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EP1AGX60 replacement options

The Intel EP1AGX60 has been discontinued by the manufacturer. There are two ways forward, and for most people reading this the first one is the answer: keep the design and source the part. Changing device means a board revision, so it is only worth it if you are redesigning anyway.

1. Keep the design — source the EP1AGX60

Discontinued parts are still traded. We hold 6 orderable EP1AGX60 parts — send the exact code and quantity and we'll come back with stock and pricing, including date-code and traceability requirements.

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Part numberPackagePinsSpeedTemperature
EP1AGX60CF484C6NCF4844846Commercial
EP1AGX60CF484I6NCF4844846Industrial
EP1AGX60EF1152C6NF115211526Commercial
EP1AGX60EF1152I6NF115211526Industrial
EP1AGX60DF780C6NF7807806Commercial
EP1AGX60DF780I6NF7807806Industrial

A different package or speed grade of the same device is the closest thing to a like-for-like change: the silicon is the same, so only the footprint or timing differs. It still needs checking against your board.

2. Redesigning? Current devices of similar capacity

Intel devices still in production with comparable logic capacity, closest first. These are a shortlist to evaluate, not equivalents: none of them is pin-compatible with the EP1AGX60, and none is recommended by the manufacturer as its successor. We select them by capacity from the data on this site.

DeviceFamilyLogic elementsvs EP1AGX60Block RAMDSPParts
EP1AGX60Arria GX60,100The original2,469 Kb6
EP4CGX75Cyclone IV GX73,9201.2× the logic elements4,158 Kb16
5AGXMA1D4Arria V GX75,0001.2× the logic elements8,463 Kb17
5AGXBA1D4Arria V GX75,0001.2× the logic elements8,463 Kb13
5AGXBA1D6Arria V GX75,0001.2× the logic elements8,463 Kb4
5AGXMA1D6Arria V GX75,0001.2× the logic elements8,463 Kb4
EP4CE75Cyclone IV E75,4081.3× the logic elements2,745 Kb29

What to check before changing device

  • Footprint and pinout

    Ball count, pitch and pin assignment all differ between families. A new device means a new layout.

  • I/O voltages and banks

    Supported I/O standards, bank voltages and the number of banks change between generations.

  • Core and I/O supplies

    Newer devices usually run a lower core voltage and need a different power tree.

  • Configuration

    Flash type, configuration mode and boot timing are family-specific.

  • Tools and IP

    The design has to be rebuilt in the current toolchain, and IP cores may need replacing or re-licensing.

  • Temperature and lifetime

    Check the grade you need exists, and how long the new family is expected to stay in production.

Where a design cannot be revised — certified equipment, long-life industrial and defence builds — sourcing the original is normally the cheaper route, even at obsolete pricing.

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