10CX085YU484E5G - Cyclone 10 GX FPGA, 85K LE, 484-UBGA | Intel
MPN: 10CX085YU484E5G ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
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| 1 | $118.48 | $118.48 |
| 10 | $109.5 | $1,095.00 |
| 100 | $98.25 | $9,825.00 |
| 500 | $89.1 | $44,550.00 |
| 1,000 | $82.4 | $82,400.00 |
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View Datasheet →10CX085YU484E5G Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Series | Cyclone 10 GX |
| Family | Cyclone 10 GX FPGA |
| Logic Elements (LE) | 85,000 |
| Adaptive Logic Modules (ALM) | 31,000 |
| Embedded Memory | 5,959,680 bits (5.68 Mbit) |
| Maximum User I/Os | 188 |
| Number of I/Os | 188 |
| Package | 484-pin UBGA (U484) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Operating Supply Voltage (Core) | 0.9 V |
| Speed Grade | -5 (E5) |
| Operating Temperature | 0C to +100C |
| Process Technology | 20 nm |
| Transceivers | GX up to 12.5 Gbps |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
10CX085YU484E5G 484-pin ubga (u484) Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for 10CX085YU484E5G (484-pin ubga (u484) package). 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.
No detailed pinout data available for 10CX085YU484E5G.
Refer to the datasheet for full pin configuration.
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
10CX085YU484E5G is suitable for 6 applications: Video Broadcast and Pro-AV Signal Processing, Industrial Machine Vision, Motor and Motion Control Co-Processing, Low-Density 10G/40G Ethernet Bridging, PCIe Gen2 Endpoint Cards, Software Defined Radio Front-End.
Video Broadcast and Pro-AV Signal Processing
The 10CX085YU484E5G fits broadcast and pro-AV designs because its 85K logic elements, 5.68 Mbit of embedded block RAM, and 12.5 Gbps GX transceivers handle multi-stream SDI, HDMI 2.0 conversion, and light compression pipelines at 1080p60 to 4K30. Its parallel DSP fabric sustains real-time scaling, deinterlacing, and color-space conversion without external frame buffers. Compared with a Cyclone 10 LP part, the GX transceivers eliminate an external HDMI retimer chip on multi-channel ingest cards. Power consumption typically stays under 8 W at full DSP utilization, simplifying thermal design for 1U rack frames. Use the device when broadcast density per chassis must scale above 4 channels.
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Industrial Machine Vision
For machine vision pipelines, the 10CX085YU484E5G delivers 85K LE and hardware DSP blocks that accelerate Bayer demosaic, edge detection, and object classification at CoaXPress or GigE Vision line rates. The 188 user I/Os expose enough GPIO and LVDS pairs to interface multiple image sensors plus GPIO triggers. Hardened PCIe Gen2 x4 enables direct host offload of processed frames into a server CPU without bridging logic. The commercial 0C to +100C range covers most factory-floor enclosures; for harsher cells select the industrial -I variant. Expect deterministic 60 fps throughput at 2 MPixel resolution within an 8 W power envelope.
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Motor and Motion Control Co-Processing
The 10CX085YU484E5G is well matched to multi-axis motion controllers because its parallel DSP fabric runs field-oriented control (FOC), space-vector PWM, and encoder decoding at sub-microsecond loop times for up to 8 axes. The hardened PCIe Gen2 x4 block links the FPGA to a host CPU for trajectory planning, while 188 GPIO handle encoder inputs, Hall sensors, and PWM outputs to gate drivers. Six 12.5 Gbps transceivers support EtherCAT slave offload or SERCOS III where deterministic industrial Ethernet is required. Designers can port algorithms from older Cyclone V designs with minimal IP changes thanks to shared architecture.
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Low-Density 10G/40G Ethernet Bridging
The 10CX085YU484E5G bridges 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigabit Ethernet traffic in edge switches and protocol converters by leveraging its six 12.5 Gbps GX transceivers - four channels drive a single 40G QSFP+ uplink while the remaining two handle 10G SFP+ downlinks. Its 5.68 Mbit block RAM buffers packet bursts and the 85K LE fabric runs lightweight L2/L3 forwarding or encapsulation translation. Compared with a switch-ASIC plus microcontroller design, this FPGA approach enables rapid field-upgradeable feature additions via partial reconfiguration. Power consumption sits near 6-7 W in typical bridging modes, suitable for fanless edge switches.
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PCIe Gen2 Endpoint Cards
The 10CX085YU484E5G is ideal for low-cost PCIe Gen2 x4 endpoint cards where its hardened PCIe Gen2 block eliminates soft IP licensing and frees logic for application workloads. With 85K LE available, designers implement custom DMA engines, FPGA-based protocol accelerators, or data-acquisition front-ends that feed the host CPU over a single PCIe slot. The 188 GPIO handle board-level I/O including LVDS ADC interfaces, parallel memories, and control signals. PCIe Gen2 x4 delivers up to 2 GB/s of host bandwidth, sufficient for many A/D and D/A streaming applications.
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Software Defined Radio Front-End
For software-defined radio (SDR) baseband processing, the 10CX085YU484E5G combines six 12.5 Gbps GX transceivers with the DSP block density to handle multi-channel digital down-conversion (DDC), digital up-conversion (DUC), and channel filtering. The 5.68 Mbit block RAM stores coefficient tables and short buffer queues between the ADC/DAC sample streams and the host. Designers can run LTE, 5G NR sub-6 small cells, or proprietary waveforms entirely on the FPGA without an external DSP. Compared with a Cyclone 10 LP part, the integrated transceivers remove an external JESD204B ADC interface chip. Industrial-temperature parts are recommended for outdoor small-cell deployments.
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Engineering reference data for 10CX085YU484E5G — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | 10CX085YU484E6G | 10CX085YU484I5G | 10CX085YU484I6G | 10CL080YU484C8G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| Package | 484-pin UBGA (U484) | 484-pin UBGA (U484) | 484-pin UBGA (U484) | 484-pin UBGA (U484) | 484-pin UBGA (U484) |
| Logic Elements | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 80,000 (-6%) |
| Embedded Memory | 5.68 Mbit | 5.68 Mbit | 5.68 Mbit | 5.68 Mbit | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| Speed Grade | -5 (E5) | -6 (E6, faster) | -5 (I5, industrial) | -6 (I6, industrial) | -8 (C8) |
| Operating Temperature | 0C to +100C (commercial) | 0C to +100C (commercial) | -40C to +100C (industrial) | -40C to +100C (industrial) | 0C to +85C (commercial) |
| Transceivers | GX up to 12.5 Gbps | GX up to 12.5 Gbps | GX up to 12.5 Gbps | GX up to 12.5 Gbps | None |
| Hardened PCIe Gen2 | Yes (x4) | Yes (x4) | Yes (x4) | Yes (x4) | No |
| Family | Cyclone 10 GX | Cyclone 10 GX | Cyclone 10 GX | Cyclone 10 GX | Cyclone 10 LP |
Key Differentiators
- Integrated GX transceivers up to 12.5 Gbps (vs 10CL080YU484C8G)
- Hardened PCIe Gen2 x4 IP block (vs 10CL080YU484C8G)
- Direct upgrade path within same package (vs 10CX085YU484I6G)
Design Notes
The 10CX085YU484E5G requires a 0.9 V core supply and separate 1.8 V/2.5 V/3.3 V I/O rails. Place at least 10 x 100 nF and 4 x 10 uF ceramic decoupling capacitors directly under the BGA on the bottom side, and route wide copper pours for the core and GND planes. Power-on sequencing requires VCCIO to ramp no faster than VCC; use a sequencer IC if the host PSU cannot guarantee this. Estimated: at 8 W typical load, a 1 oz copper 4-layer PCB keeps the junction rise within 25 C above ambient without an explicit heatsink.
The 484-ball UBGA package demands 1.0 mm pitch BGA fanout with microvia stack-ups; use a 1-2-1 or 1-2-1-2 layer stack on FR-4 (Tg >= 170 C). All six GX transceiver lanes require matched-length routing within 0.127 mm tolerance and AC-coupling capacitors near the FPGA balls. Reference the Intel Cyclone 10 GX board design guidelines for via pattern, anti-pad geometry, and break-out routing. Failure to follow these rules is the most common cause of non-functional first prototypes.
Do not confuse the Cyclone 10 GX 10CX085 with the Cyclone 10 LP 10CL085 - the LP variant has no transceivers and no hardened PCIe block, so any design using PCIe or 10G Ethernet will fail to operate. Also verify the speed grade (E5/E6/I5/I6) before PCB fab: swapping E5 for I6 changes timing closure margins and vice versa. Finally, confirm the configuration mode (AS, PS, FPP) against the external configuration memory part to avoid JTAG-only fallback issues in production.
Compliance Information
RoHS compliant per Intel/Altera product page. Not AEC-Q100 qualified - FPGAs in this family are not automotive-grade; choose Cyclone V or Cyclone IV GX automotive variants for AEC-Q100 requirements.
