What this Cyclone IV E FPGA delivers
The Intel EP4CE10E22C8N is a Cyclone® IV E FPGA delivering 10,320 logic elements in a 144-EQFP package with 91 user I/O. It carries 423,936 bits of embedded RAM — enough for moderate-size FIFOs or a small frame buffer — and runs on a 1.15 V to 1.25 V core supply. The commercial temperature grade (0°C to 85°C) suits it for indoor, controlled-environment equipment such as industrial controllers, test instrumentation, and communications line cards where ambient temperature stays within that range.
Active lifecycle — no LTB pressure
Package and footprint — 144-EQFP with exposed pad
The 144-EQFP (20x20 mm) has an exposed pad for thermal dissipation. The pad must be soldered to a ground-plane island on the PCB with adequate thermal vias — standard practice for any FPGA in this package class. The 91 I/O are distributed around the four sides; the remaining pins are dedicated to power, ground, configuration, and clock inputs. The exposed pad also provides a low-inductance ground return for the core logic.