EPF81500AQC240-3

The EPF81500AQC240-3 is a FLEX 8000 series programmable logic device from Intel, offering a register-rich, SRAM-based FPGA architecture in a 240-pin surface-mount package. It provides a high-density logic implementation with 1,296 logic elements and approximately 16,000 usable gates, making it suitable for complex glue-logic, bus interfaces, and wide-data-path processing in commercial applications.

Designed for 5.0 V core operation with MultiVolt I/O flexibility and in-circuit reconfigurability, this device targets system designers who need a reprogrammable, high-pin-count FPGA with robust I/O and predictable routing behavior for mid-range embedded designs.

Key Features

• Core Logic  1,296 logic elements and approximately 16,000 usable gates provide a dense, register-rich fabric for implementing control logic, state machines, and moderate complexity datapaths.
• Registers / Storage  Up to 1,500 flip-flops/registers available for pipelining and state storage (as specified for the FLEX 8000 family).
• I/O and Voltage  181 user I/O pins with MultiVolt I/O support allowing the device core to run at 5.0 V while I/O pins are compatible with 5.0 V and 3.3 V logic levels; supply range 4.75 V to 5.25 V.
• System-Level Features  In-circuit reconfigurability via external configuration devices or intelligent controllers and built-in JTAG boundary-scan test (on selected devices) for test and debug.
• Interconnect & Arithmetic  Continuous FastTrack® interconnect with dedicated carry and cascade chains for implementing fast adders, counters, comparators and high fan-in logic structures.
• Performance Controls  Programmable output slew-rate control reduces switching noise; peripheral register options help optimize setup and clock-to-output timing.
• Packaging & Mounting  Surface-mount 240-pin BFQFP / supplier package 240-PQFP (32 × 32) delivers a high-pin-count footprint for integrating multiple buses and system interfaces.
• Operating Conditions  Commercial temperature grade with an operating range of 0 °C to 70 °C; RoHS compliant.

Typical Applications

• Bus Interfaces and System Glue  Use the EPF81500AQC240-3 to consolidate and implement multi-bus interfaces, address decoding and protocol bridging where many I/O and predictable timing are required.
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP)  The device’s high register count and dedicated arithmetic chains make it suitable for mid-range DSP tasks, wide-data-path manipulation, and data transformation.
• Coprocessors and Accelerators  Implement offload functions and custom accelerators that require moderate logic density and fast internal arithmetic functions.
• High-Speed Controllers  Ideal for controllers and timing-critical logic that benefit from FastTrack routing, peripheral registers, and programmable output slew-rate control.

Unique Advantages

• High Logic Density:  Approximately 16,000 usable gates and 1,296 logic elements support complex mid-range designs without external combinatorial logic.
• Rich Register Resources:  Up to 1,500 flip-flops enable deep pipelining and state storage for high-throughput datapaths and sequential logic.
• Flexible I/O Voltage Support:  MultiVolt I/O compatibility allows mixing 5.0 V and 3.3 V signaling at the device boundary while maintaining a 5.0 V core supply, simplifying mixed-voltage system integration.
• In-Circuit Reconfigurability:  Reprogram the device in-system via external configuration devices or an intelligent controller to support updates or feature changes after deployment.
• Dedicated Arithmetic and Routing:  Built-in carry and cascade chains plus the FastTrack interconnect give predictable, high-speed arithmetic and logic performance for common functions like adders and counters.
• Test and Debug Support:  JTAG boundary-scan test circuitry (on selected devices) facilitates board-level test and debug during development and manufacturing.

Why Choose EPF81500AQC240-3?

The EPF81500AQC240-3 delivers a balanced combination of gate density, register resources, and high I/O count in a 240-pin surface-mount package, targeted at commercial embedded designs that require reprogrammable logic with reliable, predictable interconnect. Its MultiVolt I/O and in-circuit reconfigurability make it practical for systems that mix logic levels and need field updates or iterative development.

This device is well suited to engineers building bus interfaces, mid-range DSP functions, coprocessors, and high-speed controllers who need a commercially graded FPGA with comprehensive design and test support from the FLEX 8000 family.

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