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DS0097
ProASIC3 Flash Family FPGAs
with Optional Soft ARM Support
Advanced I/O
Features and Benefits
 700 Mbps DDR, LVDS-Capable I/Os (A3P250 and above)
High Capacity
 1.5 V, 1.8 V, 2.5 V, and 3.3 V Mixed-Voltage Operation
 15 K to 1 M System Gates
 Wide Range Power Supply Voltage Support per JESD8-B,
 Up to 144 Kbits of True Dual-Port SRAM Allowing I/Os to Operate from 2.7 V to 3.6 V
 Up to 300 User I/Os  Bank-Selectable I/O Voltagesup to 4 Banks per Chip
 Single-Ended I/O Standards: LVTTL, LVCMOS 3.3V/
Reprogrammable Flash Technology
2.5 V / 1.8 V / 1.5 V, 3.3 V PCI / 3.3 V PCI-X and LVCMOS
 130-nm, 7-Layer Metal (6 Copper), Flash-Based CMOS
2.5 V / 5.0 V Input
Process
 Differential I/O Standards: LVPECL, LVDS, B-LVDS, and
 Instant On Level 0 Support
M-LVDS (A3P250 and above)
 Single-Chip Solution
 I/O Registers on Input, Output, and Enable Paths
 Retains Programmed Design when Powered Off
 Hot-Swappable and Cold Sparing I/Os
High Performance
 Programmable Output Slew Rate and Drive Strength
 350 MHz System Performance
 Weak Pull-Up/-Down
 3.3 V, 66 MHz 64-Bit PCI 
 IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) Boundary Scan Test
In-System Programming (ISP) and Security
 Pin-Compatible Packages across the ProASIC3 Family
 ISP Using On-Chip 128-Bit Advanced Encryption Standard
Clock Conditioning Circuit (CCC) and PLL
 
(AES) Decryption (except ARM -enabled ProASIC 3 devices)
 Six CCC Blocks, One with an Integrated PLL
via JTAG (IEEE 1532compliant)
 Configurable Phase-Shift, Multiply/Divide, Delay Capabilities
 FlashLock to Secure FPGA Contents 
and External Feedback
Low Power
 Wide Input Frequency Range (1.5 MHz to 350 MHz)
 Core Voltage for Low Power
Embedded Memory
 Support for 1.5 V-Only Systems
 1 Kbit of FlashROM User Nonvolatile Memory
 Low-Impedance Flash Switches
 SRAMs and FIFOs with Variable-Aspect-Ratio 4,608-Bit RAM
High-Performance Routing Hierarchy
Blocks (1, 2, 4, 9, and 18 organizations)
 Segmented, Hierarchical Routing and Clock Structure  True Dual-Port SRAM (except 18)
ARM Processor Support in ProASIC3 FPGAs
 
 M1 ProASIC3 DevicesARM Cortex -M1 Soft Processor
Available with or without Debug 
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ProASIC3 Devices A3P015 A3P030 A3P060 A3P125 A3P250 A3P400 A3P600 A3P1000
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Cortex-M1 Devices M1A3P250 M1A3P400 M1A3P600 M1A3P1000
System Gates 15,000 30,000 60,000 125,000 250,000 400,000 600,000 1,000,000
Typical Equivalent Macrocells 128 256 512 1,024 2,048   
VersaTiles (D-flip-flops) 384 768 1,536 3,072 6,144 9,216 13,824 24,576
RAM Kbits (1,024 bits)   18 36 36 54 108 144
4,608-Bit Blocks  4 8 8 12 24 32
FlashROM Kbits 11 1 1 1 1 1 1
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Secure (AES) ISP   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Integrated PLL in CCCs  1 1 1 1 1 1
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VersaNet Globals 6 6 18 18 18 18 18 18
I/O Banks 22 2 2 4 4 4 4
Maximum User I/Os 49 81 96 133 157 194 235 300
Notes:
1. A3P015 is not recommended for new designs.
2. Refer to the Cortex-M1 product brief for more information.
3. AES is not available for Cortex-M1 ProASIC3 devices.
4. Six chip (main) and three quadrant global networks are available for A3P060 and above.
5. The M1A3P250 device does not support this package.
6. For higher densities and support of additional features, refer to the ProASIC3E Flash Family FPGAs datasheet.
7. Package not available.
 A3P015 and A3P030 devices do not support this feature.  Supported only by A3P015 and A3P030 devices.
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 2016 Microsemi CorporationProASIC3 Flash Family FPGAs
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ProASIC3 Devices A3P015 A3P030 A3P060 A3P125 A3P250 A3P400 A3P600 A3P1000
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Cortex-M1 Devices M1A3P250 M1A3P400 M1A3P600 M1A3P1000
Package Pins
7 7 7
QFN QN68 QN48, QN68, QN132 QN132 QN132
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QN132
CS CS121
VQFP VQ100 VQ100 VQ100 VQ100
TQFP TQ144 TQ144
PQFP PQ208 PQ208 PQ208 PQ208 PQ208
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FBGA FG144 FG144 FG144/256 FG144/256/ FG144/256/ FG144/256/
484 484 484
Notes:
1. A3P015 is not recommended for new designs.
2. Refer to the Cortex-M1 product brief for more information.
3. AES is not available for Cortex-M1 ProASIC3 devices.
4. Six chip (main) and three quadrant global networks are available for A3P060 and above.
5. The M1A3P250 device does not support this package.
6. For higher densities and support of additional features, refer to the ProASIC3E Flash Family FPGAs datasheet.
7. Package not available.
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