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RB07
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4 years ago

To know the status(lifecycle) of the component

We want to know the part status of this PAL, BLANK, N5C090 , MEMORY IC, ARRAY LOGIC, PROGRAMMABLE,
whether it is active or not.
, Its Manufacturing Part Number is N5C090-60
, and also want to know whether it is RoHS complaint ,if in case it is obsolete or EOL means could you please suggest us an alternative part for this.

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  • JosafathB_Intel's avatar
    JosafathB_Intel
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    4 years ago

    Hello,RB07.

    Thank you for contacting Intel® Memory and Storage support.

    We have a forum for Programmable Devices, and we are moving this thread to that forum so you can get an answer to your inquiry as soon as possible.

    Best regards,

    Jos B.

    Intel® Customer Support Technician.

  • ak6dn's avatar
    ak6dn
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    4 years ago

    Wow that is a blast from the past. That is the Intel part number for a CPLD device introduced in the early 1990s.

    Intel sold the technology to Altera back in 1995 or so. Altera relabeled it the 'EP9xx' series CPLD.

    Discontinued/EOL by Altera in 2006. No direct replacement available.

    You can buy used/NOS parts from some online vendors. Beware of counterfeit parts, tho.

    Atmel/Microchip still produces a similar capability CPLD part, the ATF15xx series.

    Some of these might be similar to the EP9xx series in terms of capability (packaging, 5V supply, number of macrocells/clocks).

    Doubtful there is an exact replacement.