The FPGA that balances low power, performance, and low cost

ProASIC3L FGPAs feature 40 percent lower dynamic power and 90 percent lower static power than the previous generation ProASIC3 FPGAs and orders of magnitude lower power than SRAM competitors, combining dramatically reduced power consumption with up to 350 MHz operation. The ProASIC3L family also supports the free implementation of an FPGA-optimized 32-bit ARM® Cortex™-M1 processor, allowing system designers to select the Actel flash FPGA solution that best meets their speed and power design requirements, regardless of application or volume. Combined with optimized software tools using Power-Driven Layout (PDL), this provides instant power reduction capabilities. In addition to supporting portable, consumer, industrial, communications, and medical applications with commercial and industrial temperature devices, Actel also offers ProASIC3EL FPGAs with specialized screening for military systems.

The ProASIC3L family includes:

• ProASIC3L
• ProASIC3EL

• M1 ProASIC3L
• M1 ProASIC3EL

• ProASIC3EL for Military

Key Features

• 40% dynamic power savings
• Up to 90% static power savings
• Single-chip, single-voltage operation and live at power-up
• Optimized for high performance
• Cost-optimized, reprogrammable, and nonvolatile
• 1.2 V to 1.5 V core voltage support
• Wide range of I/O voltage support from 1.2 V
• Innovative Flash*Freeze technology for instantaneous switching from active to static mode
• Free Cortex-M1 (ARM FPGA Processor) support for all devices
• In-System Programming (ISP) with optional on-chip AES decryption
• Immune to configuration loss due to atmospheric neutrons (firm errors)
• Available in military temperature grade

ProASIC3L devices incorporate proven Flash*Freeze technology, which allows fast switching (within 1 µs) from an active to a static state. No additional components are required to switch from or to these states, thereby eliminating the need for additional I/O or clock management circuits. This capability makes dynamic power reduction possible by quickly switching the device in and out of Flash*Freeze mode during periods of inactivity. A ProASIC3L device can operate from a single voltage (1.2 V to 1.5 V core supply) and offers secure in-system programming (ISP) for valuable field programming upgrades.

The ProASIC3L family supports up to 3,000,000 system gates with advanced I/O options, user nonvolatile memory, Level 0 live at power-up (LAPU) support, and the industry's most secured AES encryption capability.

The total power savings can add to more than 40 percent of dynamic power and 90 percent of static power compared to a traditional high performance FPGA design.

• ProASIC3 Series Overview
• IP and Solutions
• Industry's Lowest Power FPGAs Fact Sheet
• Design Examples

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