APEX 20KC
Programmable Logic
Device
®
February 2004 ver. 2.2
Data Sheet
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Programmable logic device (PLD) manufactured using a 0.15-µm all-
Features...
layer copper-metal fabrication process
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25 to 35% faster design performance than APEXTM 20KE devices
Pin-compatible with APEX 20KE devices
High-performance, low-power copper interconnect
MultiCoreTM architecture integrating look-up table (LUT) logic
and embedded memory
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LUT logic used for register-intensive functions
Embedded system blocks (ESBs) used to implement memory
functions, including first-in first-out (FIFO) buffers, dual-port
RAM, and content-addressable memory (CAM)
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High-density architecture
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200,000 to 1 million typical gates (see Table 1)
Up to 38,400 logic elements (LEs)
Up to 327,680 RAM bits that can be used without reducing
available logic
Table 1. APEX 20KC Device Features
Note (1)
Feature
EP20K200C
EP20K400C
EP20K600C
EP20K1000C
Maximum system gates
Typical gates
526,000
200,000
8,320
52
1,052,000
400,000
16,640
104
1,537,000
600,000
24,320
152
1,772,000
1,000,000
38,400
160
LEs
ESBs
Maximum RAM bits
PLLs (2)
106,496
2
212,992
4
311,296
4
327,680
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Speed grades (3)
Maximum macrocells
Maximum user I/O pins
-7, -8, -9
832
-7, -8, -9
1,664
-7, -8, -9
2,432
-7, -8, -9
2,560
376
488
588
708
Notes to Table 1:
(1) The embedded IEEE Std. 1149.1 Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) boundary-scan circuitry contributes up to
57,000 additional gates.
(2) PLL: phase-locked loop.
(3) The -7 speed grade provides the fastest performance.
Altera Corporation
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DS-APEX20KC-2.2