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Altera Device Part Number Format

Select an Altera® device name to see its associated part number format (described in Tables 1, 2, and 3).

ACEX® 1K
APEX™ 20K
APEX 20KC
APEX 20KE
APEX II
Classic™
Configuration
Cyclone®
Cyclone II
Cyclone III
Excalibur™

FLEX®
HardCopy®
MAX® II
MAX IIG
Mercury™

Stratix®
Stratix II
Stratix III
Stratix GX
Stratix II GX


Table 1. Altera Part Number Prefixes
Part Number Prefix Device Family
EP1K ACEX 
EP20K (see Table 2 for EP20KxxxC1) (1) APEX 20K
EPC Configuration
EPF FLEX
EPM MAX
EPxxx (1) Classic

Part Number Example for Table 1
Part Number EPF 10K130E Q C 240 -1 X
Device FLEX 10K130E          
Package Quad flat pack
Temperature Commercial range
Pin Count 240 pins
Speed Grade -1 speed grade
Suffix Has phase-locked loops (PLLs)
 
Table 2. Altera Part Number Prefixes
Part Number Prefix Device Family
EP1C Cyclone
EP1M Mercury
EP1S Stratix
EP1SGX Stratix GX
EP20KxxxC (1) APEX 20KC
EP2A APEX II
EP2C Cyclone II
EP2S Stratix II
EP2SGX Stratix II GX
EP3C Cyclone III
EP3SL Stratix III Logic
EP3SE Stratix III DSP/Memory
EPM MAX II
MAX IIG
EPXA Excalibur

Part Number Example for Table 2
Part Number EP 1S25 F 780 C 6  
Device Stratix 1S25  
Package FineLine BGA® package 
Pin Count 780 pins
Temperature Commercial range
Speed Grade 6 speed grade
Suffix None

Note:

  1. xxx = Any three numbers
Table 3. Altera Part Number Prefixes
Part Number Prefix Device Family
HC1S HardCopy

Part Number Example for Table 3
Part Number   HC 1S40     F 780
Device HardCopy Stratix 1S40
Package FineLine BGA package
Pin Count 780 pins

Device Codes

To find out which devices are available in a particular device family, or to find out more about a particular device, check the specific device's data sheet.

Package Codes

Package codes are the same in all part number formats (see Table 4).

Table 4. Package Codes
Code Package Type
B Ball-grid array BGA
D Ceramic dual in-line package CerDIP
E Plastic enhanced quad flat pack  EQFP
F FineLine BGA package FBGA
G Ceramic pin-grid array PGA
L Plastic J-lead chip carrier PLCC
M Micro FineLine BGA package MBGA
P Plastic dual in-line package PDIP
Q Plastic quad flat pack PQFP
R Power quad flat pack RQFP
S Small outline integrated circuit SOIC
T Thin quad flat pack TQFP
U Ultra FineLine BGA package UFBGA

Pin count codes are the same in all part number formats. The number in the pin count code indicates the number of pins on the device. One exception is the pin count code 33. This is for devices in a 1,020-pin FineLine BGA package (33 mm on a side).

Temperature Codes

Temperature codes are the same for all part number formats (see Table 5).

Table 5. Temperature Codes
Code Explanation
C Commercial temperature range (0 to 85 °C)
I Industrial temperature range (-40 to 100 °C)

Speed Grades

Altera MAX and Classic devices use the speed grade to indicate the delay in nanoseconds (ns) through a macrocell in the device. For example, a MAX device with a -10 speed grade has a delay of 10 ns through a macrocell. Devices with low speed grade numbers run faster than devices with high speed grade numbers.

Altera Stratix II, Stratix, Stratix GX, Cyclone II, Cyclone, MAX II, MAX IIG, FLEX, ACEX, APEX, Mercury, and Excalibur devices use the speed grade to indicate the relative performance of the device. Devices with low speed grade numbers run faster than devices with high speed grade numbers. For example, a Stratix II device with a 3 speed grade is the fastest available Stratix II device.

Suffixes

Suffixes are optional letters at the end of a part number that specify certain device features. Not all suffixes are available with all part numbers (see Table 6).

Table 6. Suffix Codes
Code Explanation
A Aluminum process
C Device shipped in a carrier
DX FLEX EPF10K100 devices with PLLs
ES Engineering sample
F Fixed programming algorithm (for use with in-circuit testers)
H Special dry-packing shipment option for MAX 7000 devices
N Lead-free
P Special PCI-compliant MAX devices
T Classic devices: Permanently set in turbo (high-speed) mode
MAX 7000 devices: Special timing parameters (see datasheet for details)
V 5.0-V tolerant inputs
X PLLs in APEX and FLEX 10KE devices
Z Low-power FLASHLOGIC® devices (discontinued)

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