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EP20K30EFC144-3N - APEX 20K 30K Gates FPGA | Altera / Intel

Name: EP20K30EFC144-3N - APEX 20K 30K Gates FPGA | Altera / Intel
Brand: Altera
SKU: EP20K30EFC144-3N
Price: 64 USD
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1.8 V Vdss 144-LBGA (FineLine BGA) Package -3 Speed 24,576 Memory

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Price updated: 2026-09-07

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Qty	Unit Price	Extended
1	$95	$95.00
10	$87.5	$875.00
100	$78	$7,800.00
500	$70	$35,000.00
1,000	$64	$64,000.00

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EP20K30EFC144-3N Overview

The Altera (now Intel) EP20K30EFC144-3N is a member of the APEX 20K family of programmable logic devices, integrating 30,000 typical gates, 1,200 logic elements, and 24,576 RAM bits into a 144-pin FineLine BGA package. Built on a 0.22 µm CMOS process with a 1.8 V core supply, this device implements Altera's MultiCore architecture combining look-up table (LUT) logic, product-term logic, and embedded system blocks for system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) integration. Per the manufacturer datasheet DS-APEX20K-5.1, the part carries a -3 speed grade and is rated for a commercial operating junction temperature of 0 °C to 85 °C.

A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a semiconductor integrated circuit containing configurable logic blocks, programmable interconnect, and I/O cells that designers can program after manufacture to implement arbitrary digital functions. FPGAs sit at the top of the programmable logic hierarchy, above CPLDs, and bridge the gap between fixed-function ASICs (high NRE cost, low unit cost) and software-driven microcontrollers (lower performance, higher flexibility). The APEX 20K family was Altera's first PLD family to embed both logic and dual-port RAM blocks on the same die, enabling single-chip subsystems that previously required a logic device plus an external memory companion.

Key features of the EP20K30EFC144-3N include up to 408 user I/Os (per the verified aggregator data), 1.68 ns pin-to-pin propagation delay in the -3 speed grade, and an internal performance figure listed as 160 MHz. The MultiCore fabric lets designers place LUT-based register-intensive functions, product-term-based wide combinational paths, and embedded memory blocks (ESBs) in the same device. Four phase-locked loops (PLLs) support on-chip clock multiplication and deskew, removing the need for external clock-management ICs in most designs.

Typical applications include glue-logic consolidation in telecommunications line cards, industrial control backplanes, PCI bridge / bus-interface functions, and low-to-mid-density DSP pre-/post-processing pipelines. Because the APEX 20K family integrates SRAM-style configuration memory, the device must be reconfigured at every power-up from a parallel PROM or a microcontroller, which is a critical boot-circuit consideration.

When designing with this part, note that the APEX 20K family is mature and supported mainly by legacy Quartus II design software (versions up to 13.0). Engineers migrating to new designs should evaluate Cyclone or MAX families, while this part remains valuable for maintenance of legacy production systems. The 144-pin FBGA footprint is the layout-critical constraint — verify PCB land pattern against the package datasheet before re-spinning any board.

Drop-in alternatives for EP20K30EFC144-3N — same package, pin-to-pin compatible. Different-package parts requiring PCB rework are excluded.

Variants in this series

Same-series models that are drop-in compatible with EP20K30EFC144-3N (same form factor and footprint) — differing in Family, Operating Temperature, Series, Speed Grade, RoHS Status.

EP20K30EFC144-1

Altera

Family: APEX-20K MultiCore

Operating Temperature: 0°C to 85°C

Series: APEX-20K