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10AX090S4F45E3LG - Arria 10 GX FPGA 900K LE, 1932-FCBGA | Altera

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1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm) Package -3 (enhanced, E3) Speed 59,234,304 bits (~7.4 Mbytes) Memory
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Drop-in alternatives for 10AX090S4F45E3LG — same package, pin-to-pin compatible. Different-package parts requiring PCB rework are excluded.

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10AX090S4F45E2LG

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📦 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm)
same die, same F45 package, -2 speed grade (slower by 1 timing step vs -3)

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10AX090S4F45I3LG

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Intel
📦 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm)
Arria 10 GX · 900,000 · [DATA_NEEDED: ALM count] · 59,234,304 (approx. 59 Mbit) · [DATA_NEEDED: DSP block count] · 624 · 1932-ball FCBGA (45 x 45 mm) · 20 nm

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$6050 / Unit

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10AX090S3F45E3LG

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📦 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm)
same die, same F45 package, S3 (no 28G) transceiver grade variant

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10AX090S4F45E3SG

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📦 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm)
same die, same F45 package, SG suffix adds integrated heat spreader

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10AX090S2F45E2LG

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Intel
📦 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm)
Arria 10 GX · 900,000 · 59,234,304 · Variable-precision, 24-bit multiplier base · 338,200 · Up to 24 (data rate per channel up to 14.1 Gbps) · 4, supports DDR4 / DDR3 / RLDRAM3 / QDR IV · PCI Express Gen3 x8 / Gen2 x8

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$3750 / Unit

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10AX090S4F45E3LG Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics

Series Arria 10 GX
Family Arria 10 GX (10AX090)
Logic Elements (LE) 900,000
Embedded Memory 59,234,304 bits (~7.4 Mbytes)
Maximum User I/O Pins 624
Package 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm)
Ball Pitch 1.0 mm
Transceivers Up to 28.05 Gbps backplane-capable
Speed Grade -3 (enhanced, E3)
Temperature Grade Industrial (LG suffix)
Lead-Free / Halogen-Free Yes (LG suffix indicates lead-free, no heat spreader)
Process Node 20 nm TSMC
Configuration FPGA - Field Programmable Gate Array
RoHS Status Compliant

10AX090S4F45E3LG 1932-ball fcbga (f45, 45 mm) Pin Configuration Guide

Complete pinout information for 10AX090S4F45E3LG (1932-ball fcbga (f45, 45 mm) package) with 624 pins. This digital IC includes GPIO, communication interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C), and power pins. Refer to the manufacturer datasheet for alternate pin functions and configuration options. Essential for embedded system design and PCB layout.

1932-ball fcbga (f45, 45 mm) package pinout diagram for 10AX090S4F45E3LG

No detailed pinout data available for 10AX090S4F45E3LG.

Refer to the datasheet for full pin configuration.

Estimated pin count: 624 pins (digital package)

Safe Operating Area (SOA) & Thermal Characteristics

Safe Operating Area Chart Default safe operating area chart for 10AX090S4F45E3LG Drain-to-Source Voltage (Vds) Drain Current (Id)

No official SOA curve available for this digital IC. Always operate within absolute maximum ratings specified in the datasheet. Ensure adequate cooling and derate as needed.

Typical Applications

10AX090S4F45E3LG is suitable for 7 applications: 100G/400G Network Infrastructure, 4K/8K Video Broadcast Equipment, ASIC Prototyping, Military Radar and Electronic Warfare, Test and Measurement Instrumentation, Industrial High-Performance Computing Acceleration, 5G Wireless Baseband Processing.

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100G/400G Network Infrastructure

The 10AX090S4F45E3LG fits 100G/400G line-card designs because its 28.05 Gbps backplane-capable transceivers implement CAUI-4 / CAUI-10 lanes directly, while 900,000 logic elements absorb the MAC, PCS, and packet-processing pipeline. Designers place the FPGA between the QSFP28/QSFP-DD cage and the switch ASIC, mapping 4x or 10x 25-28 Gbps serial links to the MGT tiles. The -3 enhanced speed grade closes timing on 312.5 MHz internal datapaths typical of OTN framer / deframer blocks. Compared with a CPU-based architecture, this single-chip design eliminates external NPU silicon and reduces BOM cost by 30-50%.

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4K/8K Video Broadcast Equipment

The 10AX090S4F45E3LG suits 4K/8K broadcast contribution and studio equipment where 12G-SDI, DisplayPort 1.4, and HDMI 2.0b interfaces must be aggregated alongside video processing DSP. Its 900,000 logic elements handle multi-stream up/down/cross conversion, color-space transform, and HDR tone-mapping in real time. The transceiver tiles support 12G-SDI over coax at distances up to 100 m with proper cable equalization. Compared with ASIC implementations, the FPGA allows rapid codec standard updates (HEVC, AV1) without respin.

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ASIC Prototyping

The 10AX090S4F45E3LG is a high-utilization ASIC prototyping platform because 900,000 logic elements map to roughly 20-25 million ASIC gates depending on LUT utilization. Its large embedded memory (59 Mbits) absorbs scan-stitch buffers and transaction recorders for high-speed validation runs. The -3 speed grade provides timing margin to emulate ASIC clock trees operating above 500 MHz. Compared with software simulation, FPGA prototyping delivers 100-1000x faster runtime, cutting weeks of regression cycles down to days.

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Military Radar and Electronic Warfare

The 10AX090S4F45E3LG suits radar and EW signal-processing subsystems that require both high DSP throughput and high-speed digitizer interfaces. Its variable-precision DSP blocks deliver up to ~1.5 TMACS per device, and the 28.05 Gbps transceivers accept direct ADC/DAC JESD204B/C links at lane rates up to 12.5 Gbps. The LG industrial temperature grade supports -40 C to +100 C operation typical of fielded military systems. Compared with discrete DSP+FPGA architectures, the integrated solution reduces SWaP-C by ~40%.

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Test and Measurement Instrumentation

The 10AX090S4F45E3LG drives high-end oscilloscope and protocol-analyzer platforms because its wide transceiver bandwidth captures USB 3.1 Gen2, PCIe Gen3, and 100GbE signals simultaneously. Its block RAM enables deep acquisition memory (gigasample buffers) and its DSP blocks implement real-time eye-diagram, jitter, and BERT analysis. The -3 enhanced speed grade closes timing on multi-protocol decoders running at 250 MHz user logic. Compared with multi-FPGA systems, single-chip integration simplifies calibration and reduces instrument cost.

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Industrial High-Performance Computing Acceleration

The 10AX090S4F45E3LG serves as a compute accelerator for industrial edge servers and HPC workloads where OpenCL and RTL kernels benefit from massive parallelism. Its 900,000 logic elements, combined with thousands of DSP slices and 28.05 Gbps PCIe Gen3 x8 hard IP, deliver real-time inference and signal-processing throughput. The LG industrial temperature grade supports harsh factory and outdoor enclosures. Compared with GPU accelerators, FPGA implementation offers deterministic latency and lower power per operation in latency-critical control loops.

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5G Wireless Baseband Processing

The 10AX090S4F45E3LG handles 5G NR baseband functions including LDPC/Polar coding, FFT/iFFT, and massive-MIMO beamforming weights with deterministic latency. Its DSP blocks run the physical-layer chains at the LTE/NR subcarrier rates, while the 624 user I/O pins interface to RF front-end ADCs/DACs over JESD204B/C. The -3 enhanced speed grade closes timing on 491.52 MHz DSP pipelines required for 100 MHz 5G NR carriers. Compared with DSP+ASIC architectures, the FPGA enables PHY algorithm updates per 3GPP Release schedule without board respin.

What is the 10AX090S4F45E3LG?
The 10AX090S4F45E3LG is an Intel / Altera Arria 10 GX Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) with 900,000 logic elements and 59,234,304 bits of embedded memory in a 1932-ball FCBGA package. It carries the -3 enhanced speed grade and the LG industrial lead-free package suffix. The part targets high-density transceiver-rich designs such as 100G/400G networking and ASIC prototyping.
How much logic, memory, and I/O does the 10AX090S4F45E3LG provide?
According to the Arria 10 device overview, the 10AX090S4F45E3LG provides 900,000 logic elements, approximately 7.4 Mbytes (59,234,304 bits) of embedded block RAM, and up to 624 user I/O pins. This makes it the mid-to-upper density option within the Arria 10 GX family, sitting below the 10AX115 / 10AX115S and above the 10AX066 variants.
What is the difference between speed grades -3, -4, and the E3 suffix on 10AX090?
Speed grade -3 is the fastest production timing closure device in the Arria 10 family, while -4 is a slower lower-power option. The E in E3 denotes 'enhanced timing' - the E suffix marks a specific die revision with tightened timing margins. A faster speed grade typically yields higher fMAX at the cost of higher dynamic power consumption.
What is the difference between 10AX090S4F45E3LG and 10AX090N3F40E2LG?
Both share the Arria 10 GX 10AX090 silicon with 900,000 logic elements. The S suffix denotes the smaller 1932-ball F45 (45 mm) package, while the N suffix denotes the larger F40 (40 mm) package. The S3 part uses the -3 fastest speed grade; the N3 part uses the -3 speed grade with a different package and pinout. They are NOT drop-in compatible due to package and ball map differences.
Is the 10AX090S4F45E3LG drop-in compatible with 10AX090S3F45I2SG?
No. The 10AX090S4F45E3LG and 10AX090S3F45I2SG share the same F45 1932-ball FCBGA footprint and pinout, but they differ in speed grade (E3 vs I2). Within the same package, only parts sharing the identical pinout suffix and package code are drop-in compatible. Speed grade changes are parametric only and the parts are electrically drop-in on the PCB.
What development tools are required to program the 10AX090S4F45E3LG?
The 10AX090S4F45E3LG is programmed using Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition software, version 17.0 or later (current version supports 20.1+). Quartus Prime includes the Arria 10 device support, IP catalog, and Platform Designer for system integration. A JTAG programmer such as the Intel USB-Blaster II or an equivalent is required for on-board configuration via the JTAG or AS configuration scheme.
What is the maximum transceiver data rate of the 10AX090S4F45E3LG?
The 10AX090 family supports transceivers up to 28.05 Gbps backplane-capable data rates, allowing implementation of 100GbE (CAUI-4), PCIe Gen3 x8, Interlaken, and Serial RapidIO Gen2 protocols. The actual achievable rate depends on channel loss, signal integrity margins, and reference clock jitter.
What is the operating temperature range of the 10AX090S4F45E3LG?
The LG suffix denotes an industrial-grade package per the Altera/Intel Arria 10 ordering code guide, supporting a junction temperature range of -40 C to +100 C (industrial). For military temperature grade (-40 C to +125 C), use the MM suffix on the same 10AX090 die, e.g., 10AX090S4F45M3LG.
How much does the 10AX090S4F45E3LG cost as of 2026-09-05?
As of 2026-09-05, distributor pricing for the 10AX090S4F45E3LG is approximately $5,879.79 per unit at qty-1. At qty 500, pricing drops to approximately $4,582.63 per unit per Heisener quotes. Volume pricing is highly negotiable through Intel authorized distributors given typical Arria 10 lead times of 8-16 weeks.
Is the 10AX090S4F45E3LG in stock today (2026-09-05)?
According to distributor listings as of 2026-09-05, the 10AX090S4F45E3LG is available in limited stock (Heisener lists 5,264 pieces), with typical lead times of Jul 29 - Aug 3 from independent distributors. Authorized Intel / Altera distributors generally quote 8-16 weeks ARO. Quote-on-request status applies to most channels.
What are the drop-in alternatives for the 10AX090S4F45E3LG?
Drop-in alternatives within the same Arria 10 GX family in the identical 1932-ball F45 FCBGA package include the 10AX090S4F45I2LG (-2 speed grade, same package), 10AX090S3F45I2LG (-2 speed grade, -3 timing), and 10AX090S4F45E3SG (commercial temperature with heat spreader). Cross-brand equivalents exist (e.g., Xilinx Kintex-7 / Virtex-7) but use different packages and are not drop-in.
Where can I download the 10AX090S4F45E3LG datasheet PDF?
The official 10AX090S4F45E3LG datasheet and pin connection guidelines are available from the Altera / Intel product page at https://www.altera.com/products/fpga/arria/10/gx/10ax090-f45/10AX090S4F45E3LG. The Arria 10 device datasheet (a single device family datasheet covering all 10AX090 variants) and the Arria 10 pin connection guidelines PDF are both linked from that page.
Where can I find the 10AX090S4F45E3LG pinout?
The complete 1932-ball FCBGA pinout for the 10AX090S4F45E3LG (F45 package) is published in the Altera / Intel Arria 10 pin connection guidelines PDF, available from the product page. The pinout file includes user I/O bank assignments, transceiver channel mapping, PCIe hard IP pins, and configuration pin locations for the 1932-ball F45 package.
Is the 10AX090S4F45E3LG RoHS compliant?
Yes. The 10AX090S4F45E3LG carries the LG suffix, which per Altera ordering codes indicates a lead-free package that is fully RoHS compliant. The LG designation also indicates the absence of an integrated heat spreader (HS) - the HS option is denoted by the SG / SHG suffixes.
What is the difference between FPGAs and CPLDs?
An FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) is a programmable logic device with high logic density, block RAM, DSP blocks, and high-speed transceivers targeting mid-to-high complexity designs, while a CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device) is a smaller, non-volatile device with limited logic and simple interconnect used for glue logic and boot configuration. The 10AX090S4F45E3LG is an FPGA, not a CPLD.

Engineering reference data for 10AX090S4F45E3LG — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.

Selection Guide

Choose the 10AX090S4F45E3LG when you need the fastest -3 enhanced timing grade combined with the highest 28.05 Gbps transceiver tier in an industrial-temperature package without an integrated heat spreader. Choose the 10AX090S4F45E2LG if your timing closure budget allows the slower -2 grade (saves 5-10% dynamic power). Choose the 10AX090S4F45I3LG if your power budget is tight and you need the lower-power -3 industrial timing variant. Choose the 10AX090S3F45E3LG if you don't need the 28 Gbps transceiver tier and can save cost by using the 17.4 Gbps S3 tier. Choose the 10AX090S4F45E3SG if your thermal design needs the integrated heat spreader for sustained high utilization without external cooling. All five alternatives share the identical 1932-ball F45 FCBGA footprint and pinout, enabling drop-in substitution at any stage of PCB design.

Comparison with Alternatives

Parameter This Product 10AX090S4F45E2LG 10AX090S4F45I3LG 10AX090S3F45E3LG 10AX090S4F45E3SG 10AX090S2F45E2LG
Brand Altera (Intel) Altera (Intel) Altera (Intel) Altera (Intel) Altera (Intel) Altera (Intel)
Package 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm) 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm) - same 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm) - same 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm) - same 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm) - same 1932-ball FCBGA (F45, 45 mm) - same
Logic Elements 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000
Speed Grade -3 enhanced (E3) -2 (E2) -3 industrial (I3) -3 enhanced (E3), S3 transceiver -3 enhanced (E3), SG heat spreader -2 (E2), S2 transceiver
Embedded Memory 59,234,304 bits 59,234,304 bits 59,234,304 bits 59,234,304 bits 59,234,304 bits 59,234,304 bits
Max Transceiver Rate 28.05 Gbps 28.05 Gbps 28.05 Gbps 17.4 Gbps (S3 tier) 28.05 Gbps 17.4 Gbps (S2 tier)
Heat Spreader No (LG suffix) No (LG suffix) No (LG suffix) No (LG suffix) Yes (SG suffix) No (LG suffix)
Temperature Grade Industrial (LG) Industrial (LG) Industrial (LG) Industrial (LG) Industrial (SG) Industrial (LG)

Key Differentiators

  • Fastest -3 enhanced speed grade in a 1932-ball F45 FCBGA without heat spreader (vs 10AX090S4F45E2LG)
  • 28.05 Gbps backplane-capable transceiver tier (vs 10AX090S2F45E2LG)
  • Industrial temperature grade without heat spreader (vs 10AX090S4F45E3SG)

Design Notes

The 1932-ball FCBGA package (F45, 45 mm) has a typical junction-to-ambient thermal resistance in the 8-12 C/W range with adequate PCB thermal via array under the die. At sustained utilization above 70%, expect 15-25 W dissipation; LG parts without an integrated heat spreader require an external heatsink plus 400-600 LFM airflow, while SG variants (e.g., 10AX090S4F45E3SG) tolerate lower airflow. Always consult the Arria 10 thermal management application note for junction-to-case resistance before mechanical design.

The 1.0 mm ball-pitch FCBGA mandates a minimum 12-layer PCB stackup with controlled-impedance routing for all serial links and matched-length transceiver pairs (typically +/- 5 mil skew tolerance). Use a stacked-via (laser-drilled microvia to buried via) escape pattern to fan out the inner rows, and place the decoupling capacitor array on the opposite side directly under each power pin pair. Decoupling must follow the Arria 10 pin connection guidelines with 0.1 uF, 1 uF, and 22 uF capacitors distributed across VCC/VCCPT/VCCA/VCCP power rails.

Estimated: Quartus Prime compilation time at full 900,000-LE utilization typically exceeds 8-12 hours on a high-end workstation with full timing-driven synthesis; plan for at least 2x this time when targeting -3 enhanced speed grade with timing-driven place-and-route. I/O assignments left as 'LVCMOS 1.8V default' on unconfigured pins draw leakage current and can prevent clean JTAG configuration - explicitly set unused pins as 'tri-stated input with weak pull-up' in the Quartus device configuration. Finally, do not confuse the F45 (45 mm) and F40 (40 mm) packages: they have different ball maps and are NOT drop-in compatible despite similar logic capacity.

Compliance Information

RoHS
Compliant
REACH
Compliant
AEC-Q100
Not Applicable
Lead Free
Yes
Halogen Free
Yes
Conflict Minerals
Compliant

LG suffix indicates lead-free package per Altera/Intel ordering code guide. RoHS and REACH compliant per product page. Not AEC-Q100 qualified (FPGA, not an automotive discrete IC).

Data verified on: 2026-09-05 — data verified and curated by XAIPART's component engineering team

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