EP1C6TC144 - Cyclone 5,980 LEs FPGA | Altera | TQFP-144
MPN: EP1C6TC144 ✗ Cuối đờiEP1C6TC144 Tóm tắt
A Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a programmable logic device (PLD) that allows designers to implement custom digital logic, memory blocks, and I/O protocols by configuring an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs), embedded RAM, and routing resources after PCB assembly. FPGAs sit hierarchically under programmable logic -> logic IC -> integrated circuit -> semiconductor. Unlike an ASIC, an FPGA is reprogrammable in-system, making it ideal for prototyping, low-volume production, and designs requiring frequent logic updates.
Key features of the EP1C6TC144 include up to 92,160 bits of embedded SRAM distributed in M4K blocks, dedicated 18x18 multipliers for DSP, four phase-locked loops (PLLs) for clock management, and support for LVDS, LVTTL, LVCMOS, SSTL, and HSTL I/O standards. Configuration can be loaded through passive serial (PS), active serial (AS), or JTAG modes. The device is built on a 0.13 µm SRAM process and operates from a 1.5 V core supply.
Architecturally, the Cyclone device uses a 2D row-and-column interconnect with embedded array blocks (EABs) repurposed as M4K memory blocks, a four-input look-up table (LUT)-based logic element, and dedicated multiplier blocks. The 144-pin TQFP package has 1.0 mm pitch and supports up to 98 user I/O with 3.3 V/2.5 V-tolerant banks. The silicon is identical to the EP1C6T144 variants - only the operating temperature and speed grade differ.
Typical applications include industrial control and motor-drive glue logic, low-cost video processing, consumer-electronics glue logic, communications protocol bridging, and educational/hobbyist digital-design platforms. The EP1C6TC144 is also widely used as a low-density prototyping target for designs that may later migrate to Cyclone II/III/IV or MAX-series devices.
Designers should budget roughly 80 mW of static core power plus dynamic power proportional to toggle rate, and follow Altera's recommended decoupling scheme (one 100 µF + multiple 0.1 µF + 1 nF per supply pin). Configuration data must be loaded from an EPCS serial configuration device or a microcontroller on every power-up because the SRAM configuration is volatile.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, same-family Cyclone drop-in alternatives, and practical design notes not found in the manufacturer datasheet - including pinout cross-reference and configuration-scheme selection guidance for new designs.
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Các biến thể trong loạt này
Các mẫu cùng loạt có thể lắp đặt dễ dàng tương thích với EP1C6TC144 (cùng hình factor và footprint) — khác nhau ở Package, Speed Grade, Family, Process Technology, Logic Elements.
EP1C6T144C8
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$16.4 / Đơn vị
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Xem tài liệu →EP1C6TC144 Tỷ lệ tối đa & tính chất điện
| Family | Cyclone |
| Series | Cyclone I |
| Logic Elements | 5,980 |
| Total RAM Bits | 92,160 |
| Maximum User I/O | 98 |
| PLLs | 2 |
| Process Technology | 0.13 µm SRAM |
| Core Supply Voltage | 1.5 V |
| I/O Standards Supported | LVDS, LVTTL, LVCMOS, SSTL, HSTL |
| Hộp | TQFP-144 (T144) |
| Pin Pitch | 1.0 mm |
| Operating Temperature (Commercial) | 0 C to +85 C |
| Configuration Modes | Passive Serial (PS), Active Serial (AS), JTAG |
| Configuration Device Support | EPCS1, EPCS4, EPCS16, EPCS64 |
Cấu hình chân EP1C6TC144
| Chân 1 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 2 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 3 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 4 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 5 | VCCIO4 — Bank 4 I/O supply |
| Chân 6 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 7 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 8 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 9 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 10 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 11 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 12 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 13 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 14 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 15 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 16 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 17 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 18 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 19 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 20 | VCCINT — Core 1.5 V supply |
| Chân 21 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 22 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 23 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 24 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 25 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 26 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 27 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 28 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 29 | VCCIO3 — Bank 3 I/O supply |
| Chân 30 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 31 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 32 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 33 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 34 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 35 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 36 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 37 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 38 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 39 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 40 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 41 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 42 | VCCINT — Core 1.5 V supply |
| Chân 43 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 44 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 45 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 46 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 47 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 48 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 49 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 50 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 51 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 52 | VCCIO2 — Bank 2 I/O supply |
| Chân 53 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 54 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 55 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 56 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 57 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 58 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 59 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 60 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 61 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 62 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 63 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 64 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 65 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 66 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 67 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 68 | VCCINT — Core 1.5 V supply |
| Chân 69 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 70 | TDI — JTAG test data in |
| Chân 71 | TMS — JTAG test mode select |
| Chân 72 | TCK — JTAG test clock |
| Chân 73 | TDO — JTAG test data out |
| Chân 74 | nCONFIG — Configuration control (active-low reset) |
| Chân 75 | nSTATUS — Configuration status (active-low) |
| Chân 76 | CONF_DONE — Configuration done indicator |
| Chân 77 | DCLK — Configuration clock input |
| Chân 78 | DATA0 — Configuration data input 0 |
| Chân 79 | MSEL0 — Configuration mode select 0 |
| Chân 80 | MSEL1 — Configuration mode select 1 |
| Chân 81 | nCE — Chip enable (active-low, tied low for single FPGA) |
| Chân 82 | VCCIO1 — Bank 1 I/O supply |
| Chân 83 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 84 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 85 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 86 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 87 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 88 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 89 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 90 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 91 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 92 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 93 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 94 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 95 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 96 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 97 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 98 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 99 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 100 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 101 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 102 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 103 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 104 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 105 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 106 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 107 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 108 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 109 | VCCIO1 — Bank 1 I/O supply |
| Chân 110 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 111 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 112 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 113 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 114 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 115 | VCCINT — Core 1.5 V supply |
| Chân 116 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 117 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 118 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 119 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 120 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 121 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 122 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 123 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 124 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 125 | VCCIO8 — Bank 8 I/O supply |
| Chân 126 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 127 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 128 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 129 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 130 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 131 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 132 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 133 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 134 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 135 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 136 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 137 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 138 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 139 | VCCIO7 — Bank 7 I/O supply |
| Chân 140 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 141 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 142 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 143 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 144 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
Ứng dụng tiêu biểu
EP1C6TC144 phù hợp cho 6 Áp dụngs: Industrial Control and Motor Drive Glue Logic, Low-Cost Video Processing and Image Pipeline, Consumer Electronics Glue Logic and Custom Controllers, Communications Protocol Bridging, Educational and Hobbyist Digital Design Platforms, ASIC Prototype and Logic-Replacement Designs.
Industrial Control and Motor Drive Glue Logic
The EP1C6TC144 fits industrial control and motor-drive applications because its 5,980 logic elements and 92 kbit embedded RAM provide ample capacity for glue-logic, encoder interfaces, and PWM generation without external MSI glue. The 144-pin TQFP package gives 98 user I/O - enough for typical multi-axis drives combining PWM, Hall-effect feedback, and a parallel host interface. Cyclone I industrial variants operate 0 C to +85 C (commercial) or -40 C to +100 C (industrial), making them viable for cabinet-mounted controls. The 1.5 V core plus 3.3 V I/O banks allow direct interfacing to legacy industrial 5 V logic through current-limiting resistors.
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Low-Cost Video Processing and Image Pipeline
The EP1C6TC144 is well suited to low-cost video processing pipelines that require hardware-accelerated FIR filtering, deinterlacing, or color-space conversion. The 5,980 logic elements can implement a moderate-width image-processing datapath operating at video pixel rates, and the embedded M4K blocks can hold line buffers. The 144-pin TQFP supports enough I/O for 18-24-bit parallel video buses plus a control interface. Designers use the dedicated multipliers for video scaling and DCT blocks. For 1080p-class throughput, however, Cyclone II/III/IV devices with more logic and higher-speed LVDS I/O are typically required.
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Consumer Electronics Glue Logic and Custom Controllers
Consumer-electronics designers use the EP1C6TC144 as cost-effective glue logic to replace several discrete MSI parts and microcontrol peripherals. The 5,980 logic elements fit custom protocol bridges, display timing controllers, and audio-stream multiplexers in a single 144-pin TQFP. The 1.5 V core plus 2.5 V/3.3 V I/O banks can interface directly to DDR memory, LCD panels, and audio codecs. The Cyclone I's commercial temperature range (0 C to +85 C) covers most indoor consumer environments, and the AS configuration mode allows standalone boot from a low-cost EPCS1 device - critical for cost-sensitive consumer designs.
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Communications Protocol Bridging
The EP1C6TC144 bridges legacy and modern communications protocols by implementing serializer/deserializer (SERDES) functions in logic, UART/USB bridges, and simple MAC-layer state machines. With 5,980 logic elements and 98 user I/O, the device fits UART/SPI/I2C-to-parallel conversion, custom protocol framing, and timing-sensitive bit manipulation. The two PLLs provide clock generation for multiple baud rates or sample clocks from a single crystal. The TQFP-144 package supports the multiple voltage-domain banks required for level translation between 5 V legacy and 3.3 V/2.5 V modern interfaces.
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Educational and Hobbyist Digital Design Platforms
The EP1C6TC144 has been a popular FPGA on educational and hobbyist boards because it offers 5,980 logic elements - enough for full CPU cores (e.g. Nios II, RISC-V soft cores) and modest peripherals - in a breadboard-friendly TQFP-144 footprint. The 92 kbit embedded RAM is sufficient for instruction caches and small data buffers. Low-cost JTAG programming via USB-Blaster and free Quartus II Web Edition software make it ideal for university labs. The commercial temperature range (0 C to +85 C) covers all classroom and hobbyist environments. Today, however, most new educational designs target the Cyclone IV EP4CE6 or Cyclone 10 LP 10CL006 because of active tooling support.
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ASIC Prototype and Logic-Replacement Designs
The EP1C6TC144 is widely used as an ASIC prototyping target and for replacing EOL ASICs that are no longer available. Its 5,980 logic elements and 92 kbit embedded RAM are sufficient to emulate small-to-medium ASICs in the same 144-pin TQFP footprint as the original part. The SRAM-based configuration means engineers can iterate designs in minutes via JTAG without re-spinning masks. Two PLLs provide clock synthesis, and the LVCMOS/LVTTL I/O banks support the mixed-voltage interfaces common in legacy ASIC designs. For functional verification before ASIC tape-out, the same Quartus project can be retargeted to a larger Cyclone II/III/IV device on a separate board.
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Dữ liệu tham khảo kỹ thuật cho EP1C6TC144 — so sánh, hướng dẫn thiết kế và thông tin tuân thủ.
Hướng dẫn chọn lựa
So sánh với các sản phẩm thay thế
| Tham số | Sản phẩm này | EP1C6T144C8 | EP1C6T144I7 | EP4CE6E22C8N | 10CL006YU256C8G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) |
| Package | TQFP-144 | TQFP-144 - same | TQFP-144 - same | TQFP-144-equivalent - same footprint | TQFP-144-equivalent - same footprint |
| Logic Elements | 5,980 | 5,980 | 5,980 | 6,272 (+5%) | 6,272 (+5%) |
| Total RAM Bits | 92,160 | 92,160 | 92,160 | 270,000 (+193%) | 270,000 (+193%) |
| Operating Temperature | 0 C to +85 C (Commercial) | 0 C to +85 C (Commercial) | -40 C to +100 C (Industrial) | 0 C to +85 C (Commercial) | 0 C to +85 C (Commercial) |
| Core Voltage | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.2 V | 1.2 V |
| Lifecycle Status | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Active | Active |
| Maximum User I/O | 98 | 98 | 98 | 91 | 176 |
| Price (qty 100, as of 2026-09-06) | $28.20 | $26.50 (NOS, varies) | $34.80 (NOS, varies) | $14.20 (active stock) | $11.50 (active stock) |
Bảo phân biệt quan trọng
- Higher RAM density in same package (vsEP4CE6E22C8N)
- Wider temperature range available in same package (vsEP1C6T144I7)
- Higher I/O count available in modern package (vs10CL006YU256C8G)
Ghi chú thiết kế
The EP1C6TC144 requires a tightly regulated 1.5 V core supply (VCCINT) with at least ±5 % tolerance and a separate 3.3 V or 2.5 V VCCIO supply per bank. According to the Cyclone Family Handbook Section I, decouple each VCCINT pin with one 0.1 µF ceramic and one 10 µF bulk capacitor placed within 5 mm of the package. Estimate: total core current is roughly 100 mA idle plus dynamic current of 5-15 mA per MHz of toggling logic, so a 500 mA LDO is appropriate for most designs.
Configuration is volatile - the SRAM bitstream must be reloaded on every power-up. The EP1C6TC144 supports PS (passive serial), AS (active serial from EPCS device), and JTAG configuration modes. According to the Cyclone Family Handbook, MSEL[1:0] pins select the mode and must be pulled up/down with 10 kΩ resistors. For production boards, use AS mode with an EPCS1 (1 Mbit) for designs under 1 Mbit of bitstream, or EPCS4/EPCS16 for larger designs.
The TQFP-144 package has 0.5 mm lead pitch (corrected from 1.0 mm) requiring fine-pitch PCB layout. According to Altera's Cyclone I layout guidelines, use 0.2 mm trace/space rules, micro-via fanouts for inner-row escape, and a continuous ground plane under the package for thermal dissipation. Estimated: thermal resistance θJA of the TQFP-144 is approximately 28 C/W on a 4-layer PCB with no airflow; at typical 1.5 V × 100 mA core plus I/O loading, junction temperature rise is ~5 C above ambient, well within commercial ratings.
Common pitfalls when designing with the EP1C6TC144 include (1) forgetting that nCONFIG must be held low during power-up to trigger reconfiguration, (2) leaving JTAG pins floating when not using JTAG - tie TDI/TMS to VCCIO via 10 kΩ pull-ups, and (3) mixing 3.3 V and 2.5 V I/O standards on the same bank - VCCIO is bank-wide and cannot be split. According to the Cyclone device errata sheet, the nCE pin must be tied low for single-FPGA configurations.
Thông tin tuân thủ
RoHS/REACH/lead-free status for EP1C6TC144 not present in verified web data; refer to the manufacturer's product discontinuance notice for historical compliance statements.
