A3PE3000L-FG484M - 3M Gate Low-Power Flash FPGA | Microchip
MPN: A3PE3000L-FG484M ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $189 | $189.00 |
| 10 | $175.5 | $1,755.00 |
| 100 | $158 | $15,800.00 |
| 500 | $142 | $71,000.00 |
| 1,000 | $129 | $129,000.00 |
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A3PE3000L-FG484M Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Family | ProASIC3L (Flash-based FPGA) |
| System Gates | 3000000 (3.00E6) |
| Logic Elements (VersaTiles) | 75264 |
| True Dual-Port SRAM | 504 kbits |
| User I/O | 341 (up to 616 in larger packages) |
| Core Voltage | 1.2 V to 1.5 V |
| Process Technology | 130-nm, 7-layer metal (6 copper) flash-based CMOS |
| Logic Family | CMOS |
| Configuration Memory | Nonvolatile on-chip flash, live at power-up (Level 0) |
| Low-Power Feature | Flash*Freeze technology |
| Operating Temperature | 0 to 70 C |
| Supply Voltage | 1.5 V |
| Package Type | FBGA-484, 1 mm pitch, 23 x 23 mm |
| Pins / Balls | 484 |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Single-Chip Solution | Yes (no external configuration device required) |
A3PE3000L-FG484M fbga-484, 1 mm pitch, 23 x 23 mm Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for A3PE3000L-FG484M (fbga-484, 1 mm pitch, 23 x 23 mm package) with 484 pins. This digital IC includes GPIO, communication interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C), and power pins. Refer to the manufacturer datasheet for alternate pin functions and configuration options. Essential for embedded system design and PCB layout.
No detailed pinout data available for A3PE3000L-FG484M.
Refer to the datasheet for full pin configuration.
Estimated pin count: 484 pins (digital package)
Safe Operating Area (SOA) & Thermal Characteristics
No official SOA curve available for this digital IC. Always operate within absolute maximum ratings specified in the datasheet. Ensure adequate cooling and derate as needed.
Typical Applications
A3PE3000L-FG484M is suitable for 6 applications: Portable Battery-Powered Instrumentation, Industrial Control and Automation, Communications Line Cards, Aerospace and Defense Subsystems, ASIC Prototyping and Low-Volume Production, Medical Device Control Electronics.
Portable Battery-Powered Instrumentation
The A3PE3000L-FG484M fits handheld and portable test equipment because the ProASIC3L family was specifically optimized for low static and dynamic power on top of the standard ProASIC3 fabric. With a core voltage down to 1.2 V, dynamic power scales directly with V squared, cutting switching energy roughly 36% versus a 1.5 V core. Flash*Freeze mode drops standby draw to microwatts while retaining register and SRAM state, so the instrument can duty-cycle between active measurement and idle without reconfiguration latency. Because configuration is nonvolatile flash, the device is live at power-up with no boot current spike, extending battery budget in systems that power-cycle frequently.
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Industrial Control and Automation
In industrial PLC I/O modules, motor control interfaces, and machine monitoring nodes, the A3PE3000L-FG484M provides 341 user I/Os with banked voltage support, letting one chip bridge legacy 5 V-tolerant signaling domains and modern 1.8 V/2.5 V/3.3 V logic. The 75264 VersaTiles implement deterministic state machines and safety interlocks without processor software latency, while 504 kbits of true dual-port SRAM buffer sensor histories and communication frames. The single-chip, nonvolatile design eliminates configuration devices that can fail in electrically noisy factory environments, improving MTBF. The industrial-temperature A3PE3000L-FG484I variant covers -40 to +100 C cabinet installations.
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Communications Line Cards
Networking and telecommunications line cards use the A3PE3000L-FG484M as control-plane glue logic, bus bridging, and status aggregation between physical-layer devices and backplane management. The 484-ball FBGA provides enough I/O to interface PHY chips, framers, and management MACs simultaneously, and VersaTile fabric reaches approximately 250 MHz system performance - adequate for clock-domain crossing, serializers of low-rate telemetry, and backplane handshaking rather than high-speed payload switching. Instant-on operation means the FPGA is available the moment power arrives, which simplifies hot-swap sequencing. Flash*Freeze mode also trims idle power in redundant, always-installed card slots.
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Aerospace and Defense Subsystems
The ProASIC3/EL architecture originated with Actel's military and aerospace heritage, and datasheet archives specifically document military ProASIC3L variants, making the A3PE3000L-FG484M a common choice for avionics control functions, satellite payload housekeeping, and secure ground equipment. Flash-based configuration is inherently resistant to bitstream readback, supporting design security requirements, and single-event susceptibility is mitigated versus SRAM configuration cells because the configuration is held in nonvolatile flash. Designers typically pair the device with triple-modular-redundancy coding in Libero and select screening/temperature variants as the program requires, using the same 484-ball footprint across qualification builds.
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ASIC Prototyping and Low-Volume Production
ASIC teams use the A3PE3000L-FG484M for RTL prototyping and bridge-to-production: its 3 million system gates and 504 kbits of dual-port SRAM accommodate mid-size SoC peripherals, controllers, and datapaths, while the ProASIC3E-generation flow means netlists port from ASIC synthesis with minimal retargeting. Because configuration is nonvolatile and secure, prototype boards can ship to customers without exposing the netlist, unlike SRAM FPGAs whose bitstreams can be copied from the boot PROM. In low-volume production where mask costs are unjustified, the same flash FPGA substitutes for the ASIC indefinitely, and the 484-ball footprint supports dense BGA-based prototype boards.
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Medical Device Control Electronics
Benchtop diagnostics, portable patient monitors, and lab automation instruments benefit from the A3PE3000L-FG484M's combination of deterministic logic, low idle power, and secure nonvolatile configuration. Patient-interface boards need many independently-banked I/Os - the 341 available user I/Os on FG484 drive sensor arrays, switches, and display interfaces without external glue logic. Flash*Freeze keeps standby power inside battery-operated monitor budgets between measurements, and the single-chip design avoids configuration components whose integrity matters in safety-related equipment. Firmware-in-FPGA updates are performed over JTAG or in-system, supporting field maintenance of regulated medical products with controlled design archives.
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Engineering reference data for A3PE3000L-FG484M — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | A3PE3000L-FGG484M | A3PE3000L-FG484I | A3PE3000L-1FG484M | M1A3PE3000L-FGG484M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | FBGA-484, 1 mm pitch, 23 x 23 mm | FBGA-484 - same | FBGA-484 - same | FBGA-484 - same | FBGA-484 - same |
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| System Gates | 3.00E6 | 3.00E6 | 3.00E6 | 3.00E6 | 3.00E6 |
| User I/O | 341 | 341 | 341 | 341 | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| Operating Temperature | 0 to 70 C | 0 to 70 C | -40 to +100 C | 0 to 70 C | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| Speed Grade | Standard | Standard | Standard | -1 (fastest) | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| Flash*Freeze Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Core Voltage | 1.2 V to 1.5 V | 1.2 V to 1.5 V | 1.2 V to 1.5 V | 1.2 V to 1.5 V | 1.2 V to 1.5 V |
Key Differentiators
- Micropower standby via Flash*Freeze (vs A3PE3000-1FGG484I (ProASIC3E standard family))
- Industrial temperature option in identical footprint (vs A3PE3000L-FG484I)
- Nonvolatile secure single-chip configuration (vs SRAM-based competitor FPGAs (e.g., Xilinx Spartan-class))
Design Notes
Estimate power before layout using the Microchip Libero SoC SmartPower tool, not hand arithmetic. Dynamic power scales with core voltage squared, so running the 1.2 V lower core rail instead of 1.5 V cuts switching power roughly 36% (1.2/1.5 = 0.8; 0.8 squared = 0.64). Budget for Flash*Freeze wake-up latency in duty-cycled systems - entry and exit take microseconds, which is negligible for most sensors but must be modeled for fast control loops. Provide independent, well-decoupled 1.2 V/1.5 V core, 2.5 V auxiliary, and I/O bank rails per the datasheet power-up requirements.
The 484-ball FBGA with 1 mm pitch requires via-in-pad or dog-bone fanout on roughly 0.8-1.0 mm via grids; plan an 8-layer stack with dedicated ground planes under the die area to control I/O return paths. Follow the datasheet power-ramp requirements - core should be stable per the specified sequencing or use the device's built-in support for any-rail-first power-up. Place 100 nF ceramic decoupling on every VCC/VCORE ball group and bulk capacitance near the regulators. JTAG programming balls should be routed to a header for in-system reprogramming with FlashPro.
Common pitfalls: (1) Migrating a design compiled for the -1 speed grade (A3PE3000L-1FG484M) onto this standard-grade part may fail timing - recompile and re-verify timing reports. (2) I/O bank voltage conflicts arise when 341 user I/Os are assigned across few banks; run Libero pin checking early. (3) The commercial 'M' part is rated 0 to 70 C only - specify the -I variant for extended temperature. (4) Do not rely on cross-brand FPGA substitution; flash FPGA pinouts are proprietary, so only same-family FG484 parts are true drop-ins.
Compliance Information
Verified web data does not state RoHS/REACH status for the M suffix variant; the FGG (green) packaging variants are typically the RoHS/lead-free options. Consult Microchip's environmental page for the exact compliance declaration before ordering for regulated markets.
