EP3C40F780C8N - Feature Summary

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Figure 1. Altera Cyclone III FPGA
(EP3C40F780C8N).

The EP3C40F780C8N device is a member of the 1.2V Cyclone III family of FPGAs. The Cyclone III provides a low-cost, low-power and high-density solution for applications such as those targeted to the consumer electronics industry.

The entire Cyclone III family includes eight devices offering densities ranging from 5,136 to 119,088 Logic Elements. The EP3C40F780C8N offers 39,600 Logic Elements. Table 1 provides an information summary for this device.

In order to use the Cyclone III device, you will need to install the relevant Vendor tools – Altera® Quartus® II from www.altera.com. The Altera Quartus II Web Edition Software can be freely downloaded and does not require a license.

Table 1. Feature summary for the Cyclone III FPGA device.

Feature	Description
Device Name	EP3C40F780C8N
Vendor	Altera
Family	Cyclone III
Package	780-Ball FineLine Ball Grid Array (FBGA780) – Option 2 (Wire Bond)
Speed Grade	8
Temperature Grade	Commercial
Pin Count	780
Maximum User I/O Pins	535
Max. Differential I/O Pairs	219
Altera Logic Elements	39,600
Embedded (Block) RAM	1,161,216 bits (126 M9K RAM blocks: 8192 memory bits + 1024 parity bits per block)
Embedded Multipliers (18x18)	126 (each configurable as 9x9 multipliers)
Clock Managers (PLLs)	0
Global Clock Resources	20
Configuration Memory Required	10,500,000 bits
On-Chip Termination Support	Yes

Further Device Information

For more information on the EP3C40F780C8N device, refer to the Cyclone III Device Handbook (cyclone3_handbook.pdf) available at www.altera.com.