EP3C16E144C8N - 16K LE Cyclone III FPGA, 144-LQFP | Intel / Altera
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An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) is a semiconductor device whose digital logic, interconnect, and I/O behavior are defined by a user-loaded configuration bitstream rather than fixed at the fab. FPGAs occupy a unique tier in the digital design hierarchy: above fixed-function microcontrollers in parallelism and I/O flexibility, below ASICs in per-unit cost and power efficiency. Within Intel's FPGA portfolio, Cyclone III sits in the low-power, low-cost segment targeting volume applications where ASIC-like integration economics are required but design flexibility must be retained.
Key features include 15,408 logic elements (LEs), 516,096 bits (63 Kbytes) of embedded RAM, 56 embedded 18x18 multipliers for DSP functions, four phase-locked loops (PLLs) for clock management, and 84 general-purpose I/Os supporting LVDS, LVTTL, LVCMOS, SSTL, and HSTL I/O standards. The device supports commercial temperature grade operation (0C to +85C junction range per the C8 speed-grade ordering code) and operates from a 1.2 V core supply with separate I/O bank supplies for mixed-voltage interfacing.
Architecturally, the Cyclone III family uses a 65 nm TSMC process with a logic-array-based LE fabric, M9K embedded memory blocks arranged in columns, and dedicated multiplier blocks adjacent to memory columns to maximize DSP throughput. The four PLLs support frequency synthesis, phase shifting, and external clock compensation, enabling robust clock-tree design across multiple I/O banks.
Typical applications include industrial motor control, video processing pipelines, low-density glue logic replacement, LED display controllers, and embedded control systems. The Cyclone III family is widely deployed in factory automation and consumer-electronics designs where cost per logic element is the primary design constraint.
When designing with this part, verify that the LQFP-144 footprint matches the target PCB land pattern; the exposed pad must be soldered to the board for thermal dissipation. Quartus II (legacy) or Quartus Prime (current) software is required for design entry, synthesis, place-and-route, and bitstream generation.
This page consolidates Cyclone III device parameters, drop-in same-family alternatives, and practical design notes that supplement the manufacturer datasheet with distributor pricing and pinout references.
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| Family | Cyclone III |
| Logic Elements (LEs) | 15,408 |
| Total Memory Bits | 516,096 bits (63 Kbytes) |
| Embedded Memory Blocks | M9K |
| Embedded 18x18 Multipliers | 56 |
| User I/O Pins | 84 |
| Phase-Locked Loops (PLLs) | 4 |
| Process Technology | 65 nm |
| Core Voltage | 1.2 V |
| Operating Temperature (Commercial) | 0C to +85C |
| Hộp | 144-LQFP Exposed Pad (EQFP-144) |
| Speed Grade | C8 |
| Kiểu lắp đặt | Surface Mount |
| Trạng thái RoHS | Compliant |
| Configuration Memory | SRAM-based (volatile) |
Cấu hình chân EP3C16E144C8N
| Chân 1 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 2 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 3 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 4 | VCCIO1 — I/O bank 1 supply voltage |
| Chân 5 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 6 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 7 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 8 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.2V |
| Chân 9 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 10 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 11 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 12 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 13 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 14 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 15 | VCCIO2 — I/O bank 2 supply voltage |
| Chân 16 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 17 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 18 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 19 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 20 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 21 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 22 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.2V |
| Chân 23 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 24 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 25 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 26 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 27 | I/O — User I/O bank 2 |
| Chân 28 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 29 | VCCIO3 — I/O bank 3 supply voltage |
| 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 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 34 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 35 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 36 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.2V |
| Chân 37 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 38 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 39 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 40 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 41 | I/O — User I/O bank 3 |
| Chân 42 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 43 | VCCIO4 — I/O bank 4 supply voltage |
| Chân 44 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 45 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 46 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 47 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 48 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 49 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 50 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.2V |
| Chân 51 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 52 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 53 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 54 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 55 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 56 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 57 | VCCIO4 — I/O bank 4 supply voltage |
| Chân 58 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 59 | I/O — User I/O bank 4 |
| Chân 60 | I/O — User I/O bank 5 |
| Chân 61 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 62 | I/O — User I/O bank 5 |
| Chân 63 | I/O — User I/O bank 5 |
| Chân 64 | I/O — User I/O bank 5 |
| Chân 65 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.2V |
| Chân 66 | I/O — User I/O bank 5 |
| Chân 67 | I/O — User I/O bank 5 |
| Chân 68 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 69 | I/O — User I/O bank 5 |
| Chân 70 | I/O — User I/O bank 5 |
| Chân 71 | I/O — User I/O bank 6 |
| Chân 72 | VCCIO6 — I/O bank 6 supply voltage |
| Chân 73 | I/O — User I/O bank 6 |
| Chân 74 | I/O — User I/O bank 6 |
| Chân 75 | I/O — User I/O bank 6 |
| Chân 76 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 77 | I/O — User I/O bank 6 |
| Chân 78 | I/O — User I/O bank 6 |
| Chân 79 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.2V |
| Chân 80 | I/O — User I/O bank 6 |
| Chân 81 | I/O — User I/O bank 6 |
| Chân 82 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 83 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 84 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 85 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 86 | VCCIO7 — I/O bank 7 supply voltage |
| Chân 87 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 88 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 89 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 90 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 91 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 92 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.2V |
| Chân 93 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 94 | I/O — User I/O bank 7 |
| Chân 95 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 96 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 97 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 98 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 99 | VCCIO8 — I/O bank 8 supply voltage |
| Chân 100 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 101 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 102 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 103 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 104 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 105 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.2V |
| Chân 106 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 107 | I/O — User I/O bank 8 |
| Chân 108 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 109 | TCK — JTAG test clock |
| Chân 110 | TMS — JTAG test mode select |
| Chân 111 | TDI — JTAG test data input |
| Chân 112 | TDO — JTAG test data output |
| Chân 113 | nCONFIG — Configuration control (active low) |
| Chân 114 | nSTATUS — Configuration status (active low) |
| Chân 115 | CONF_DONE — Configuration done indicator |
| Chân 116 | MSEL0 — Configuration mode select 0 |
| Chân 117 | MSEL1 — Configuration mode select 1 |
| Chân 118 | MSEL2 — Configuration mode select 2 |
| Chân 119 | DCLK — Configuration clock input |
| Chân 120 | DATA0 — Configuration data input 0 |
| Chân 121 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 122 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.2V |
| Chân 123 | nCE — Chip enable (active low) |
| Chân 124 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 125 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 126 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 127 | VCCIO1 — I/O bank 1 supply voltage |
| Chân 128 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 129 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 130 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 131 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 132 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 133 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 1.2V |
| Chân 134 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 135 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 136 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 137 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 138 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 139 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 140 | VCCIO1 — I/O bank 1 supply voltage |
| Chân 141 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 142 | I/O — User I/O bank 1 |
| Chân 143 | GND — Ground |
| Chân 144 | EP — Exposed thermal pad - must be soldered to PCB ground pour |
Ứng dụng tiêu biểu
EP3C16E144C8N phù hợp cho 6 Áp dụngs: Industrial Motor Control, LED Display and Video Processing, Industrial Communication Gateways, Test and Measurement Equipment, Embedded Vision and Image Processing, Glue Logic Replacement and System Integration.
Industrial Motor Control
The EP3C16E144C8N's 56 embedded 18x18 multipliers and 84 I/O pins make it well-suited for field-oriented control (FOC) of BLDC and PMSM motors. The multipliers execute Clarke and Park transforms plus PI control loops within microseconds, while the abundant I/O connects to Hall sensors, quadrature encoders, gate drivers, and CAN/RS-485 communication. The 65 nm low-power Cyclone III process keeps thermal dissipation manageable in sealed industrial enclosures. Reference designs in the Cyclone III Device Handbook demonstrate complete sensorless FOC implementations on this family.
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LED Display and Video Processing
The EP3C16E144C8N's 516 Kbits of embedded RAM serves as line buffers for video pixel pipelines, while its 56 multipliers perform real-time color space conversion (RGB to YCbCr), gamma correction, and edge enhancement. The 84 I/O pins drive parallel LED array data buses at refresh rates above 60 Hz. Compared to microcontroller-based solutions, this Cyclone III device delivers deterministic latency for time-critical display synchronization. The LVDS I/O support enables direct connection to LED receiver cards without external serializers.
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Industrial Communication Gateways
The EP3C16E144C8N bridges multiple industrial protocols in factory automation systems - implementing Modbus RTU/TCP, PROFINET, EtherCAT, and CANopen stacks in programmable logic. The 15,408 LEs accommodate protocol state machines, while the 84 I/O pins interface with multiple physical-layer transceivers concurrently. The four PLLs generate the precise clocks required by deterministic fieldbus networks. Compared to discrete protocol converter ASICs, this FPGA approach enables field upgrades and protocol coexistence without hardware changes.
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Test and Measurement Equipment
The EP3C16E144C8N serves as a flexible stimulus-response engine in bench-top test equipment. Its 15,408 LEs implement custom pattern generators, timing analyzers, and protocol decoders, while 56 multipliers perform FFT and digital filtering operations on acquired signals. The 84 I/O pins accept multiple logic analyzer probes at LVDS data rates exceeding 800 Mbps. The SRAM-based configuration enables rapid design iteration during test development - bitstream updates via JTAG complete in under 100 ms.
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Embedded Vision and Image Processing
The EP3C16E144C8N performs real-time image preprocessing in industrial vision systems, including Bayer demosaicing, convolution filtering, and feature extraction. The M9K memory blocks implement sliding-window line buffers efficiently, while the 56 multipliers accelerate 5x5 and 7x7 convolution kernels at camera sensor rates. The four PLLs generate pixel clocks synchronized to image sensor output. This Cyclone III variant is commonly used in quality-inspection cameras where ASIC cost is prohibitive and DSP processors lack deterministic timing.
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Glue Logic Replacement and System Integration
The EP3C16E144C8N replaces multiple discrete logic ICs in cost-sensitive consumer and industrial products. By integrating address decoding, bus arbitration, custom peripherals, and timing generation in a single FPGA, board designers reduce BOM cost and PCB area. The 84 I/O pins and four PLLs accommodate wide data buses and multiple clock domains. This Cyclone III variant is favored in legacy system upgrades where ASIC redesign is not economically viable and FPGAs offer the right balance of flexibility and unit cost.
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| Tham số | Sản phẩm này | EP3C16E144C7N | EP3C16E144I7N | EP3C16E144A7N | EP3C25E144C8N | EP3C10E144C8N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel / Altera | Intel / Altera | Intel / Altera | Intel / Altera | Intel / Altera | Intel / Altera |
| Package | 144-LQFP Exposed Pad | 144-LQFP Exposed Pad - same | 144-LQFP Exposed Pad - same | 144-LQFP Exposed Pad - same | 144-LQFP Exposed Pad - same | 144-LQFP Exposed Pad - same |
| Logic Elements | 15,408 | 15,408 (same) | 15,408 (same) | 15,408 (same) | 24,624 (+60%) | 10,320 (-33%) |
| Memory Bits | 516,096 bits | 516,096 bits (same) | 516,096 bits (same) | 516,096 bits (same) | 608,256 bits (+18%) | 414,720 bits (-20%) |
| Speed Grade | C8 | C7 (faster) | C7 (faster) | A7 (automotive) | C8 (same) | C8 (same) |
| Temperature Grade | Commercial (0C to +85C) | Commercial (0C to +85C) | Industrial (-40C to +100C) | Automotive-grade screened | Commercial (0C to +85C) | Commercial (0C to +85C) |
| User I/O Pins | 84 | 84 (same) | 84 (same) | 84 (same) | 82 (slightly fewer) | 91 (more I/O) |
| 18x18 Multipliers | 56 | 56 (same) | 56 (same) | 56 (same) | 66 (+18%) | 46 (-18%) |
Bảo phân biệt quan trọng
- Largest Cyclone III device available in 144-LQFP package (vsEP3C25E144C8N)
- Commercial temperature grade with C8 speed grade (vsEP3C16E144I7N)
- Pin-compatible upgrade and downgrade paths within Cyclone III family (vsEP3C10E144C8N and EP3C25E144C8N)
Ghi chú thiết kế
The EP3C16E144C8N requires three separate power rails: 1.2V VCCINT for the core logic, 2.5V/3.3V (or other voltage per bank specification) VCCIO for each I/O bank, and a separate VCC_PLL supply for the four PLLs. Decoupling must include 0.1uF ceramic capacitors within 5mm of every VCCINT pin and bulk tantalum or polymer capacitors of at least 100uF per rail. Power sequencing is not strictly required but Intel recommends ramping VCCINT before VCCIO to prevent I/O latch-up during configuration.
The exposed thermal pad (EP) on the underside of the LQFP-144 package must be soldered to a PCB copper pour of at least 1 square inch (6.5 cm^2) for thermal dissipation. Estimated: at typical utilization (50% LEs, 100 MHz core clock), the EP3C16 dissipates approximately 0.5-1.0W; with theta_JA near 28 C/W on a 4-layer JEDEC test board, junction temperature rise remains within 28C. Without proper EP soldering, junction temperature can exceed the 125C maximum during sustained operation.
Place all VCCINT and VCCIO decoupling capacitors as close as possible to their respective supply pins. Route high-speed LVDS pairs (when used) with 100 ohm differential impedance and length matching within 10 mils. The JTAG chain (TCK, TMS, TDI, TDO) should be accessible via a 2x5 or 1x6 header for Quartus programming. Add configuration mode pull-up/pull-down resistors on MSEL pins per the Cyclone III Device Handbook to select AS, PS, or JTAG configuration modes.
Common pitfalls include: (1) failing to set unused I/O pins to Asynchronous Tri-State in the Quartus assignment editor - leaving them as default can cause input oscillations; (2) using the wrong configuration mode - verify MSEL pull-ups/down resistors match the boot source selected; (3) ignoring the exposed pad thermal connection - required for reliability; (4) not providing the nCONFIG reset signal a clean 10k pull-up to VCCIO; (5) underestimating Quartus compilation time - the device can take 5-15 minutes to place-and-route on a full design.
Thông tin tuân thủ
RoHS and lead-free compliant per DigiKey product listing. Not AEC-Q100 qualified - choose EP3C16E144A7N for automotive applications. Halogen-free status not explicitly stated in the verified web data.