EP20K30EFC144-3 - 30K APEX-20K FPGA, 144-LQFP | Intel / Altera
MPN： EP20K30EFC144-3 ✗ 停產EP20K30EFC144-3 概覽
An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) is a semiconductor integrated circuit containing an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs), programmable interconnects, and dedicated I/O cells. FPGAs sit within the broader taxonomy: programmable logic device (PLD) -> FPGA -> programmable logic -> digital IC -> semiconductor. The APEX-20K family combines look-up-table based logic, embedded memory (ESB), and a special-purpose MultiCore architecture that supports system-level functions such as PCI, DDR, and processor interfaces without external glue logic.
Key features of the EP20K30EFC144-3 include a 160 MHz internal operating frequency, a propagation delay of approximately 1.68 ns, support for 408 user I/O pins (varies by package - the 144-LQFP exposes 92), and a 1.8V core supply. The MultiCore architecture integrates lookup-table (LUT) logic, product-term logic, and embedded memory in a single die, allowing designers to mix datapath, state-machine, and on-chip buffering functions on one device. The "E" suffix denotes enhanced features, "FC" indicates the 144-pin LQFP package, and "-3" marks the speed grade.
Typical applications include telecommunications line cards, industrial control boards, and DSP coprocessing where a programmable logic device with embedded memory offers a more flexible alternative to fixed-function ASICs. The APEX-20K architecture supports high-speed LVDS, PCI bus interfaces, and on-chip dual-port RAM for FIFO and ping-pong buffer designs. Combined with the Quartus-II development toolchain (legacy support via MAX+PLUS II), the device remains usable in long-lifecycle systems where re-programmability is a design requirement.
直接替換替代品，適用於 EP20K30EFC144-3 — 相同封裝，腳位對腳位相容。需重新設計 PCB 的不同封裝零件不列入。
此系列的變體
與下列產品可直接替換的同系列型號： EP20K30EFC144-3 （相同外形與佔位） — 差異在於 Operating Temperature, Speed Grade, Family, Series, Package.
EP20K30EFC144-2X
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查看資料表 →EP20K30EFC144-3 最大額定值與電氣特性
| Series | APEX-20K |
| Family | APEX-20K FPGA |
| Logic Elements / Cells | 1200 |
| Total System Gates | 30,000 (typical) |
| Total RAM Bits | 24576 |
| Number of User I/Os (per pkg) | 92 (144-LQFP) |
| User I/Os (max per family) | 408 |
| Internal Operating Frequency | 160 MHz |
| Propagation Delay | 1.68 ns (typical) |
| Logic Family | CMOS |
| Process Technology | 0.22 um |
| Core Supply Voltage | 1.71 V to 1.89 V |
| Architecture | MultiCore (LUT + product-term + ESB) |
| 封裝 / 外殼 | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) |
| 安裝類型 | Surface Mount |
| 工作溫度 | 0C to +85C |
| Speed Grade | -3 |
| Development Tool (legacy) | Quartus II / MAX+PLUS II |
EP20K30EFC144-3 腳位配置
| 腳位 1 | I/O — User I/O pin (function varies by Quartus pin assignment) |
| 腳位 2 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 3 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 4 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 5 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 6 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 7 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| 腳位 8 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 9 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 10 | GND — Ground |
| 腳位 11 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 12 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 13 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 14 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 15 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 16 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 17 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 18 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (1.8V) |
| 腳位 19 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 20 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 21 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 22 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 23 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 24 | GND — Ground |
| 腳位 25 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 26 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 27 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 28 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 29 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 30 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 31 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 32 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 33 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 34 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| 腳位 35 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 36 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 37 | GND — Ground |
| 腳位 38 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 39 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 40 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 41 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 42 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 43 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 44 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 45 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (1.8V) |
| 腳位 46 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 47 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 48 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 49 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 50 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 51 | GND — Ground |
| 腳位 52 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 53 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 54 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 55 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 56 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 57 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| 腳位 58 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 59 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 60 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 61 | GND — Ground |
| 腳位 62 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 63 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 64 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 65 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 66 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 67 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 68 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 69 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 70 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 71 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (1.8V) |
| 腳位 72 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 73 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 74 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 75 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 76 | GND — Ground |
| 腳位 77 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 78 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 79 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 80 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 81 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 82 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 83 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| 腳位 84 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 85 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 86 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 87 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 88 | GND — Ground |
| 腳位 89 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 90 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 91 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 92 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 93 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 94 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 95 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (1.8V) |
| 腳位 96 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 97 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 98 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 99 | GND — Ground |
| 腳位 100 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 101 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 102 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 103 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 104 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 105 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 106 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 107 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| 腳位 108 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 109 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 110 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 111 | GND — Ground |
| 腳位 112 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 113 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 114 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 115 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 116 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 117 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 118 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 119 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 120 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage (1.8V) |
| 腳位 121 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 122 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 123 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 124 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 125 | GND — Ground |
| 腳位 126 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 127 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 128 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 129 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 130 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 131 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 132 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 133 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 134 | VCCIO — I/O bank supply voltage |
| 腳位 135 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 136 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 137 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 138 | GND — Ground |
| 腳位 139 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 140 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 141 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 142 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 143 | I/O — User I/O pin |
| 腳位 144 | I/O — User I/O pin |
典型應用
EP20K30EFC144-3 適用於 7 應用s: Telecommunications Line Card Glue Logic, PCI Bus Interface Controller, Industrial Motor Control DSP Coprocessor, Legacy Avionics Display Controller, Medical Imaging Pre-Processor, Test & Measurement Instrumentation Backend, Legacy Networking Switch Fabric.
Telecommunications Line Card Glue Logic
The EP20K30EFC144-3's 30K gates and 92 I/Os at 160 MHz fit legacy telecom line cards where it implements bus arbitration, framing, and serializer/deserializer glue between framers and network processors. The MultiCore architecture lets designers mix LUT logic, product-term state machines, and embedded dual-port RAM FIFOs on one die. Placed between the framer IC and the network processor, it replaces multiple 74-series PAL/GAL devices with one programmable part; this shrinks PCB area but requires careful 1.8V core/3.3V I/O bank decoupling.
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PCI Bus Interface Controller
The EP20K30EFC144-3 implements 32-bit/33 MHz PCI target or master interfaces in industrial backplanes, leveraging its MultiCore architecture to integrate PCI-IP cores, parity logic, and configuration-space registers. With 24 Kb of embedded RAM it can host small FIFOs for posted-write buffers; its 92 I/Os comfortably route a full 32-bit PCI bus plus sideband signals. Compared with discrete PCI chipsets, the FPGA adds programmable interrupt routing and hot-swap state machines, at the cost of a 1.8V core rail that demands separate LDO regulation.
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Industrial Motor Control DSP Coprocessor
In industrial drives, the EP20K30EFC144-3 acts as a coprocessor alongside a microcontroller/DSP, performing high-speed PWM generation, quadrature decoding, and current-sense signal conditioning. Its 160 MHz internal frequency and 1.68 ns propagation delay support sub-microsecond control loops, while the embedded memory blocks (24 Kb total) implement capture/compare registers and dead-time insertion. The 144-LQFP package is hand-solderable for prototype boards, and the 92 I/Os handle 3-phase gate-driver signals plus encoder feedback.
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Legacy Avionics Display Controller
Long-lifecycle avionics platforms use the EP20K30EFC144-3 as a display refresh controller, mixing LUT logic for pixel mapping, embedded RAM for line buffers, and 92 I/Os for LVDS/TTL panel drive. The APEX-20K MultiCore architecture lets the design host both RGB-timing generation and on-screen character overlay in one device. The 0C to +85C commercial temperature range matches cockpit display requirements, while the 144-LQFP allows through-hole-friendly rework during certification cycles.
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Medical Imaging Pre-Processor
Ultrasound and patient-monitoring front-ends leverage the EP20K30EFC144-3 for beamforming pre-processing, FIR filter pipelines, and DMA channel management. The 24 Kb of embedded memory holds sample-rate conversion buffers, while the 160 MHz fabric runs parallel multiply-accumulate paths for real-time signal conditioning. With 92 I/Os the FPGA interfaces to multi-channel ADC front-ends and a host CPU; commercial temperature grade suits cart-based medical equipment but not implantable applications.
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Test & Measurement Instrumentation Backend
Bench-top instruments (logic analyzers, protocol testers, ATE) use the EP20K30EFC144-3 as a timing/formatter backend, capturing high-speed digital channels and re-formatting them for a host CPU. The MultiCore architecture's product-term logic excels at protocol state machines (I2C, SPI, UART, JTAG), while LUT logic runs parallel pattern matching. With 24 Kb of embedded RAM it implements deep capture FIFOs; 92 I/Os handle multi-channel probes, and the 144-LQFP simplifies instrument reworks during calibration.
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Legacy Networking Switch Fabric
Small-form-factor networking switches use the EP20K30EFC144-3 as a port-arbitration and statistics-collection engine, sitting between PHYs and a switch-ASIC. The embedded RAM (24 Kb) holds per-port counters and rate-limiting tables, while the MultiCore fabric handles VLAN tagging and QoS scheduling. At 160 MHz internal frequency, the FPGA can sustain wire-speed processing on Fast Ethernet / Gigabit port counts that the 92 I/Os can comfortably route. The 144-LQFP package is repair-friendly in deployed switches.
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推薦產品摘要
工程參考資料，適用於 EP20K30EFC144-3 — 比較、設計指引及合規資訊。
選型指南
與替代品比較
| 參數 | 本產品 | EP20K30EFC144-2X | EP20K30EFC144-1N | EP20K30EFC144-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) - same | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) - same | 144-LQFP (20x20 mm) - same |
| Brand | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) |
| Series / Family | APEX-20K (30K gates) | APEX-20K (30K gates) | APEX-20K (30K gates) | APEX-20K (30K gates) |
| Speed Grade | -3 (fastest) | -2 (slower) | -1 (slowest) | -1 (slowest) |
| Logic Elements | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Total RAM Bits | 24576 | 24576 | 24576 | 24576 |
| User I/Os (144-LQFP) | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 |
| Core Voltage | 1.71V-1.89V | 1.71V-1.89V | 1.71V-1.89V | 1.71V-1.89V |
| Operating Temperature | 0C to +85C (commercial) | 0C to +85C (commercial) | 0C to +85C (commercial) | 0C to +85C (commercial) |
| Lifecycle Status | Obsolete (aftermarket only) | Obsolete (aftermarket only) | Obsolete (aftermarket only) | Obsolete (aftermarket only) |
主要差異化特點
- Highest APEX-20K speed grade available in 144-LQFP (對比EP20K30EFC144-2X)
- MultiCore architecture with embedded RAM and LUT/product-term logic (對比Discrete PAL/GAL + SRAM glue)
- 144-LQFP package is hand-reworkable vs BGA alternatives (對比EP20K30EBC356-3 (BGA-356))
設計說明
The EP20K30EFC144-3 requires both a 1.8V VCCINT core supply and one or more VCCIO rails for its I/O banks (typically 3.3V). Use a low-noise LDO (e.g., 1.8V LDO from a 3.3V rail) for VCCINT, and place 0.1uF ceramic decoupling capacitors close to every VCCINT/VCCIO pin plus bulk 10uF capacitors on each supply island. Multiple GND pins must all be tied to a low-impedance ground plane.
The 144-LQFP package has a 0.5 mm pin pitch - PCB design must use 4-mil traces/vias and a 0.4 mm solder stencil aperture. Route high-speed I/O (LVDS, clock) first with controlled impedance (50 ohm single-ended, 100 ohm differential), keep clock traces short, and place a ground guard via fence between switching signals to limit crosstalk. Exposed-pad variants of the family exist but the 144-LQFP does not include an exposed pad.
Estimated: configuration bitstream size for a fully-utilized APEX-20K 30K-gate design can reach ~0.6 Mbit; verify your configuration PROM (e.g., EPC2, EPC4) is sized accordingly before board bring-up. Do NOT leave MSEL pins floating - they set configuration mode (AS, PS, JTAG). Also, I/O pins are tri-stated during configuration; add external pull-ups if bus contention with another device is possible at power-up.
合規資訊
APEX-20K family predates widespread RoHS enforcement; specific compliance depends on date code and finishing. AEC-Q100 not applicable (commercial-grade FPGA). Consult distributor environmental documentation for the specific lot.
