EP3C25F324C8N - 24,624 LEs Cyclone III FPGA, 324-BGA | Intel
MPN: EP3C25F324C8N ✓ فعالEP3C25F324C8N جائزہ
A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a reconfigurable semiconductor that lets engineers implement arbitrary digital logic, memory blocks, and DSP functions in silicon by loading a configuration bitstream. In the broader IC taxonomy, an FPGA sits below an ASIC in performance but above a microcontroller in flexibility, making it the workhorse for prototyping, low-volume custom logic, and parallel signal processing in industrial, communications, and test equipment.
Key features of the EP3C25F324C8N include 66 embedded 18x18 multipliers for DSP, four general-purpose PLLs for clock synthesis and skew management, and support for external memory interfaces including DDR/DDR2 SDRAM and QDRII SRAM. The 8 in the suffix indicates the device speed grade, while the C denotes the commercial 0 C to +85 C operating range. Compared with earlier Cyclone generations, this part delivers roughly 4x the logic capacity and significant power-per-LE reductions.
Typical applications span industrial motor and motion control, video processing pipelines, software-defined radio front-ends, telecom line cards, and ASIC prototyping platforms where the 215 I/O allow dense glue-logic integration with multiple parallel buses.
Designers should plan for JTAG-based configuration via a 10-pin header or Altera USB-Blaster download cable, place at least four 0.1 uF and one 10 uF decoupling capacitor near each power pin group, and consult the Cyclone III device handbook for I/O-bank VCCIO planning.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in alternatives within the Cyclone III family, and practical board-level design notes not collected in any single datasheet, giving engineers a one-stop reference for sourcing and second-sourcing this part.
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EP3C25F324C6N
✅ ڈراپ-اِنقیمت کے لیے رابطہ کریں
ڈیٹا شیٹ دیکھیں →EP3C25F324C7N
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ڈیٹا شیٹ دیکھیں →EP3C25F324C8
✅ ڈراپ-اِنقیمت کے لیے رابطہ کریں
ڈیٹا شیٹ دیکھیں →EP3C25F324I7N
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ڈیٹا شیٹ دیکھیں →EP3C16F484C8N
✅ ڈراپ-اِنقیمت کے لیے رابطہ کریں
ڈیٹا شیٹ دیکھیں →XC6SLX25-2CSG324C
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EP3C25F324C8N زیادہ سے زیادہ ریٹنگز اور برقی خصوصیات
| Family | Cyclone III |
| Series | Cyclone III |
| Logic Elements (LEs) | 24,624 |
| Total Memory Bits | 608,256 bits |
| Embedded Memory (Kbits) | 608 Kbits |
| Number of I/O | 215 |
| پیکیج | 324-BGA (FineLine) |
| Supply Voltage - Core | 1.2 V |
| ماؤنٹنگ ٹائپ | Surface Mount |
| آپریٹنگ درجہ حرارت | 0 C to +85 C (commercial, suffix C) |
| Speed Grade | 8 |
| Total RAM Bits | 608,256 |
| Process Node | 60 nm low-power CMOS |
| Number of Multipliers (18x18) | 66 |
| Number of PLLs | 4 |
| RoHS اسٹیٹس | Compliant |
EP3C25F324C8N پن کنفیگریشن
| پن A1 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 1 |
| پن A2 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 1 |
| پن A3 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 1 |
| پن A4 | VCCIO1 — I/O bank 1 supply voltage |
| پن A5 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 1 |
| پن B1 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 1 |
| پن B2 | GND — Ground |
| پن B3 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 1 |
| پن B4 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 1 |
| پن B5 | VCCIO1 — I/O bank 1 supply voltage |
| پن C1 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 1 |
| پن C2 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 1 |
| پن C3 | VCCINT — Core logic 1.2 V supply |
| پن C4 | GND — Ground |
| پن C5 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 1 |
| پن D1 | VCCIO2 — I/O bank 2 supply voltage |
| پن D2 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 2 |
| پن D3 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 2 |
| پن D4 | I/O — General purpose user I/O bank 2 |
| پن D5 | VCCIO2 — I/O bank 2 supply voltage |
عام استعمالات
EP3C25F324C8N کے لیے موزوں ہے 7 ایپلیکیشنs: Industrial Motor Control, Video Processing Pipeline, ASIC Prototyping Platform, Software-Defined Radio Front-End, Test & Measurement Instrumentation, Telecom Line Card Glue Logic, Educational FPGA Trainer Board.
Industrial Motor Control
The EP3C25F324C8N's 24,624 logic elements and 66 dedicated 18x18 multipliers make it well suited for field-oriented control (FOC) loops driving 3-phase PMSM or AC induction motors. Designers typically instantiate multiple PWM channels, encoder/QEI interfaces, and sigma-delta modulator decimators in parallel, exploiting the FPGA's hardware concurrency. The 215 user I/O accept simultaneous feedback from current shunts, resolver-to-digital converters, and Hall sensors without multiplexing. Compared with a microcontroller, the EP3C25 cuts FOC loop latency by 5-10x while operating in industrial enclosures between 0 C and +85 C; design with industrial-grade EP3C25F324I7N for harsher environments.
تجویز کردہ
Video Processing Pipeline
Mid-density Cyclone III devices like the EP3C25F324C8N have historically powered HD video overlay, color-space conversion, and deinterlacing boards. The 608 Kbits of block RAM buffer full video lines while the 66 multipliers handle real-time 2D filter kernels. The 215 I/O comfortably accept 24-bit RGB plus HSYNC/VSYNC, while the LVDS capability supports direct DVI/HDMI TMDS links through external buffers. Designers using the EP3C25 should budget for an external DDR2 memory chip for frame buffering and consult the Cyclone III external memory interface handbook for PHY timing closure.
تجویز کردہ
ASIC Prototyping Platform
With 24,624 LEs, 608 Kbits of RAM, and 66 multipliers, the EP3C25F324C8N is a workhorse for prototyping ASIC RTL before taping out. Quartus II supports ASIC prototyping flows including synthesis pragmas, pin-assignment reuse, and SCE-MI co-emulation. The 324-BGA exposes enough I/O to break out prototype ASIC pins to logic analyzers; multi-FPGA partitioning across two EP3C25 devices can validate ASICs up to ~5 million gates. Use the EP3C120F780C8N when prototyping larger ASICs.
تجویز کردہ
Software-Defined Radio Front-End
The EP3C25F324C8N implements digital down-conversion (DDC), digital up-conversion (DUC), and channelizer FIR filters for narrow-band SDR front-ends up to ~70 MHz of baseband bandwidth. The 66 multipliers handle 18x18 complex MACs at the device's internal Fmax, while the 4 PLLs synthesize independent sample clocks for ADC and DAC synchronization. Designers typically pair the EP3C25 with an external ADC such as the AD6645 and an FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) connector for software radio. Use the Lattice ECP3 family when tighter cost or lower power is required at the cost of DSP performance.
تجویز کردہ
Test & Measurement Instrumentation
Bench-top instruments such as logic analyzers, protocol exercisers, and arbitrary waveform generators use FPGAs like the EP3C25F324C8N to provide reconfigurable stimulus/response logic and high-speed parallel pattern generation. The 215 I/O accommodate multi-channel LVDS pattern I/O, while the 608 Kbits of block RAM implement deep capture buffers. Designers typically instantiate custom state machines using SCE-MI or UVVM verification methodology and stream captured data over Ethernet or USB to host software.
تجویز کردہ
Telecom Line Card Glue Logic
Carriers and OEMs have deployed Cyclone III EP3C25F324C8N devices on telecom line cards as glue logic between network processors, TDM framers, and SERDES transceivers. The 215 user I/O accept multi-standard LVCMOS/LVTTL/LVDS signaling, eliminating external transceiver buffers. The 4 PLLs synthesize independent clocks for backplane SERDES, framer, and CPU subsystems. For new designs, the Cyclone IV EP4CE25F23C8N is a recommended migration path with similar density at lower static power.
تجویز کردہ
Educational FPGA Trainer Board
Universities and training centers have adopted the EP3C25F324C8N on DE0/DE2-style development boards because the 24K LE density supports full RISC-V soft cores, HDMI output, audio CODEC interfaces, and on-board DDR2 memory exercises in a single semester course. The Quartus II Web Edition is free for students, lowering adoption cost. The 324-BGA package is large enough to be hand-solderable with a hot-air rework station for board repair.
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متبادلات کے ساتھ موازنہ
| پیرامیٹر | یہ پروڈکٹ | EP3C25F324C6N | EP3C25F324I7N | XC6SLX25-2CSG324C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel | Intel | Xilinx |
| Package | 324-BGA FineLine | 324-BGA FineLine | 324-BGA FineLine | 324-BGA CSG324 |
| Logic Elements / LUTs | 24,624 LEs | 24,624 LEs | 24,624 LEs | ~24,051 LUTs |
| Embedded Memory | 608 Kbits | 608 Kbits | 608 Kbits | 936 Kbits |
| Multipliers (18x18) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 38 DSP slices |
| Speed Grade | 8 | 6 | 7 | -2 |
| Operating Temperature | 0 C to +85 C (commercial) | 0 C to +85 C | -40 C to +100 C (industrial) | 0 C to +85 C |
| User I/O | 215 | 215 | 215 | 226 |
اہم امتیازی خصوصیات
- Higher logic density than Cyclone III smaller-package variants (بمقابلہEP3C25F256C8N)
- Established Cyclone III ecosystem with mature Quartus II support (بمقابلہXC6SLX25-2CSG324C (Xilinx Spartan-6))
- Commercial 0-85 C temperature grade available at lower cost than industrial variant (بمقابلہEP3C25F324I7N)
ڈیزائن نوٹس
The 324-BGA FineLine package uses 1.0 mm ball pitch and demands 4-layer PCB stack-up with a continuous ground pour directly under the BGA. Use microvia (laser-drilled) technology with 0.4 mm via pads to fan out the inner rows; via-in-pad with filled and plated-over copper caps is recommended for ground and power balls to improve thermal dissipation. A thermal pad pattern matching the package center pad (if exposed) must be soldered to a copper pour connected to GND.
Plan a multi-rail power tree for VCCINT (1.2 V core), VCCIO1-VCCIO8 (per-bank I/O voltages, often 1.8 V, 2.5 V, and 3.3 V mixed), and analog PLL VCC (2.5 V). Place at least one 0.1 uF decoupling capacitor per power pin within 2 mm of the ball, plus one 10 uF bulk capacitor per supply rail. Estimated: a fully utilized EP3C25 at 100% toggle rate draws ~0.5-0.8 A on VCCINT; size the 1.2 V regulator to deliver at least 1.2 A with 200 mV headroom.
Do not leave JTAG pins floating - TMS and TDI require 4.7 kohm pull-ups to VCCIO of the JTAG bank, and TCK requires a 4.7 kohm pull-down. Failing to do so prevents configuration startup on power-on reset. Also, the nCONFIG pin must see a clean 0-1 transition; a slow RC ramp on nCONFIG can cause intermittent configuration failures. Use a dedicated reset supervisor IC rather than an RC network for production boards.
When using LVDS signaling on Cyclone III I/O banks, route the LVDS pairs as 100 ohm differential microstrip with matched length within 5 mils (0.13 mm). Place the external 100 ohm termination resistor as close as possible to the receiver ball. For DDR/DDR2 external memory interfaces, follow the Cyclone III device handbook read-capture and write-capture timing guidelines and run Quartus TimeQuest to verify margins.
تعمیل کی معلومات
RoHS compliant per Intel Cyclone III PCN materials declaration. Not AEC-Q100 qualified - the automotive market uses the equivalent Cyclone IV or Cyclone V families. Lead-free SAC305 assembly with 245 C peak reflow recommended.
