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EP4CE40F23C8N Product Overview
The EP4CE40F23C8N is a high-value Field Programmable Gate Array from Intel (Altera) in the Cyclone IV E series, manufactured on mature 60nm low-power process technology. The EP4CE40F23C8N is a balanced-capacity device featuring 39,600 logic elements, 2,475 LABs, 1,161,216 bits of embedded block RAM, and 328 user I/O pins, with internal operating frequency up to 472.5MHz.
The EP4CE40F23C8N delivers an excellent balance of logic capacity and cost-effectiveness. The EP4CE40F23C8N supports a rich set of I/O voltage standards from 1.2V to 3.3V including LVTTL, LVCMOS, HSTL, SSTL, and LVDS. This commercial-grade EP4CE40F23C8N supports 0°C to 85°C operation and comes in a 23×23mm 484-pin FBGA package with MSL Level 3 (168 hours).
The Cyclone IV E series is optimized for high-volume, cost-sensitive applications. The EP4CE40F23C8N serves as the mid-range model of this series, targeting industrial control, communications equipment, video processing, and embedded systems.
EP4CE40F23C8N Core Features
Balanced Logic and Memory Resources：The EP4CE40F23C8N provides 39,600 logic elements with 2,475 LABs. The EP4CE40F23C8N has 1,161,216 bits of block RAM for data buffering, image processing, and caching
Flexible Digital Signal Processing：The EP4CE40F23C8N includes hardware multipliers and DSP blocks for signal processing, filtering, and algorithm acceleration
Rich I/O Interface：The EP4CE40F23C8N offers 328 user I/O pins supporting 1.2V to 3.3V standards including LVTTL, LVCMOS, HSTL, SSTL, differential HSTL, and LVDS
Commercial Operating Temperature：The EP4CE40F23C8N operates from 0°C to 85°C junction temperature range with MSL Level 3 (168 hours)
Package and Process：The EP4CE40F23C8N uses 60nm low-power CMOS process with core voltage 1.15V to 1.25V (1.2V typical). The EP4CE40F23C8N comes in a 23×23mm 484-pin FBGA package with 1.0mm ball pitch, RoHS compliant and lead-free
Security and Reliability：The EP4CE40F23C8N supports configuration bitstream encryption, SEU detection and correction, hot-swap support
EP4CE40F23C8N Applications
Industrial Automation and Control：The EP4CE40F23C8N with 39,600 logic elements and rich I/O is ideal for PLCs, industrial robotics, and servo drives
Communications and Networking：The EP4CE40F23C8N is used in network switches, routers, base stations, protocol bridging
Video and Image Processing：The EP4CE40F23C8N provides 1.1Mbit block RAM with DSP resources for video codec, scaling, edge detection, surveillance, and machine vision
Medical Imaging Systems：The EP4CE40F23C8N is low power and cost-effective for ultrasound imaging and portable medical devices
Consumer and Automotive Electronics：The EP4CE40F23C8N supports infotainment systems and ADAS applications
System-on-Module：The EP4CE40F23C8N is a standard FPGA device for SOMs with various system integrations
EP4CE40F23C8N Key Advantages
Balanced 39.6K Logic Capacity：The EP4CE40F23C8N offers mid-range capacity in the Cyclone IV E series for medium-complexity systems including video pipelines, protocol stacks, and soft processors
1.1Mbit Embedded Memory：The EP4CE40F23C8N provides 1,161,216 bits block RAM for packet buffering, FIFOs, and real-time image processing
328 I/O Pins High Flexibility：The EP4CE40F23C8N features 328 user I/O pins supporting 1.2V to 3.3V LVTTL, LVCMOS, HSTL, SSTL, and LVDS
60nm Low Power Process：The EP4CE40F23C8N is optimized for power and cost for high-volume, cost-sensitive applications
Comprehensive Development Ecosystem：The EP4CE40F23C8N is supported by Quartus Prime design suite with complete IP core library and Nios II soft processor support for rapid product development
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FAQ
1. What is EP4CE40F23C8N?
The EP4CE40F23C8N is a Cyclone® IV E Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) from Intel/Altera. The EP4CE40F23C8N comes in a 484-pin FBGA package with 39,600 logic elements and 328 I/O pins.
2. What are the key specifications of EP4CE40F23C8N?
The EP4CE40F23C8N features 39,600 logic elements, 2,475 LABs/CLBs, 1,161,216 bits of RAM, and 556 embedded 18×18 multipliers. Operating voltage is 1.15V–1.25V with a temperature range of 0°C to 85°C.
3. What package does EP4CE40F23C8N use?
The EP4CE40F23C8N uses FBGA-484 (FineLine BGA) package, measuring 23mm × 23mm with a 1mm ball pitch.
4. What applications is EP4CE40F23C8N suitable for?
The EP4CE40F23C8N is ideal for networking, communications, industrial automation, video processing, medical imaging, security, automotive, high-performance computing, and military applications.
5. What development tools support EP4CE40F23C8N?
The EP4CE40F23C8N is designed and programmed using Intel Quartus Prime development software. The EP4CE40F23C8N supports multiple configuration modes including JTAG and Active Serial (AS).
6. What is the operating temperature range of EP4CE40F23C8N?
The commercial-grade temperature range of the EP4CE40F23C8N is 0°C to 85°C.
7. Is EP4CE40F23C8N RoHS compliant?
Yes, the EP4CE40F23C8N is lead-free and RoHS compliant.
8. What is the maximum operating frequency of EP4CE40F23C8N?
The maximum clock frequency of the EP4CE40F23C8N is up to 472.5 MHz.
9. What are the alternative models for EP4CE40F23C8N?
Alternatives in the same series as the EP4CE40F23C8N include EP4CE40F23C7N and EP4CE40F23I7, with differences primarily in speed grade and temperature range.
10. What configuration modes does EP4CE40F23C8N support?
The EP4CE40F23C8N supports JTAG, Active Serial (AS), Passive Serial (PS), and Fast Passive Parallel (FPP) modes.