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Altera's Cyclone® IV FPGA family extends the Cyclone FPGA series leadership in providing the market's lowest cost, lowest power FPGAs, now with a transceiver option. Consisting of two variants—Cyclone IV GX FPGAs with integrated 3.125-Gbps transceivers and Cyclone IV E FPGAs with a 1.0-V option—the Cyclone IV FPGA family helps you meet increasing bandwidth requirements while lowering costs.

  • Overview of key features 
  • Package information and maximum user I/O details 
  • Speed grades offered 
  • Industrial temperature support 
Table 1. Cyclone IV GX FPGA Family Overview
Device EP4CGX15 EP4CGX22 EP4CGX30 EP4CGX50 EP4CGX75 EP4CGX110 EP4CGX150
Logic Elements (LEs) 14,400 21,280 29,440 49,888 73,920 109,424 149,760
M9K Memory Blocks 60 84 120 278 462 610 720
Embedded Memory (Kbits) 540 756 1,080 2,502 4,158 5,490 6,480
18-Bit x 18-Bit Multipliers 0 40 80 140 198 280 360
PCIe Hard IP Block 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PLLs (1) 3 4 4 8 8 8 8

Transceiver I/Os

2 4 4 8 8 8 8
Maxium User I/Os 72 150 290 310 310 475 475
Maximum Differential Channels 25 64 109 140 140 216 216
Availability March Contact sales Contact sales Contact sales Contact sales Contact sales July

Note:

  1. Includes both general-purpose and multi-purpose PLLs (GPLL + MPLL).
Table 2. Cyclone IV E FPGA Family Overview (1)
Device EP4CE6 EP4CE10 EP4CE15 EP4CE22  EP4CE30 EP4CE40 EP4CE55 EP4CE75 EP4CE115
LEs 6,272 10,320 15,408 22,320 28,848 39,600 55,856 75,408 114,480
M9K Memory Blocks 30 46 56 66 66 126 260 305 432
Embedded Memory (Kbits) 270 414 504 594 594 1,134 2,340 2,745 3,888
18-Bit x 18-Bit Multipliers 15 23 56 66 66 116 154 200 266
PLLs 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Maximum User I/Os 179 179 343 153 532 532 374 426 528
Maximum Differential Channels 66 66 137 52 224 224 160 178 230
Availability April April April May May May April April March

Note:

  1. All Cyclone IV E devices are available in two Vcc variants: 1.0-V or 1.2-V.
Table 3. Cyclone IV GX Device Packages and Maximum User I/Os (1) 
Device/Package
(mm x mm)
QN148 F169 F324 F484 F672 F896
0.5 mm
11 x 11
1.0 mm
14 x 14
1.0 mm
19 x 19
1.0 mm
23 x 23
1.0 mm
27 x 27
1.0 mm
31 x 31
I/Os XCVRs I/Os XVCRs I/Os XVCRs I/Os XVCRs I/Os XVCRs I/Os XVCRs
EP4CGX15 72 2 72 2            
EP4CGX22     72 2 150 4          
EP4CGX30     72 2 150 4 290 4        
EP4CGX50         290 4 310 8    
EP4CGX75         290 4 310 8    
EP4CGX110         270 4 393 8 475 8
EP4CGX150           270 4 393 8 475 8

 

Table 4. Cyclone IV E Device Packages and Maximum User I/Os (1) 
Device/Package E144 F256 F484 F780
22 x 22 mm
0.5 mm
17 x 17 mm
1.0 mm
23 x 23 mm
1.0 mm
29 x 29 mm
1.0 mm
EP4CE6 91 179  
EP4CE10 91 179  
EP4CE15 81 165 343  
EP4CE22 79 153  
EP4CE30     328 532
EP4CE40     328 532
EP4CE55     324 374
EP4CE75     292 426
EP4CE115     280 528

Note:

  1. All packages are wire bond and come in both leaded and RoHS-compliant options.
Table 5. Commercial Temperature Speed Grades for the Cyclone IV GX FPGA Family
Device/Package QN148 F169 F324 F484 F672 F896
0.5 mm
11 x 11 mm
1.0 mm
14 x 14 mm
1.0 mm
19 x 19 mm
1.0 mm
23 x 23 mm
1.0 mm
27 x 27 mm
1.0 mm
31 x 31 mm
EP4CGX15 -8 (1) -6, -7, -8  
EP4CGX22 -6, -7, -8 -6, -7, -8  
EP4CGX30   -6, -7, -8 -6, -7, -8  
EP4CGX50   -6, -7, -8 -6, -7, -8  
EP4CGX75   -6, -7, -8 -6, -7, -8  
EP4CGX110   -7, -8 -7, -8 -7, -8
EP4CGX150   -7, -8 -7, -8 -7, -8

Note:

  1. The -7 speed grade is under investigation, pending completion of device characterization.
Table 6. Commercial Temperature Speed Grades for the Extended Cyclone IV FPGA Family (1), (2), (3)  
Device/Package
(mm x mm)
144-Pin 256-Pin 484-Pin 780-Pin
22 x 22 mm
0.5 mm
17 x 17 mm
1.0 mm
23 x 23 mm
1.0 mm
29 x 29 mm
1.0 mm
EP4CE6

-6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L

-6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L  
EP4CE10 -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L  
EP4CE15 -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L  
EP4CE22 -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L -  
EP4CE30 -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L
EP4CE40 -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L
EP4CE55 -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L
EP4CE75 -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L -6, -7, -8, -8L, -9L
EP4CE115 -7, -8, -8L, -9L -7, -8, -8L, -9L

Notes:

  1. All packages are wire bond and come in both leaded and RoHS-compliant options.
  2. Final speed grade plan subject to change pending completion of device characterization.
  3. Vcc = 1.0-V operation is only supported by the -8L and -9L speed grades.
Table 7. Cyclone IV GX Device Industrial Temperature Support
Device Package Speed Grade
EP4CGX15 148-pin QFN (1)
169-pin FBGA
-7
EP4CGX22 169-pin FBGA
324-pin FBGA
-7
EP4CGX30

169-pin FBGA
324-pin FBGA
484-pin FBGA

-7
EP4CGX50 484-pin FBGA
672-pin FBGA
-7
EP4CGX75 484-pin FBGA
672-pin FBGA
-7
EP4CGX110

484-pin FBGA
672-pin FBGA
896-pin FBGA

-7
EP4CGX150 484-pin FBGA
484-pin FBGA
896-pin FBGA
-7

Note:

  1. Support in this package for the industrial -7 speed grade is under investigation, pending completion of device characterization.

Table 8. Cyclone IV E Device Industrial Temperature Support

Device Package Speed Grade
EP4CE6

144-pin EQFP
256-pin FBGA

-7, -8L
EP4CE10

144-pin EQFP
256-pin FBGA

-7, -8L
EP4CE15

144-pin EQFP
256-pin FBGA
484-pin FBGA

-7, -8L
EP4CE22 144-pin EQFP
256-pin FBGA
-7, -8L
EP4CE30 484-pin FBGA
780-pin FBGA
-7, -8L
EP4CE40 484-pin FBGA
780-pin FBGA
-7, -8L
EP4CE55

484-pin FBGA
780-pin FBGA

-7, -8L
EP4CE75 484-pin FBGA
780-pin FBGA
-7, -8L
EP4CE115 484-pin FBGA
780-pin FBGA
-7, -8L

Related Links

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