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Altera Corporation 2/1/02 ADV0202
CUSTOMER ADVISORY ADV0202
MAX7000AE AND MAX3000A PROCESS TRANSITION UPDATE
Change Description:
Updated transition schedule for PCN0008 and PCN0010 published in 2000, for the
MAX7000AE and MAX3000A transition to a 0.30-micron process at TSMC, Taiwan.
Reason For Change:
New transition schedule update for the MAX7000AE and MAX3000A 0.35-micron to
0.30-micron process have been provided in the table below.
Products Affected:
All MAX7000AE and MAX3000A products.
New Product Transition Dates and Traceability:
Device New Transition
Date Data Packet
Available Date
EPM3032A June 2002 March 2002
EPM3064A June 2002 March 2002
EPM3128A May 2002 February 2002
EPM3256A May 2002 February 2002
EPM7032AE June 2002 March 2002
EPM7064AE June 2002 March 2002
EPM7128AE May 2002 February 2002
EPM7256AE May 2002 February 2002
EPM7512AE June 2002 March 2002
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Altera Corporation 2/1/02 ADV0202
CUSTOMER ADVISORY ADV0202
MAX7000AE AND MAX3000A PROCESS TRANSITION UPDATE
Devices produced on the 0.30-micron quad metal layer process can be distinguished by
the third (β), fifth and sixth (αα) characters of the Altera date code which is marked on
the top side of the device and bar code labels on the packing boxes.
Topside Date Code
A X β Z αα YYWWT
Device β αα Date Code Example
EPM7032AE B 77 A XBZ77YYWWT
EPM7064AE C 77 A XCZ77YYWWT
EPM7128AE B 77 A XBZ77YYWWT
EPM7256AE B 77 A XBZ77YYWWT
EPM7512AE C 77 A XCZ77YYWWT
Device β αα Date Code Example
EPM3032A B 77 A XBZ77YYWWT
EPM3064A C 77 A XCZ77YYWWT
EPM3128A B 77 A XBZ77YYWWT
EPM3256A B 77 A XBZ77YYWWT
Contacts:
For additional information regarding the changes described in this document, please
contact your local Altera sales representative.
