EP4CGX150CF23C8N
EP4CGX150CF23C8N - Cyclone IV GX FPGA, 150K LEs, 484-FBGA | Intel
The Intel (formerly Altera) EP4CGX150CF23C8N is a Cyclone IV GX field-programmable gate array (FPGA) built on a 60 nm process, integrating 149,760 logic elements, 6,635,520 bits of embedded memory, and 270 user I/Os in a 484-ball FineLine BGA (FBGA) package. The part is rated for commercial temperature operation (0C to +85C), a core voltage of 1.2 V, and supports up to eight high-speed transceivers, making it the largest density option in the Cyclone IV GX family.
An FPGA (field-programmable gate array) is a programmable logic device that combines configurable logic blocks, programmable interconnect, and dedicated hard IP such as transceivers, DSP blocks, and embedded RAM. FPGAs sit in the broader taxonomy of programmable logic devices (PLDs), which in turn are a sub-category of digital semiconductors. Unlike ASICs, FPGAs can be reconfigured in the field after manufacture, allowing rapid prototyping, late-stage design changes, and one-chip implementation of glue logic, control state machines, and high-speed serial interfaces.
Key features of the EP4CGX150CF23C8N include support for PCIe Gen1 (x1/x2/x4) hard IP, 8 transceiver channels with data rates up to 3.125 Gbps, embedded multiplier blocks for DSP, and Quartus II / Quartus Prime design-software support. The 484-FBGA package provides a dense, surface-mount footprint suitable for volume production on standard 1.0 mm pitch PCB technology, and its commercial temperature grade makes it suitable for lab, industrial-control, video-bridging, and prototype telecom designs.
The Cyclone IV GX architecture combines a low-cost, low-power FPGA fabric with transceivers specifically optimized for cost-sensitive applications requiring serial connectivity. Compared with the earlier Cyclone III LS family, the IV GX family delivers roughly 2x the logic capacity at similar static power. Embedded memory is distributed across M9K blocks (9 Kbit each), enabling efficient implementation of FIFOs, lookup tables, and small processor scratchpads without external SRAM.
Typical applications include PCIe endpoint cards, low-cost video capture/display bridges, industrial machine-vision interfaces, motor-control coprocessors, software-defined radio front-ends, and communications protocol bridges such as GbE MACs and Serial RapidIO endpoints. The integrated transceivers also make the part attractive for low-volume prototyping of SFP/SFP+ based links and proprietary backplanes.
When designing with this device, allocate adequate power-decoupling on each of the VCCINT, VCCA, VCCIO, and transceiver supply rails, and use the Altera/Intel Pin Planner to confirm that your specific pin assignments fit the 484-FBGA escape pattern. Note that the 'N' suffix indicates lead-free / Pb-free terminal finish and RoHS compliance; the 'C8' speed grade places it in a mid-range timing bin suitable for most general-purpose applications.
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