a3pn010 Actel Corporation, a3pn010 Datasheet - Page 5

• Manufacturer Part Number: a3pn010
• Description: Proasic 3 Nano Flash Fpgas
• Manufacturer: Actel Corporation

1 – Radiation-Tolerant ProASIC3 Low-Power Space-
General Description
Flight FPGA Overview
The radiation-tolerant (RT) ProASIC3 family of Actel flash FPGAs dramatically reduces dynamic
power consumption by 40% and static power by 50%. These power savings are coupled with
performance, density, true single chip, 1.2 V to 1.5 V core and I/O operation, reprogrammability,
and advanced features. The RT ProASIC3 FPGA is based on Actel's ProASIC3EL family of low-power
FPGAs.
Actel's proven Flash*Freeze technology enables RT ProASIC3 device users to shut off dynamic
power instantaneously and switch the device to static mode without the need to switch off clocks
or power supplies, and retaining internal states of the device. This greatly simplifies power
management. In addition, optimized software tools using power-driven layout provide instant
push-button power reduction.
Nonvolatile flash technology gives RT ProASIC3 devices the advantage of being a secure, low-
power, single-chip solution that is live at power-up (LAPU). RT ProASIC3 devices offer dramatic
dynamic power savings, giving FPGA users flexibility to combine low power with high performance.
These features enable designers to create high-density systems using existing ASIC or FPGA design
flows and tools.
RT ProASIC3 devices offer 1 kbit of on-chip, reprogrammable, nonvolatile FlashROM storage as well
as clock conditioning circuitry (CCC) based on an integrated phase-locked loop (PLL). RT ProASIC3
devices support devices from 600 k system gates to 3 million system gates with up to 504 kbits of
true dual-port SRAM and 620 user I/Os.
Flash*Freeze Technology
RT ProASIC3 devices offer Actel's proven Flash*Freeze technology, which allows instantaneous
switching from an active state to a static state. When Flash*Freeze mode is activated, RT ProASIC3
devices enter a static state while retaining the contents of registers and SRAM. Power is conserved
without the need for additional external components to turn off I/Os or clocks. Flash*Freeze
technology is combined with in-system programmability, which enables users to quickly and easily
upgrade and update their designs in the final stages of manufacturing or in the field. The ability of
RT ProASIC3 devices to support a 1.2 V core voltage allows for an even greater reduction in power
consumption, which enables low total system power.
When the RT ProASIC3 device enters Flash*Freeze mode, the device automatically shuts off the
clocks and inputs to the FPGA core; when the device exits Flash*Freeze mode, all activity resumes
and data is retained.
The availability of low-power modes, combined with a reprogrammable, single-chip, single-voltage
solution, make RT ProASIC3 devices suitable for low-power data transfer and manipulation in
military-temperature applications where available power may be limited (e.g., in battery-powered
equipment); or where heat dissipation may be limited (e.g., in enclosures with no forced cooling).
Flash Advantages
Low Power
The RT ProASIC3 family of Actel flash-based FPGAs provides a low-power advantage, and when
coupled with high performance, enables designers to make power-smart choices using a single-
chip, reprogrammable, and live-at-power-up device.
RT ProASIC3 devices offer 40% dynamic power and 50% static power savings by reducing the core
operating voltage to 1.2 V. In addition, the power-driven layout (PDL) feature in Libero
Design Environment (IDE) offers up to 30% additional power reduction. With Flash*Freeze
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