5CSEBA2U23I7
5CSEBA2U23I7 - Cyclone V SE SoC FPGA 25K LE | Intel/Altera
The Intel/Altera 5CSEBA2U23I7 is a Cyclone V SE System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGA integrating dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore hard processor system with CoreSight debug and 25,000 logic elements in a 672-pin UBG (UBGA, 23x23 mm) package. It is fabricated on TSMC's 28 nm low-power process and operates at a nominal 1.1 V core supply with up to 800 MHz HPS clock and FPGA fabric performance matched to the broader Cyclone V SE family. The combination of a feature-rich HPS (dual Cortex-A9, NEON, L1/L2 cache, DDR3 controller, USB, gigabit Ethernet, NAND/NOR flash controller, CAN, SPI, I2C, UART) with a low-power programmable logic fabric makes this part a single-chip solution for cost-sensitive embedded applications.
What is an SoC FPGA? An SoC FPGA is a heterogeneous computing device that integrates a hard processor system (HPS) with an FPGA fabric on the same die. The architecture combines the deterministic real-time performance and parallel processing of FPGA logic with the sequential software execution of an application-class processor, allowing designers to partition workloads between hardware acceleration and software. Within Intel's Cyclone V family, the SE sub-series emphasizes low-power operation, integrated transceivers on higher-density devices, and processor-rich SoC variants tailored for industrial, motor control, video surveillance, and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications.
Key features of the 5CSEBA2U23I7 include 25K logic elements, 188 user I/O pins, embedded M10K memory blocks, embedded 18x18 multipliers (DSP blocks), hardware SDRAM controller in the HPS, and support for DDR2/DDR3/LPDDR2 external memory. The Cyclone V SE family supports a hardened memory controller, PCI Express Gen2 hard IP (on selected SKUs), and 3.125 Gbps transceivers on related packages. The 'B' suffix in 5CSEBA2U23I7 denotes the SE SoC variant with HPS, and the 'I7' speed/temperature grade indicates industrial temperature range (-40C to +100C) with -7 speed grade timing closure.
Architecturally, the device partitions into HPS (ARM Cortex-A9 dual core @ up to 800 MHz with NEON/FPU, 32 KB L1 per core, 512 KB shared L2, system MMU, JTAG) and FPGA fabric (logic elements, M10K RAM blocks, MLABs, DSP blocks, PLLs, clock networks, IO banks). Communication between HPS and FPGA is via AXI/AVALON bridges offering hundreds of megabytes per second of throughput. This makes the part ideal for applications where software runs on Linux/RTOS while acceleration (image processing, motor control loops, signal conditioning) executes in the FPGA.
Typical applications include industrial motor control (servo drives, robotic arms), broadcast and pro-AV video processing, factory automation PLCs, machine vision, military/aerospace signal processing, medical imaging, and embedded HMI. The wide temperature grade and 28 nm low-power process also suit outdoor and ruggedized deployments. Compared with discrete processor-plus-FPGA designs, the SoC FPGA reduces BOM, board area, power, and signal-integrity risk on the HPS-FPGA interconnect.
Designers should pay attention to multi-rail power sequencing (1.1 V core, 2.5 V/3.3 V HPS IO, FPGA IO banks), thermal dissipation at high toggle rates, and DDR3 trace-length matching. Quartus Prime (Standard or Pro) is the supported toolchain for synthesis, place-and-route, HPS firmware generation, and debugging. For software development, Intel provides the SoC EDS toolset based on GCC and DS-5 debugger.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, same-brand alternatives in the Cyclone V SE family, and practical design notes that complement the official datasheet and product family guide.
USD $78,40
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