EPF6016TC144-3N - FLEX 6000 FPGA 16K Gates 117 IOs | Intel
N.º da peça: EPF6016TC144-3N ✗ Fim de vida| Qtd. | Preço unitário | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18.5 | $18,50 |
| 10 | $16.4 | $164,00 |
| 100 | $14.2 | $1.420,00 |
| 500 | $12.1 | $6.050,00 |
| 1.000 | $10.5 | $10.500,00 |
EPF6016TC144-3N Visão geral
A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a semiconductor device built around an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs/LABs) connected by programmable interconnect, allowing hardware designers to implement arbitrary digital logic that can be re-programmed in the field. FPGAs sit within the programmable logic hierarchy between simple SPLDs/CPLDs and full-custom ASICs, and the FLEX 6000 family uses SRAM configuration cells, so the design is loaded from an external configuration memory on every power-up. The EPF6016TC144-3N is a low-density, low-cost member of this family aimed at glue-logic, bus-interface, and small state-machine designs.
Key features of the EPF6016TC144-3N include 117 user I/O pins distributed across the 144-pin TQFP footprint, 132 LABs providing the basic logic granularity of the FLEX 6000 architecture, and a 172 MHz internal operating frequency that supports common 33/66/100 MHz bus interfaces. The device supports multiple I/O standards and is configured via the Altera (now Intel) Quartus / MAX+PLUS II development flow, with EDIF 2.0/3.0, VHDL, Verilog HDL, and AHDL interfaces accepted at design entry.
The FLEX 6000 architecture is built on a CMOS SRAM process with a 5V-tolerant I/O ring (typical for this family) and a lookup-table (LUT)-based LAB that contains eight logic elements. Because the configuration is volatile, a serial or parallel configuration PROM (such as an EPC2 or EPC16) must be present on the board to load the bitstream at power-up. The EPF6016TC144-3N's 132 LABs give roughly the same logic capacity as 2,000-3,000 typical gates of usable logic, depending on synthesis efficiency.
Typical applications for the EPF6016TC144-3N include bus-bridging glue logic between microprocessors and peripherals, small DSP or state-machine controllers, legacy parallel-port emulation, prototype ASIC replacement, and industrial-control interface logic. The FLEX 6000 family was designed as a low-cost alternative to gate-array ASICs for high-volume applications where design changes are still expected during prototyping.
When designing with this device, plan for an external configuration memory because the FLEX 6000 SRAM cells lose their pattern at power-down. The 144-pin TQFP package has generous board-area requirements compared to modern BGA FPGAs, so reserve roughly 22 × 22 mm of PCB area. Quartus support for FLEX 6000 is legacy, so verify that the latest Quartus version still supports this older device family before committing to it for new designs.
This page consolidates distributor stock and pricing, drop-in TQFP-144 alternatives from the FLEX 6000 family, and practical design notes that go beyond the manufacturer datasheet.
Alternativas drop-in para EPF6016TC144-3N — mesmo encapsulamento, compatível pino a pino. Peças de encapsulamento diferente que exigem retrabalho na PCB são excluídas.
Variantes desta série
Modelos da mesma série compatíveis como drop-in com EPF6016TC144-3N (mesmo formato e footprint) — diferindo em Package, Operating Temperature, Configuration Method, Speed Grade, Process Technology.
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EPF6016TC144-3
✅ Drop-In ⚠️ Especificações não verificadas✓ Em estoque
$9.85 / unidade
Ver ficha técnica →EPF6016TC144-2N
✅ Drop-In ⚠️ Especificações não verificadas✓ Em estoque
$14.2 / unidade
Ver ficha técnica →EPF6016TI144-3N
✅ Drop-In ⚠️ Especificações não verificadas✓ Em estoque
$9.85 / unidade
Ver ficha técnica →EPF6016ATC144-3N
✅ Drop-In ⚠️ Especificações não verificadas✓ Em estoque
$12.4 / unidade
Ver ficha técnica →EPF6016ATC144-2N
✅ Drop-In ⚠️ Especificações não verificadas✓ Em estoque
$19.5 / unidade
Ver ficha técnica →EPF6016TC144-3N Classificações máximas e características elétricas
| Family | FLEX 6000 |
| Device Type | FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) |
| Usable Gates | 16,000 |
| Logic Array Blocks (LABs) | 132 |
| User I/Os | 117 |
| Internal Frequency | 172 MHz |
| Encapsulamento | TQFP-144 (Fine Line BGA-style TQFP) |
| Contagem de pinos | 144 |
| Speed Grade | -3 |
| Temperatura de operação | 0°C to 85°C (Commercial) |
| Tensão de alimentação | 3.3 V / 5 V (per FLEX 6000 family) |
| Configuration Memory | SRAM (volatile, requires external PROM) |
| Tipo de montagem | Surface Mount |
Configuração de pinos do EPF6016TC144-3N
| Pino 1 | I/O — User I/O (bank-specific voltage tolerance) |
| Pino 2 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 3 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 4 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 5 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 6 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 7 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 8 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 9 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 10 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 11 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage |
| Pino 12 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 13 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 14 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 15 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 16 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 17 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 18 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 19 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 20 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 21 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 22 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 23 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 24 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 25 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 26 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 27 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage |
| Pino 28 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 29 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 30 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 31 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 32 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 33 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 34 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 35 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 36 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 37 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 38 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 39 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 40 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 41 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 42 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 43 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage |
| Pino 44 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 45 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 46 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 47 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 48 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 49 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 50 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 51 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 52 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 53 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 54 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 55 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 56 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 57 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 58 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 59 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage |
| Pino 60 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 61 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 62 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 63 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 64 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 65 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 66 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 67 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 68 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 69 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 70 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 71 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 72 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 73 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 74 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 75 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage |
| Pino 76 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 77 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 78 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 79 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 80 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 81 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 82 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 83 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 84 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 85 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 86 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 87 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 88 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 89 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 90 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 91 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage |
| Pino 92 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 93 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 94 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 95 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 96 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 97 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 98 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 99 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 100 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 101 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 102 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 103 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 104 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 105 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 106 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 107 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage |
| Pino 108 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 109 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 110 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 111 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 112 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 113 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 114 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 115 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 116 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 117 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 118 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 119 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 120 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 121 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 122 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 123 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage |
| Pino 124 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 125 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 126 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 127 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 128 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 129 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 130 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 131 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| Pino 132 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 133 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 134 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 135 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 136 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 137 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 138 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 139 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage |
| Pino 140 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 141 | I/O — User I/O |
| Pino 142 | GND — Ground |
| Pino 143 | TCK — JTAG test clock (boundary scan) |
| Pino 144 | TDI — JTAG test data in |
Aplicações típicas
EPF6016TC144-3N é adequado para 6 aplicaçãos: Legacy Bus-Bridging Glue Logic, Industrial Control Interface Logic, Prototype ASIC Replacement, Custom State-Machine and Micro-Sequencer, Legacy Telecom Line-Card Glue Logic, Test & Measurement Front-End Logic.
Legacy Bus-Bridging Glue Logic
The EPF6016TC144-3N fits legacy bus-bridging designs because its 117 user I/Os can directly interface to 8/16/32-bit parallel buses (ISA, PC/104, VME, VXI, and proprietary backplanes) while its 172 MHz internal frequency supports 33/66 MHz bus timing. Its 132 LABs and 16,000 usable gates are typically enough to implement 2-4 bus-state machines, address decoding, wait-state insertion, and endian-conversion logic. Designers often place the device between a microprocessor bus and a peripheral bus with the SRAM configuration bitstream loaded from a small EPC2 or EPC16 PROM on every power-up.
Recomendado
Industrial Control Interface Logic
The EPF6016TC144-3N is widely deployed in industrial control interface boards that aggregate discrete I/O, optocoupler-isolated field signals, and stepper-motor pulse trains. Its TQFP-144 footprint gives 117 user I/Os that can be partitioned into multiple 8-bit or 16-bit ports with separate I/O standards (3.3 V / 5 V tolerant per FLEX 6000 family), letting a single device replace several 74-series glue-logic packages. The 0 to 85°C commercial temperature grade is acceptable for control-cabinet environments; for harsher field installations the industrial EPF6016TI144-3N is the drop-in alternative.
Recomendado
Prototype ASIC Replacement
The EPF6016TC144-3N serves as a low-cost prototype ASIC replacement for high-volume products where the design is still evolving. The FLEX 6000 family was explicitly marketed by Altera as 'an ideal low-cost, programmable alternative to high-volume gate array applications,' and the EPF6016TC144-3N's 16,000 usable gates cover small gate-array designs like protocol bridges, peripheral controllers, or custom DSP pre-processors. Designers can prototype and validate the design in-system on the FLEX 6000, then transition to a masked gate array for production without changing the RTL.
Recomendado
Custom State-Machine and Micro-Sequencer
The EPF6016TC144-3N's 132 LABs map well to multi-state finite-state machines and micro-sequencers that control test equipment, telecom line cards, or instrumentation. Designers can implement 20-40 state machines in parallel because each LAB holds eight logic elements (LEs) and each LE contains a 4-input LUT plus a register; the 172 MHz fMAX allows state transitions at 50-100 MHz. The Quartus state-machine entry mode and AHDL syntax let engineers describe these controllers concisely and re-program the device during debug.
Recomendado
Legacy Telecom Line-Card Glue Logic
The EPF6016TC144-3N was widely adopted in telecom line cards as glue logic between TDM framers, HDLC controllers, T1/E1 transceivers, and the host CPU bus. Its 117 user I/Os can route 4-8 E1/T1 data streams plus framing and clock distribution in a single device, and the FLEX 6000 family supports 3.3 V and 5 V I/O standards needed for legacy telecom ASIC interfaces. Because the part is now obsolete, telecom operators maintain last-time-buy stock for repair purposes, often pairing it with the industrial-temperature EPF6016TI144-3N for outdoor cabinets.
Recomendado
Test & Measurement Front-End Logic
The EPF6016TC144-3N is a useful front-end controller in test and measurement instruments where it routes analog MUX channels, trigger signals, and timing markers between the ADC front-end and the DSP/FPGA back-end. Its 132 LABs allow implementation of complex trigger sequencers and pattern generators, while the 172 MHz internal frequency supports timing-marker generation at sub-10 ns resolution. The TQFP-144 footprint is large enough to break out 117 I/Os for direct probing, simplifying board bring-up and ATE fixture design.
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Comparação com alternativas
| Parâmetro | Este produto | EPF6016TC144-3 | EPF6016TC144-2N | EPF6016TI144-3N | EPF6016ATC144-3N | EPF6016ATC144-2N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| Package | TQFP-144 | TQFP-144 - same | TQFP-144 - same | TQFP-144 - same | TQFP-144 - same | TQFP-144 - same |
| Speed Grade | -3 | -3 | -2 (slower ~15%) | -3 | -3 | -2 (slower ~15%) |
| Logic Capacity (gates) | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| LABs | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
| User I/Os | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 |
| Operating Temperature | 0 to 85°C (Commercial) | 0 to 85°C (Commercial) | 0 to 85°C (Commercial) | -40 to +85°C (Industrial) | 0 to 85°C (Commercial) | 0 to 85°C (Commercial) |
| Finish / RoHS | Lead-free (N finish) | Leaded SnPb (non-RoHS) | Lead-free (N finish) | Lead-free (N finish) | Lead-free (N finish) | Lead-free (N finish) |
Principais diferenciais
- Identical die, faster speed grade (vs EPF6016TC144-2N)
- Industrial temperature range (vs EPF6016TC144-3)
- Lead-free terminal finish (vs EPF6016TC144-3)
Notas de projeto
The FLEX 6000 family requires two supply rails: VCCINT for the core logic (typically 3.3 V or 5 V depending on the specific FLEX 6000 variant) and VCCIO for each I/O bank (selectable 3.3 V or 5 V per bank). Decouple each VCCINT pin with a 0.1 µF ceramic capacitor placed as close to the pin as possible, and add a bulk 10-47 µF tantalum or aluminum polymer capacitor near the device. Power-up sequencing requires VCCINT to ramp before or simultaneously with VCCIO to prevent I/O latch-up; the FLEX 6000 datasheet specifies tRAMP and tRST timing requirements that must be observed.
Because the FLEX 6000 family uses volatile SRAM configuration cells, the EPF6016TC144-3N loses its bitstream every time power is removed. A configuration PROM (such as EPC2LC20, EPC4, or EPC8) must be present on every board, connected to the dedicated configuration pins (nCONFIG, nSTATUS, CONF_DONE, DCLK, DATA0). During board bring-up, a missing or mis-programmed configuration PROM is the single most common cause of a 'dead' FLEX 6000 board; verify the PROM seating and bitstream CRC before debugging the FPGA logic itself.
The TQFP-144 package requires approximately 22 × 22 mm of board area with 0.5 mm pitch leads; use a 4-layer PCB with continuous ground and power planes directly under the device to provide low-impedance returns for the 117 high-speed I/O signals. Route all I/O signals on the top layer with the second-layer ground plane providing reference, and escape the inner-lead rows with 0.2 mm traces and 0.5 mm vias to inner signal layers. Keep JTAG pins (TCK, TDI, TDO, TMS) away from clock I/Os to avoid noise coupling into the boundary-scan circuitry.
Estimated: at maximum toggle rate (all 117 I/Os switching at 100 MHz, 15 pF load), the EPF6016TC144-3N dissipates approximately 0.6-1.0 W. With TQFP-144 theta_JA around 35-40 °C/W in still air, junction temperature rise is roughly 30-40 °C above ambient - acceptable for the 0 to 85°C commercial rating. For enclosed industrial cabinets, add a small copper pour or thermal pad underneath the package to keep Tj below 100 °C for long-term reliability.
Informações de conformidade
Lead-free per the 'N' suffix designation in the FLEX 6000 family nomenclature. Halogen-free status not explicitly stated in available data. AEC-Q100 not applicable - this is a commercial/industrial SRAM-based FPGA, not an automotive-qualified part.