5CSEA6

The 5CSEA6 is a Cyclone V SoC FPGA from Altera, built on a 28 nm process. It provides 41,910 adaptive logic modules (ALMs) (110,000 logic elements (LEs)), about 83,820 LUT4 equivalents, 166,036 flip-flops, 5.4 Mb of block RAM and 112 variable-precision DSP blocks. Its processing system includes two Arm Cortex-A9 cores. The programmable logic offers up to 288 user I/O pins. It is available in 3 packages, from the U484 (19 × 19 mm) to the F896 (31 × 31 mm). Designs are built with Altera Quartus Prime.

Specifications

Packages

Package names are shown as in the selection guide; the full ordering code adds speed grade and temperature (see the data sheet).

Alternatives to the 5CSEA6

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5CSEA6 quick facts

How many LUTs does the 5CSEA6 have?

The 5CSEA6 has 41,910 adaptive logic modules (ALMs), about 83,820 LUT4 equivalents (110,000 logic elements (les) as published by Altera).

How many DSP blocks does the 5CSEA6 have?

The 5CSEA6 has 112 variable-precision DSP blocks and 5.4 Mb of block RAM.

Does the 5CSEA6 have transceivers?

No, the 5CSEA6 has no multi-gigabit transceivers. Its user I/O supports up to 288 pins.

Does the 5CSEA6 have a processor?

Yes. It includes a hard 2× Arm Cortex-A9 processor.

What are the alternatives to the 5CSEA6?

Devices of similar size in other families include XC7Z014S (AMD Zynq 7000), A5E 007B (Altera Agilex 5 E-Series), XC7Z020 (AMD Zynq 7000).

Which software is used to design with the 5CSEA6?

Designs for the 5CSEA6 are built with Altera Quartus Prime.

Other Cyclone V devices

Source: Altera Cyclone V FPGA and SoC FPGA Product Table, 2025.09.24. Data is extracted automatically from the vendor's selection guide; verify critical values in the device data sheet.