EP4CE55F23C7N

Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology has been around since the late 1980s and is used to rapidly design, prototype, and create high-performance, low-power electronics applications. FPGAs are most often used to solve difficult problems in embedded computing, such as embedded controller system design and interfacing. Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) offer designers unparalleled levels of flexibility and feature sets to solve complex computation problems faster than traditional logic devices.

EP4CE55F23C7N is a member of the Altera\'s CycloneIV FPGA family and features a 50K-logic element offering low cost, low power, and a high performance and density platform. This FPGA has an internal memory of 3,730 Kbits and the possibility for the user to add external memory for wider data width applications. This enables a wider application of the device from high-speed FPGA and RAM-based designs, to low-density and low-power applications.

The EP4CE55F23C7N FPGA offers a wide range of digital IP (intellectual property) cores, including general logic devices, memory devices, timing, digital signal processing (DSP), and advanced signal processing and communications blocks. This FPGA also offers an advanced DSP function, which features 4096 storage locations and 4096 MAC (multiply accumulate) operations, which enable advanced FIR filter design, arithmetic filter design, signal scaling, signal shifting, and matrix multiplication. Additionally, this FPGA provides up to 20 I/O banks, each capable of supporting up to 2Gbits of data rate.

FPGAs are used in a variety of applications, such as medical imaging, telecommunications, military systems, consumer electronics, automotive, and aerospace. In these applications, FPGAs provide designers with the flexibility to tailor the FPGA to their specific application needs. In addition, FPGAs are often used in mission-critical applications, such as safety systems, since they can easily detect any differences in the logic of their design. FPGAs also offer a high degree of power efficiency for most electronic devices.

The EP4CE55F23C7N FPGA combines the power of Altera’s low-power, multi-voltage, non-volatile flash technology with best-in-class I/O support. Additionally, this device provides the required safety and security features for new applications in various markets. This FPGA device offers a single-chip solution with on-board power management and low power consumption, making it an ideal choice for applications with low power budgets. This device also features an Advanced eXtensible Interface (AXI) Compatible Subsystem to quickly and easily set-up unique designs and add high-performance features to designs.

Overall, the EP4CE55F23C7N FPGA from Altera is a low-power, low-cost solution that offers a full set of features and the impressive performance required for embedded applications. This device’s rich feature set and ease of use makes it an ideal choice for embedded designers. As the technology advances, companies should look towards FPGA solutions as they offer great potential and flexibility to meet the needs of their design projects.