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EP2S60 replacement options

The Intel EP2S60 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 EP2S60

Discontinued parts are still traded. We hold 23 orderable EP2S60 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
EP2S60F1020C3F102010203Commercial
EP2S60F1020C3NF102010203Commercial
EP2S60F1020C4F102010204Commercial
EP2S60F1020C4NF102010204Commercial
EP2S60F1020I4F102010204Industrial
EP2S60F1020I4NF102010204Industrial
EP2S60F1020C5NF102010205Commercial
EP2S60F1020C5F102010205Commercial
EP2S60F484C3NF4844843Commercial
EP2S60F484C3F4844843Commercial
EP2S60F484C4NF4844844Commercial
EP2S60F484C4F4844844Commercial
EP2S60F484I4NF4844844Industrial
EP2S60F484I4F4844844Industrial
EP2S60F484C5NF4844845Commercial
EP2S60F672C3NF6726723Commercial

All 23 EP2S60 parts

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 EP2S60, and none is recommended by the manufacturer as its successor. We select them by capacity from the data on this site.

DeviceFamilyLogic elementsvs EP2S60Block RAMDSPParts
EP2S60Stratix II60,440The original2,484 Kb23
EP4CGX75Cyclone IV GX73,9201.2× the logic elements4,158 Kb16
5AGXBA1D4Arria V GX75,0001.2× the logic elements8,463 Kb11
5AGXMA1D4Arria V GX75,0001.2× the logic elements8,463 Kb4
5AGXBA1D6Arria V GX75,0001.2× the logic elements8,463 Kb2
5AGXMA1D6Arria V GX75,0001.2× the logic elements8,463 Kb2
EP4CE75Cyclone IV E75,4081.2× the logic elements2,745 Kb1

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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