A5EC008BM16AE6S

Soc System On Chip Overview

The Altera A5EC008BM16AE6S is a System on Chip (SoC) FPGA belonging to the Agilex 5 E-Series. It integrates an ARM Cortex-A76 dual-core processor and an ARM Cortex-A55 dual-core processor with FPGA fabric containing 85,196 logic elements. The device features 232 DSP multipliers delivering 3 TOPS performance, 4.5 Mbit of M20K memory, and 1 Mbit of MLAB. It operates within a junction temperature range of 0°C to 100°C and utilizes an 839-pin VPBGA package measuring 23x23 mm.

Soc System On Chip Feature Summary

• Integrated dual-core 1.4GHz Arm Cortex-A76 and dual-core 1.25GHz Cortex-A55 processors
• FPGA fabric with 85,196 logic elements and adaptive logic modules for migration support
• Tensor block-enhanced DSP blocks providing 3 TOPS performance via 232 18x19 multipliers
• On-chip memory comprising 229 M20K units (4.5 Mbit) and 1,780 MLAB units (1 Mbit)

Soc System On Chip Applications

• Migration from Arria 10 and Stratix 10 FPGAs
• Embedded systems requiring integrated AI capabilities
• High-performance digital signal processing applications

Soc System On Chip Part Context

This component is part of the Agilex 5 E-Series family, specifically the 008B (M16A) variant. It serves as a bridge technology for existing Intel/Altera FPGA users transitioning to the Agilex architecture while retaining software compatibility. The device is designed to offer enhanced DSP capabilities through tensor blocks compared to previous generations.

Soc System On Chip Replacement Considerations

Direct pin-to-pin replacements are not explicitly listed in public documentation. Engineers migrating from Arria 10 or Stratix 10 should consult official migration guides for logical equivalence rather than physical substitution.