EPF8820ARC208-C
EPF8820ARC208-C - FLEX 8000 FPGA, 8K Gates, 152 I/O | Altera
The Altera EPF8820ARC208-C is a member of the FLEX 8000 family of CMOS SRAM-based Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), delivering up to 8,000 usable gates and 672 logic elements in a 208-pin RQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Pack) package. The -C suffix denotes the commercial temperature grade (0C to +70C) with a typical core voltage of 5.0V and MultiVolt I/O support for 3.3V or 5.0V operation. The device exposes 152 user I/O pins across four I/O banks, enabling wide data buses and complex glue-logic functions in legacy 5V systems.
An FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) is a type of programmable logic device (PLD) that uses an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs), a programmable interconnect network, and programmable I/O cells to implement arbitrary digital logic. In the taxonomy of digital semiconductors, an FPGA sits below an ASIC in performance but above a generic CPLD in density. FPGAs are commonly used for prototyping, low-volume designs, and applications requiring in-field reconfigurability. The FLEX 8000 family uses SRAM configuration cells, so the device must be configured at every power-up from an external EPROM or an Altera serial configuration device such as the EPC1, EPC1213, EPC1064, or EPC1441.
Key features of the EPF8820ARC208-C include 8,000 usable gates, 672 logic cells, 152 maximum user I/Os, MultiVolt I/O (3.3V / 5.0V), in-circuit reconfigurability (ICR), and built-in JTAG support via the IEEE 1149.1 boundary-scan interface. The architecture is built on a 0.42um CMOS process with five interconnect layers, and the device operates from a single 4.75V to 5.25V supply. The 208-RQFP package (28x28 mm body, 0.5 mm pitch) is a plastic surface-mount option compatible with conventional SMT assembly lines.
The FLEX 8000 architecture employs continuous, high-performance FastTrack interconnect routing across the entire die, giving consistent and predictable timing across all logic paths. Each Logic Array Block (LAB) contains 8 to 16 logic elements (LEs), and each LE combines a 4-input look-up table with a dedicated programmable register, fast carry chain for arithmetic, and a cascade chain for wide fan-in functions. Embedded Logic Array Blocks (ELABs) provide efficient memory implementation, and the IOE structure supports a wide range of I/O standards including TTL, CMOS, and PCI with configurable drive strength and slew-rate control.
Typical applications for the EPF8820ARC208-C include 5V PCI bus interface logic, industrial control glue logic, telecommunications line-card controllers, legacy peripheral bridging, and ASIC prototyping where the 152 I/Os and 8K-gate capacity provide a comfortable margin for peripheral controllers, bus arbitration, and protocol adaptation. The MultiVolt feature makes the part especially attractive in mixed-voltage systems where a 5V core must interface to 3.3V peripherals without external level shifters.
When designing with the EPF8820ARC208-C, plan the configuration scheme early because FLEX 8000 devices are SRAM-based and lose configuration when power is removed. A serial or parallel configuration PROM (EPC1, EPC1064, or EPC1441) must be present at every power-on. For high-reliability designs, add CRC checking in the user logic because configuration bit-stream errors can corrupt the device behavior. The 208-RQFP exposed pad improves thermal dissipation, but at moderate toggle rates the part usually requires no additional heatsinking.
This page synthesizes distributor availability, drop-in compatible FLEX 8000 variants, and practical design considerations not found in the manufacturer datasheet alone, giving engineers an at-a-glance comparison to alternatives such as the EPF8820ARC208-3, EPF8820AQC208-4, and other FLEX 8000 family members in the same 208-RQFP footprint.
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