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EPF6016TC144-2N - FLEX 6000 16K-Gate FPGA, 1320 Cells, 144-TQFP | Intel / Altera

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4.75 V to 5.25 V (5 V nominal) Vdss 5 mA Id TQFP-144 (144-pin Thin Quad Flat Pack) Package 125 MHz Speed

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EPF6016TC144-2N Overview

The Intel / Altera EPF6016TC144-2N is a member of the FLEX 6000 family of CMOS SRAM-based Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), integrating 16,000 typical gates (approximately 13,000 usable gates) and 1,320 logic cells across 132 Logic Array Blocks (LABs), housed in a 144-pin Thin Quad Flat Pack (TQFP) package with 117 user I/O pins.

An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) is a reprogrammable semiconductor device that contains an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs), programmable interconnect, and I/O cells, allowing designers to implement arbitrary digital logic through software-defined bitstream programming. Within the broader semiconductor taxonomy, the EPF6016TC144-2N sits in the programmable logic family, between simple SPLDs/CPLDs and high-density FPGAs, targeting glue-logic and bus-interface applications. The FLEX 6000 family is built on a 0.42 µm CMOS SRAM process, requiring external configuration memory (typically an EPC2 or EPC16 configuration device) to load the bitstream at power-up.

Key features of the EPF6016TC144-2N include a maximum internal toggle frequency of 125 MHz, a 5 V (4.75 V to 5.25 V) single-supply operation, 5 mA quiescent supply current, an operating temperature range of 0 °C to 85 °C (commercial grade), and True-LVDS/LVTTL/MultiVolt I/O support. The device is RoHS compliant and supports in-system programmability via the JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) boundary-scan interface, enabling rapid prototyping and field upgrades.

Architecturally, each LAB contains 10 Logic Elements (LEs), each LE comprising a 4-input look-up table (LUT), a programmable register, and a carry chain for arithmetic functions. The 117 user I/Os are arranged around the package perimeter with FastTrack interconnect providing predictable routing delay. The -2N speed grade identifies a specific timing bin within the FLEX 6000 family, sitting between the -3 (slower) and -1 (fastest) grades.

Typical applications include peripheral bus interfacing (PCI, ISA, VME), glue-logic integration, custom state-machine controllers, communication channelizers, and industrial control subsystems. The device is widely used in legacy telecom line-card designs and is supported by the classic Altera MAX+PLUS II and Quartus design flows for backwards compatibility.

When designing with the EPF6016TC144-2N, ensure that the configuration scheme (PS, AS, or JTAG) is chosen early in the design cycle, and that the 5 V supply is well decoupled with 0.1 µF ceramic capacitors placed within 5 mm of every VCC pin. The I/O banks can be configured independently, but 5 V tolerance requires the PCI-compliant I/O standard on the relevant banks.

This page synthesizes distributor inventory, drop-in TQFP-144 alternatives, and practical design notes not consolidated on any single manufacturer page.

Drop-in alternatives for EPF6016TC144-2N — 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 EPF6016TC144-2N (same form factor and footprint) — differing in Package, Configuration Method, Operating Temperature, Process Technology, Speed Grade.

EPF6010ATC144-2

Altera

Package: 144-LQFP (TQFP)

Configuration Method: Serial (EPC) or JTAG

Operating Temperature: 0 °C to +85 °C (Commercial)