Altera Part Number Format
Altera® part numbers have two formats, described in Tables 1 and 2.
| Table 1. Altera Part Number Prefixes |
| Part Number Prefix |
Device Family |
| EP1K |
ACEX® 1K |
| EP20K (see for EP20KxxxC) |
APEX™ 20K |
| EPC |
Configuration |
| EPF |
FLEX® |
| EPM |
MAX® |
| EPxxx |
Classic™ |
|
|
| Part Number Example for Table 1 |
|
| Part Number |
|
EPF |
10K130E |
Q |
C |
240 |
-1 |
X |
| Device |
FLEX |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Device |
|
10K130E |
| Package |
Quad flat pack |
| Temperature |
Commercial range |
| Pin Count |
240 pins |
| Speed Grade |
-1 speed grade |
| Suffix |
Has PLLs |
|
|
|
| Table 2. Altera Part Number Prefixes |
| Part Number Prefix |
Device Family |
| EP1C |
Cyclone™ |
| EP1M |
Mercury™ |
| EP1S |
Stratix™ |
| EP20KxxxC |
APEX 20KC |
| EP2A |
APEX II |
| EPXA |
Excalibur™ |
|
|
| Part Number Example for Table 2 |
|
| Part Number |
|
EP |
1S25 |
F |
780 |
C |
6 |
|
| Altera Device |
EP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Device |
|
1S25 |
| Package |
FineLine BGA |
| Pin Count |
780 pins |
| Temperature |
Commercial range |
| Speed Grade |
6 speed grade |
| Suffix |
None |
|
|
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 device data
sheet.
Package Codes
Package codes are the same in both part number formats.
| Package Codes |
| Code |
Package Type |
| B |
Ball-grid array |
BGA |
| D |
Ceramic dual in-line package |
CerDIP |
| F |
FineLine BGA |
”” |
| G |
Ceramic pin-grid array |
PGA |
| L |
Plastic J-lead chip carrier |
PLCC |
| 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 plastic quad flat pack |
TQFP |
| U |
Ultra FineLine BGA |
”” |
Pin Count Codes
Pin count codes are the same in both 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 in both part number formats.
| Temperature Codes |
| Code |
Explanation |
| C |
Commercial temperature range (0 - 85 ”ĘC) |
| I |
Industrial temperature range (-40 - 100 ”ĘC) |
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, Cyclone, FLEX, ACEX, APEX, Mercury, and Excalibur devices use the speed
grade to indicate
the relative performance of the device. For example, an APEX?0KE device with a -1 speed
grade is the fastest
available APEX?0KE device. Devices with low speed grade numbers run faster than devices
with high speed
grade numbers.
Suffixes
Suffixes are optional letters at the end of a part number that specify features in certain
devices.
Not all suffixes are available with all part numbers.
| 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 device |
| P |
Special PCI-compliant MAX device |
| 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® device (discontinued) |
Related Links
Data Sheets - Specific
information about each device family |