + SRAM glue)
- 144-LQFP package is hand-reworkable vs BGA alternatives (vs EP20K30EBC356-3 (BGA-356))
Notas de projeto
The EP20K30EFC144-3 requires both a 1.8V VCCINT core supply and one or more VCCIO rails for its I/O banks (typically 3.3V). Use a low-noise LDO (e.g., 1.8V LDO from a 3.3V rail) for VCCINT, and place 0.1uF ceramic decoupling capacitors close to every VCCINT/VCCIO pin plus bulk 10uF capacitors on each supply island. Multiple GND pins must all be tied to a low-impedance ground plane.
The 144-LQFP package has a 0.5 mm pin pitch - PCB design must use 4-mil traces/vias and a 0.4 mm solder stencil aperture. Route high-speed I/O (LVDS, clock) first with controlled impedance (50 ohm single-ended, 100 ohm differential), keep clock traces short, and place a ground guard via fence between switching signals to limit crosstalk. Exposed-pad variants of the family exist but the 144-LQFP does not include an exposed pad.
Estimated: configuration bitstream size for a fully-utilized APEX-20K 30K-gate design can reach ~0.6 Mbit; verify your configuration PROM (e.g., EPC2, EPC4) is sized accordingly before board bring-up. Do NOT leave MSEL pins floating - they set configuration mode (AS, PS, JTAG). Also, I/O pins are tri-stated during configuration; add external pull-ups if bus contention with another device is possible at power-up.
Informações de conformidade
APEX-20K family predates widespread RoHS enforcement; specific compliance depends on date code and finishing. AEC-Q100 not applicable (commercial-grade FPGA). Consult distributor environmental documentation for the specific lot.