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EP4S100G5 replacement options

The Intel EP4S100G5 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 EP4S100G5

Discontinued parts are still traded. We hold 14 orderable EP4S100G5 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
EP4S100G5F45I1F4519321Industrial
EP4S100G5F45I1NF4519321Industrial
EP4S100G5F45I1GF451Industrial
EP4S100G5F45I2NF4519322Industrial
EP4S100G5F45I2F4519322Industrial
EP4S100G5F45I3NF4519323Industrial
EP4S100G5F45I3GF453Industrial
EP4S100G5H40I1H4015171Industrial
EP4S100G5H40I1NH4015171Industrial
EP4S100G5H40I2H4015172Industrial
EP4S100G5H40I2GH402Industrial
EP4S100G5H40I2NH4015172Industrial
EP4S100G5H40I3GH403Industrial
EP4S100G5H40I3NH4015173Industrial

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 EP4S100G5, and none is recommended by the manufacturer as its successor. We select them by capacity from the data on this site.

DeviceFamilyLogic elementsvs EP4S100G5Block RAMDSPParts
EP4S100G5Stratix IV GT531,200The original27,376 Kb14
5SGSED6N2Stratix V GS583,0001.1× the logic elements45,000 Kb13
5SGSED6K2Stratix V GS583,0001.1× the logic elements45,000 Kb11
5SGSED6K3Stratix V GS583,0001.1× the logic elements45,000 Kb10
5SGSED6N3Stratix V GS583,0001.1× the logic elements45,000 Kb9
5SGSMD6K3Stratix V GS583,0001.1× the logic elements45,000 Kb8
5SGSMD6N2Stratix V GS583,0001.1× the logic elements45,000 Kb8

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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