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MAX 7000B Programmable Logic Device Family Data Sheet
Preliminary Information
SameFrame
Pin-Outs
MAX 7000B devices support the SameFrame pin-out feature for
FineLine BGA and 0.8-mm Ultra FineLine BGA packages. The
SameFrame pin-out feature is the arrangement of balls on FineLine BGA
and 0.8-mm Ultra FineLine BGA packages such that the lower-ball-count
packages form a subset of the higher-ball-count packages. SameFrame
pin-outs provide the flexibility to migrate not only from device to device
within the same package, but also from one package to another. FineLine
BGA packages are compatible with other FineLine BGA packages, and
0.8-mm Ultra FineLine BGA packages are compatible with other 0.8-mm
Ultra FineLine BGA packages. A given printed circuit board (PCB) layout
can support multiple device density/ package combinations. For example,
a single board layout can support a range of devices from an EPM7064B
device in a 100-pin FineLine BGA package to an EPM7512B device in a
256-pin FineLine BGA package.
The Quartus and MAX+PLUS II software provides support to design
PCBs with SameFrame pin-out devices. Devices can be defined for present
and future use. The Quartus and MAX+PLUS II software generates pin-
outs describing how to layout a board to take advantage of this migration
(see
Figure 7
).
Figure 7. SameFrame Pin-Out Example
Designed for 256-Pin FineLine BGA Package
Printed Circuit Board
100-Pin FineLine BGA Package
(Reduced I/O Count or
Logic Requirements)
256-Pin FineLine BGA Package
(Increased I/O Count or
Logic Requirements)
100-Pin
FineLine
BGA
256-Pin
FineLine
BGA