A5EC008BM16AI5S

Soc System On Chip Overview

The A5EC008BM16AI5S is an Agilex 5 E-Series System-on-Chip FPGA manufactured by Altera. It integrates an FPGA fabric with 85,196 logic elements and a hard processor system featuring dual-core Arm Cortex-A76 (1.4 GHz) and dual-core Arm Cortex-A55 (1.25 GHz) processors. The device includes 232 DSP blocks providing 3 TOPS performance, 229 M20K memory units (4.5 Mbit), and 1,780 MLAB units (1 Mbit). It utilizes a 16x16 mm 896-ball BGA package and operates within a junction temperature range of -40°C to 100°C.

Soc System On Chip Feature Summary

• Agilex 5 E-Series architecture with 85,196 logic elements and adaptive logic modules for migration compatibility.
• Integrated asymmetric Arm application processor cluster with Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores.
• Enhanced DSP blocks with AI tensor capabilities delivering 3 TOPS performance.
• On-chip memory configuration including 4.5 Mbit M20K and 1 Mbit MLAB resources.

Soc System On Chip Applications

• Edge AI inference acceleration using tensor blocks.
• Migration from Arria 10 and Stratix 10 FPGA platforms.
• Power-efficient embedded sensor processing systems.

Soc System On Chip Procurement Notes

Verify the specific suffix 'I5S' against official datasheets to confirm the operating temperature grade and package variant. Confirm moisture sensitivity level (MSL 3) and shelf-life requirements prior to assembly. Ensure design files match the exact density and pinout specifications for the 896-BGA form factor.

Soc System On Chip Selection Notes

Select this component when migrating designs from previous generations requiring comparable logic density and established IP compatibility. The inclusion of tensor blocks supports AI workloads without external accelerators. Verify that the 896-pin BGA footprint fits the target board constraints and thermal management strategy.

Soc System On Chip Part Context

This part belongs to the Agilex 5 E-Series, which offers 1.6x better performance-per-watt compared to 16 nm competitors. The series targets applications demanding high reliability and advanced security features through the Secure Device Manager. It bridges the gap between standard FPGAs and ASICs in volume production scenarios.

Soc System On Chip Replacement Considerations

Publicly confirmed substitute part numbers are not available in the provided documentation. Evaluate Agilex 5 family members with similar logic element counts and package dimensions for potential hardware compatibility.