The EP2C8T144C7 is an Integrated Circuit (IC) component manufactured by Altera, a prominent semiconductor company. It belongs to the Cyclone II family, a series of low-cost and low-power field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). This particular IC has 8,000 logic elements and comes in a 144-pin TQFP package, denoted by the suffix "C7."
Here are some of the key features and characteristics of the EP2C8T144C7:
1. FPGA Architecture: The EP2C8T144C7 employs the Cyclone II FPGA architecture, known for its efficient logic utilization and cost-effectiveness. This architecture supports reprogrammability, allowing for flexibility in application design.
2. Logic Elements: With 8,000 embedded logic elements (LEs), this FPGA offers a considerably high level of programmable logic. These LEs can be configured to perform the desired logic functions within the FPGA, enabling complex digital circuit design.
3. Embedded Memory: The IC also incorporates various types of on-chip memory blocks, including M4K (4 Kbit) and MLAB (64 x 1024 bits). This embedded memory is configurable and offers fast access times, facilitating data storage and retrieval operations
