10CL080YF780C8G - Cyclone 10 LP FPGA, 81K LE, 780-BGA | Intel
MPN: 10CL080YF780C8G β Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $95 | $95.00 |
| 10 | $88.5 | $885.00 |
| 100 | $79.2 | $7,920.00 |
| 500 | $71.4 | $35,700.00 |
| 1,000 | $64.1 | $64,100.00 |
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View Datasheet β10CL080YF780C8G Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Family | Cyclone 10 LP |
| Logic Elements (LE) | 81,264 |
| Embedded Memory (bits) | 2,810,880 |
| Embedded Memory Blocks | M9K |
| 18x18 Multipliers | 423 |
| Maximum User I/O | 423 |
| PLLs | 4 |
| Global Clock Networks | 20 |
| Process Technology | TSMC 60 nm low-power |
| Speed Grade | C8 (commercial, 8 ns) |
| Operating Temperature | 0C to +85C (commercial) |
| Package | 780-ball FineLine BGA (F780) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount (BGA) |
| Configuration Mode | PS / FPP / JTAG |
| Configuration Memory | External (or on-chip flash via EPCQ) |
| Design Tool | Intel Quartus Prime (Lite / Standard / Pro) |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
10CL080YF780C8G Pin Configuration
| Pin A1 | IO β General-purpose user I/O (bank 8) |
| Pin B2 | VCCIO_8 β I/O bank 8 voltage supply (1.2-3.3V) |
| Pin D5 | GND β Ground |
| Pin F12 | DIFFIO_RX_T0p β Differential RX positive, true LVDS pair 0 |
| Pin G15 | CLK0p β Dedicated clock input 0 positive |
| Pin AC20 | CONFIG_DONE β Configuration status output (open-drain) |
| Pin AE28 | JTAG_TCK β JTAG test clock |
| Pin AF30 | nCONFIG β Configuration active-low control |
Safe Operating Area (SOA) & Thermal Characteristics
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
10CL080YF780C8G is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial Machine Vision, Motor and Motion Control, Video Bridging and Protocol Conversion, Factory Automation I/O Expansion, Cost-Sensitive Telecommunications Line Cards, Test and Measurement Instrumentation.
Industrial Machine Vision
The 10CL080YF780C8G is well suited for industrial machine vision systems where cost per megapixel processed matters. Its 423 18x18 multipliers and 2.8 Mbits of embedded memory enable real-time Bayer demosaicing, edge detection, and object recognition pipelines on 2-5 MP camera streams. The F780 package exposes up to 423 user I/O, allowing direct connection to MIPI CSI-2 deserializer bridges (e.g., Toshiba TC358743) and multiple LVDS camera channels. Designers typically instantiate DDR3 controllers in Quartus Prime to buffer frame data, leveraging the device's four PLLs for pixel-clock synthesis. Compared to larger Cyclone V or Arria 10 FPGAs, the 10CL080 offers a 30-50% cost reduction at comparable logic density, making it the sweet spot for multi-camera inspection lines in factory automation.
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Motor and Motion Control
In 3-phase motor and motion control applications, the 10CL080YF780C8G delivers sufficient DSP horsepower to implement Field-Oriented Control (FOC) and Space-Vector PWM on multiple PMSM/BLDC axes simultaneously. Each axis consumes roughly 30 18x18 multipliers for Park/Clarke transforms and PI loops; with 423 multipliers the device can drive up to 12 axes from a single chip. The 423 user I/Os accommodate encoder interfaces (QEP, SSI, BiSS), resolver-to-digital converter SPI buses, and high-resolution PWM outputs. Its 60 nm low-power process keeps junction temperature manageable in enclosed motor-drive IP65 enclosures, while the four PLLs synthesize the switching frequencies (typically 8-32 kHz) and the resolver excitation carrier (10-20 kHz). Industrial users should select the 10CL080YF780I7G variant if ambient temperatures may exceed 85C.
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Video Bridging and Protocol Conversion
The 10CL080YF780C8G is widely deployed in video bridging applications that need to convert between HDMI, DisplayPort, MIPI, and LVDS without expensive ASSPs. Its M9K memory blocks provide efficient line buffers for video rescaling and color-space conversion (RGB to YCbCr, 4:4:4 to 4:2:0), while the 423 multipliers accelerate chroma upsampling. The F780 footprint's high ball count allows simultaneous routing of three HDMI 1.4 input channels (TMDS clock + data pairs) plus a parallel RGB output to an LCD controller. Designers typically instantiate Altera's VIP (Video and Image Processing) MegaCore functions to handle scalers, deinterlacers, and alpha blendiers with minimal logic overhead. Compared to ASSPs like the Toshiba TC358870, the 10CL080 trades deterministic latency for greater format flexibility and field upgradability through bitstream reload.
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Factory Automation I/O Expansion
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and distributed I/O modules use the 10CL080YF780C8G to aggregate and translate between industrial protocols such as EtherCAT, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, and Modbus TCP. The device's 423 user I/Os and 20 global clock networks accommodate multiple isolated RS-485 transceivers, 24V digital inputs with optocouplers, and high-speed SPI for analog front-ends. Cyclone 10 LP's hardened PCIe Gen1 hard IP (where fitted) is not present in this family, but the device supports SGMII GbE via soft MACs. Quartus Prime's Qsys toolchain enables rapid integration of the TSE (Triple-Speed Ethernet) MegaCore with deterministic real-time scheduling. Compared to discrete MCU + CPLD architectures, the FPGA consolidates logic, reduces BOM cost, and simplifies IEC 61131-3 firmware certification for industrial control cabinets.
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Cost-Sensitive Telecommunications Line Cards
In low-density DSLAM, GPON, or small-cell backhaul line cards, the 10CL080YF780C8G performs packet classification, traffic shaping, and timing synchronization. The M9K memory blocks hold small flow tables and statistics counters, while the 423 multipliers accelerate Reed-Solomon FEC and CRC32 offload. The F780 package's 423 user I/Os support direct SGMII connections to Gigabit Ethernet PHYs without external glue logic. Designers typically instantiate the Altera 1588 PTP MegaCore for IEEE 1588v2 precision-time-protocol synchronization required in 4G/5G fronthaul. Compared to mid-range FPGAs like the Arria V or Cyclone V GT, the 10CL080 achieves equivalent functional throughput at substantially lower unit cost, making it ideal for high-volume cost-sensitive telecom line cards.
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Test and Measurement Instrumentation
Portable test instruments and protocol analyzers leverage the 10CL080YF780C8G to provide reconfigurable stimulus, capture, and protocol decoding. The 423 18x18 multipliers implement FIR filters, FFT cores (up to 1024-point), and pseudo-random binary sequence (PRBS) generators used in BERT (bit-error-rate testing). The F780 package's 423 user I/Os support multiple high-speed ADC/DAC interfaces via LVDS, and the four PLLs generate the sampling clocks with sub-picosecond jitter. Cyclone 10 LP's low static power (~250 mW typical) makes it suitable for battery-powered handheld instruments. Designers use Quartus Prime's SignalTap Logic Analyzer for in-system verification without external logic analyzers, significantly reducing bench debug time during prototype bring-up.
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Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | 10CL080YF780C6G | 10CL080YF780I7G | 10CL080YF780C7G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| Package | 780-ball F780 BGA | 780-ball F780 BGA (same) | 780-ball F780 BGA (same) | 780-ball F780 BGA (same) |
| Logic Elements | 81,264 | 81,264 | 81,264 | 81,264 |
| Embedded Memory | 2,810,880 bits | 2,810,880 bits | 2,810,880 bits | 2,810,880 bits |
| 18x18 Multipliers | 423 | 423 | 423 | 423 |
| Speed Grade | C8 (commercial) | C6 (~25-30% faster) | I7 (industrial temp) | C7 (intermediate) |
| Operating Temperature | 0C to +85C | 0C to +85C | -40C to +100C | 0C to +85C |
| PLLs | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Unit Price (qty 1) | $95.00 | [DATA_NEEDED: C6 typically ~15-20% higher] | [DATA_NEEDED: I7 typically ~10-15% higher] | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| RoHS Compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Key Differentiators
- Largest Cyclone 10 LP density in the cost-optimized family (vs 10CL055YF484C8G (smaller Cyclone 10 LP))
- F780 BGA offers the highest I/O count in the Cyclone 10 LP family (vs 10CL080YF484C8G (F484 package))
- Lower power vs comparable-density Cyclone V devices (vs 5CEFA7F23I7N (Cyclone V E, 149K LE))
Design Notes
Estimated: with a typical 60 nm Cyclone 10 LP core utilization of 70% at 25C ambient, the 10CL080YF780C8G dissipates roughly 0.8-1.2 W. The F780 BGA thermal resistance theta_JA is approximately 12 C/W with a 4-layer JEDEC test board (per Altera Cyclone 10 LP thermal characterization). Designers targeting industrial temperature ranges should still select the I7 speed grade variant to guarantee timing closure at -40C and +100C, as C8 is only characterized for 0C to +85C.
The 780-ball F780 BGA requires a 1.0 mm pitch microvia stack-up. Use 4-6 layer PCB with at least one full ground plane directly under the BGA to minimize return-path inductance for the high-speed LVDS pairs. All VCCINT, VCCPLL, and VCCIO pins must be decoupled with 0.1 uF X7R ceramics placed within 100 mils of each supply ball, plus 10 uF bulk capacitors per supply rail. Series termination resistors for SSTL/HSTL interfaces should be placed within 200 mils of the FPGA pin to maintain signal integrity above 200 MHz.
Do not connect configuration pins (nCONFIG, MSEL[0..3]) randomly; the MSEL strap selects between AS, PS, FPP, and JTAG configuration modes and must match the EPCQ flash or download cable used. For designs migrating from Cyclone IV, the JTAG ID and configuration bitstream format differ, so the EPCS/EPCQ flash must be re-programmed and the Quartus project re-target-compiled. Differential RX pairs unused for LVDS should be tied to a defined logic level through Quartus pin-planner rather than left floating.
For DDR3 memory interfaces up to 400 MHz (800 Mbps), use the Altera PHY Lite for Parallel Interfaces (PIPE) MegaCore and follow the pin connection guidelines for read/write DQS delay-line calibration. Source-synchronous interfaces above 200 MHz require IBIS-AMI simulations to validate channel loss, with emphasis on via stub minimization via back-drilling. The F780 ball-map groups DQS groups in dedicated I/O banks (typically banks 3, 4, 5); do not reassign DQS pairs across bank boundaries or write-leveling will fail.
Compliance Information
RoHS and REACH compliant per Intel product declaration pages. The C8 commercial temperature grade is not AEC-Q100 qualified; choose industrial or automotive-grade Cyclone 10 LP variants (I7 or AT) for AEC-Q100 applications. Halogen-free per Intel PSG green-compliance statement.
