EP3CLS150F780I7N
EP3CLS150F780I7N - 150K LE Cyclone III LS FPGA, 780-FBGA | Intel
The Intel (formerly Altera) EP3CLS150F780I7N is a low-power Cyclone III LS field-programmable gate array (FPGA) with 150,848 logic elements, 6,137,856 bits of embedded memory, and 413 maximum user I/O pins, fabricated on a 65 nm low-power process and packaged in a 780-ball FineLine BGA (FBGA-780). The 'LS' suffix denotes the Cyclone III LS sub-family, which adds dedicated security features (configuration bitstream AES-128/256 decryption, JTAG security, and tamper detection) on top of the standard Cyclone III LE fabric, targeting defense, industrial control, and secure communications designs.
A Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a semiconductor integrated circuit built around an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs), programmable interconnect, and dedicated hard IP such as multipliers, memory blocks (M9K/M144K), PLLs, and high-speed I/O serializers. FPGAs occupy a tier between fixed-function ASICs and microcontrollers: like microcontrollers they are software-programmed and shipped in volume, but like ASICs they implement parallel hardware logic at clock rates up to hundreds of MHz. Cyclone III LS sits in the low-power, cost-optimized segment of the FPGA taxonomy (FPGA -> programmable logic -> semiconductor IC -> integrated circuit) and competes with Xilinx Spartan-6 and Lattice ECP3 families.
Key features of the EP3CLS150F780I7N include 150,848 logic elements (LEs), 6,137,856 embedded memory bits organized into M9K blocks, four general-purpose PLLs, 413 maximum user I/O supporting LVDS, LVCMOS, SSTL, and HSTL I/O standards, and up to 437 MHz internal operation on a 1.2 V core supply. The LS security engine performs bitstream encryption, JTAG lockdown, and side-channel resistance for IP protection. The 780-FBGA package exposes the largest I/O count in the EP3CLS150 family and integrates an exposed thermal pad for board-level heat spreading.
Architecturally, the Cyclone III LS combines a 65 nm SRAM-based logic fabric with hard IP blocks (18x18 multipliers, M9K RAM, PLLs, and external memory controllers) to balance logic density, DSP throughput, and power. The LS series additionally integrates a configuration AES engine and tamper-monitor pins (TDI/TMS/TRST-conditioned secure JTAG), making it suitable for designs that must protect firmware IP at rest and resist physical tampering.
Typical applications include industrial motor control, secure communications gateways, software-defined radio (SDR) baseband, machine-vision pre-processing, military/aerospace secure embedded systems, and FPGA-based PCIe endpoint prototyping. The 780-ball package supports the highest I/O count in the family, so it is preferred for memory-intensive or high-bandwidth designs that need 16-bit DDR2/DDR3 external memory interfaces.
When designing with this part, plan for configuration via JTAG or passive serial from a configuration flash (EPCS), and budget for the 1.2 V core, 2.5 V/3.3 V I/O bank, and 1.0 V PLL analog supplies. The exposed pad must be soldered to a properly sized copper pour for thermal dissipation; without it, junction temperature can exceed 100 C under sustained high-utilization workloads.
This page synthesizes distributor pricing, drop-in same-family alternatives, and practical FPGA design notes not found in the standalone manufacturer datasheet, giving engineers and procurement teams an information-density advantage.
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