A3PE600-1PQG208 - ProASIC3E FPGA 600K Gates | Microsemi
MPN: A3PE600-1PQG208 ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
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| 1 | $48.5 | $48.50 |
| 10 | $43.8 | $438.00 |
| 100 | $39.2 | $3,920.00 |
| 500 | $35.6 | $17,800.00 |
| 1,000 | $32.1 | $32,100.00 |
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View Datasheet →A3PE600-1PQG208 Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Family | ProASIC3E |
| System Gates | 600000 |
| Total RAM Bits | 110592 |
| Number of I/O | 147 |
| Supply Voltage | 1.425 V to 1.575 V |
| Core Voltage (Nominal) | 1.5 V |
| Maximum Frequency | 272 MHz |
| Technology | 130 nm Flash |
| Speed Grade | -1 |
| Package | 208-BFQFP (PQFP, 28x28 mm) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Configuration | Non-volatile Flash, single chip |
| Programmable Type | In-System Programmable |
| Series | ProASIC3E (A3PE600) |
A3PE600-1PQG208 208-bfqfp (pqfp, 28x28 mm) Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for A3PE600-1PQG208 (208-bfqfp (pqfp, 28x28 mm) package). 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 A3PE600-1PQG208.
Refer to the datasheet for full pin configuration.
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
A3PE600-1PQG208 is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial Automation and Motor Control, Communications Bridging and Protocol Conversion, Medical Instrumentation, Aerospace and Defense Secure Logic, Test and Measurement Equipment, Secure Embedded Control and IoT Gateways.
Industrial Automation and Motor Control
The A3PE600-1PQG208 fits industrial automation because its flash fabric is live at power-up, eliminating configuration boot delay on factory machines that must respond within milliseconds of energization. With 600K gates and 147 I/Os, it integrates PWM generation, quadrature encoder decoding, and safety interlock logic that would otherwise need multiple discrete devices. The 1.425V-1.575V core tolerates the noisy 24V-panel power environment when fed by a regulated buck converter, and the 28x28 mm PQFP package withstands vibration better than fine-pitch BGA alternatives. Designers should allocate its 110592 RAM bits to FIFO buffering between fieldbus interfaces and control loops, keeping deterministic timing inside the 272 MHz performance ceiling of the -1 speed grade.
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Communications Bridging and Protocol Conversion
Protocol bridging between legacy and modern interfaces is a natural fit for the A3PE600-1PQG208: 147 user I/Os support wide parallel buses, while the flash-based fabric implements UART, SPI, I2C, and custom serial controllers without external configuration memory. The 110592 embedded RAM bits provide FIFO elasticity between clock domains, a core requirement when converting between asynchronous protocols. Operating at up to 272 MHz, the -1 speed grade handles line coding and framing at moderate data rates, and the single-chip non-volatile design removes the SRAM-FPGA boot vulnerability in unattended telecom cabinets. Place the device with short, length-matched traces on high-speed banks and respect the 1.5V core supply window to avoid configuration corruption during brown-out events.
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Medical Instrumentation
Medical devices benefit from the A3PE600-1PQG208's deterministic, non-volatile logic: it is live at t=0, so patient-monitoring front ends start acquiring immediately, and flash configuration supports design security features that help protect regulated intellectual property. The 600K-gate fabric consolidates sensor interfacing, filter chains, and display/panel control, while 147 I/Os connect analog front ends, alarms, and user interfaces on a single 208-pin PQFP. The 1.5V core keeps on-board power dissipation low for battery-operated portable diagnostic units, and the robust PQFP leads simplify rework in low-volume medical manufacturing. Engineers should isolate patient-connected circuits externally, and use the embedded RAM blocks for waveform buffering ahead of host-processor transfer.
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Aerospace and Defense Secure Logic
The flash-based ProASIC3E architecture is widely used in aerospace and defense because it offers reprogrammability with ASIC-like security: there is no bitstream to intercept at power-up, and the configuration lives in non-volatile flash cells. The A3PE600-1PQG208 provides 600K gates and 110592 RAM bits for glue logic, bus interfaces, and payload control in space- and size-constrained avionics, with 147 I/Os handling MIL-STD-style parallel interfaces. Its live-at-power-up behavior removes boot sequencing failures that plague SRAM FPGAs in radiation environments. Note that this commercial-grade part should be selected only for benign environments; use the A3PE600-1PQG208I variant where -40C capability is required, and follow Microsemi/Microchip reliability application notes for screening.
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Test and Measurement Equipment
Bench and modular instruments use the A3PE600-1PQG208 for timing generation, trigger logic, and data-path aggregation. The 272 MHz fabric ceiling supports precise timestamping in the -1 speed grade, while 110592 RAM bits implement capture buffers and pattern generators, and 147 I/Os expose wide parallel test buses on the 28x28 mm PQFP. Because configuration is flash-based, instruments power up ready - a usability advantage for laboratory gear expected to be instantly operational. The reprogrammable fabric also lets manufacturers field-update instrument personalities via JTAG without changing hardware. Designers should keep clock routing short and symmetric, decouple the 1.5V core with ceramic capacitors at each package quadrant, and validate I/O standards against the datasheet bank voltage limits.
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Secure Embedded Control and IoT Gateways
Embedded controllers and IoT gateway nodes adopt the A3PE600-1PQG208 when they need hardware-level security plus custom acceleration: the flash fabric resists bitstream-cloning attacks that affect SRAM FPGAs, protecting firmware-adjacent IP at the board level. Its 600K gates implement custom accelerators, sensor-fusion preprocessors, or cryptography wrappers, while 110592 RAM bits stage data between a host MCU and network interfaces across the 147 available I/Os. The single-chip, non-volatile design simplifies BOM and reliability in unattended deployments, and the 1.5V core plus low-power 130 nm process keeps idle consumption acceptable for powered-gateway (not battery-only) nodes. Pair it with a low-power microcontroller and follow the manufacturer's JTAG-lock guidance to fully close the configuration-access attack surface.
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Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | A3PE600-1PQG208I | A3PE600-PQG208 | A3PE600-2PQG208I | A3PE1500-1PQG208I | A3PE3000L-1PQ208 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 208-BFQFP (PQFP, 28x28 mm) | 208-BFQFP - same | 208-BFQFP - same | 208-BFQFP - same | 208-BFQFP - same | 208-PQFP - same |
| Brand | Microsemi (Microchip Technology) | Microsemi (Microchip Technology) | Microsemi (Microchip Technology) | Microsemi (Microchip Technology) | Microsemi (Microchip Technology) | Microsemi (Microchip Technology) |
| System Gates | 600000 | 600000 | 600000 | 600000 | 1500000 | 3000000 |
| Total RAM Bits | 110592 | 110592 | 110592 | 110592 | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| User I/O | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| Supply Voltage | 1.425 V to 1.575 V | 1.425 V to 1.575 V | 1.425 V to 1.575 V | 1.425 V to 1.575 V | 1.425 V to 1.575 V | 1.425 V to 1.575 V |
| Speed Grade | -1 (272 MHz class) | -1 | standard (slower) | -2 (faster) | -1 | -1 |
| Temperature Grade | Commercial | Industrial (-40C) | Commercial | Industrial (-40C) | Industrial (-40C) | Commercial |
| Configuration | Non-volatile Flash, single chip | Non-volatile Flash, single chip | Non-volatile Flash, single chip | Non-volatile Flash, single chip | Non-volatile Flash, single chip | Non-volatile Flash, single chip |
Key Differentiators
- Non-volatile flash configuration, live at power-up (vs A3P600-1PQG208I (SRAM-free ProASIC3 sibling))
- Deterministic -1 speed grade timing at 272 MHz class (vs A3PE600-PQG208)
- Single-chip security versus SRAM FPGA alternatives (vs Cross-brand SRAM FPGAs (Xilinx/Intel))
Design Notes
Keep the 1.5V core rail within the specified 1.425V-1.575V window at all times, including during configuration when flash-read current peaks. Estimated: at moderate utilization of the 600K-gate fabric, core current can reach several hundred milliamps, so provide a low-ESR buck regulator with headroom. Decouple each supply pin group with 0.1uF ceramic capacitors and add bulk capacitance (10uF or greater) near the package. Follow Microchip's ProASIC3 power-up sequencing guidance: I/O banks should not lag the core in a way that violates the datasheet sequence table, or flash configuration integrity may be compromised.
The 208-BFQFP has 0.5 mm-pitch leads requiring careful land-pattern design per the manufacturer package drawing. Route JTAG (TDI/TMS/TCK/TDO) as a short daisy chain with series termination if traces exceed a few inches, and add a pull-up on TMS and pull-down on TCK to define states during power-up. Break unused I/O banks to a defined logic level rather than floating. Because the PQFP has leads on all four sides, allow keep-out space for rework access - one reason PQFP is preferred over BGA in low-volume industrial and aerospace boards.
Do not assume pin-to-pin identity between ProASIC3E densities: although A3PE1500/A3PE3000L parts come in 208-pin PQFP packages, the pin map differs between densities and must be verified from the official package pinout files before reusing a PCB. Also, mixing the standard-speed A3PE600-PQG208 into a -1 design will likely fail timing at frequencies above its lower bin. Finally, when migrating from the commercial to the industrial part (A3PE600-1PQG208I), re-run timing analysis at the extended temperature corners even though the silicon is identical.
Compliance Information
Compliance data was not present in the verified web data. Verify RoHS/REACH status on the official Microchip product page or distributor compliance certificates before procurement.
