Page 1 of 2 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 EPM3064A EPM3128A EPM3256A EPM7032AE EPM7064AE EPM7128AE EPM7256AE EPM7512AE June 2002 June 2002 May 2002 May 2002 June 2002 June 2002 May 2002 May 2002 June 2002 March 2002 March 2002 February 2002 February 2002 March 2002 March 2002 February 2002 February 2002 March 2002 Altera Corporation 2/1/02 ADV0202 Page 2 of 2 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 (), fifth and sixth () 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 Z YYWWT Device Date Code Example EPM7032AE EPM7064AE EPM7128AE EPM7256AE EPM7512AE B C B B C 77 77 77 77 77 A XBZ77YYWWT A XCZ77YYWWT A XBZ77YYWWT A XBZ77YYWWT A XCZ77YYWWT Device EPM3032A EPM3064A EPM3128A EPM3256A B C B B 77 77 77 77 Date Code Example A XBZ77YYWWT A XCZ77YYWWT A XBZ77YYWWT A XBZ77YYWWT Contacts: For additional information regarding the changes described in this document, please contact your local Altera sales representative. Altera Corporation 2/1/02 ADV0202