EP2A15F672C9
EP2A15F672C9 - 16,640-Cell APEX II FPGA, 672-FBGA | Intel / Altera
The Intel (formerly Altera) EP2A15F672C9 is a member of the APEX II programmable logic device family, delivering 600 K usable gates, 16,640 logic elements, and 492 user I/Os in a 27 x 27 mm, 672-ball FineLine BGA package. Fabricated on a 0.15 µm all-layer copper process with up to eight metal layers, the device supports True-LVDS, LVPECL, pseudo-CML, and HyperTransport signaling at 1 Gbps per pin, making it suitable for high-bandwidth parallel I/O.
An FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) is a semiconductor device built around an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs), embedded memory blocks, and programmable interconnect, all controlled by a user-defined SRAM configuration bitstream. Within the broader taxonomy of programmable logic, APEX II sits between traditional CPLDs and modern high-density FPGAs: it provides LUT-based logic plus embedded dual-port RAM, and supports multiplier blocks for DSP workloads. As a member of the power-management and digital-logic ecosystem, an FPGA like the EP2A15F672C9 typically replaces discrete glue logic, custom ASICs, and DSP processors in communications, video, and embedded compute systems.
Key features of the EP2A15F672C9 include 16640 logic elements (LEs), 1664 macrocells, a maximum internal operating frequency in the 300-400 MHz range, 0.15 µm CMOS process technology, and a core supply of 1.5 V. The device also provides dedicated True-LVDS / LVPECL / PCML differential I/O channels rated up to 1 Gbps, embedded system blocks (ESBs) for dual-port RAM and FIFO, JTAG-based IEEE 1149.1 boundary-scan test support, and on-chip PLLs for clock multiplication and deskew. The FineLine BGA-672 substrate enables dense board-level routing while preserving signal integrity on high-speed parallel buses.
Architecturally, the EP2A15F672C9 relies on a row/column-based embedded array, with each Logic Array Block (LAB) containing 10 LEs, fast carry chains, and cascade paths. ESBs implement dual-port RAM with byte enables, while the APEX II MultiCore interconnect links logic, memory, and I/O elements via continuous, fast, and direct routing resources. The process and the dedicated I/O circuitry together enable 1 Gbps True-LVDS operation - a leading-edge specification for the early-2000s APEX II generation.
Typical applications include high-speed parallel data acquisition systems, telecom backplane bridges, video broadcast and image-processing pipelines, network routers and switches with custom protocol offload, and military/aerospace signal processing. The combination of 492 user I/Os, 1 Gbps LVDS channels, and embedded multipliers makes the EP2A15F672C9 particularly well suited to multi-channel serializers / deserializers (SERDES) and protocol-conversion designs.
When designing with this part, careful attention must be paid to signal-integrity on the 1 Gbps LVDS pairs, decoupled supply islands for the 1.5 V core and 3.3 V I/O rails, and thermal management of the 27 x 27 mm BGA under high toggle rates. Configuration via the passive or active serial scheme should be validated against the target JTAG/AS port topology before board bring-up.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing snapshots, same-brand drop-in alternatives from the APEX II family, and practical design notes that complement (rather than duplicate) the original Altera APEX II Programmable Logic Device Family datasheet (DS-APEXII-3.0, August 2002).
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