A42MX36-3BGG272 - 54K Gate 5V FPGA, 272-ball BGA | Microchip
MPN: A42MX36-3BGG272 ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
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| 1 | $410.32 | $410.32 |
| 10 | $389.8 | $3,898.00 |
| 100 | $369.29 | $36,929.00 |
| 500 | $348.77 | $174,385.00 |
| 1,000 | $328.25 | $328,250.00 |
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A42MX36-3BGG272 Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Programmable Type | In-System Programmable FPGA |
| Logic Blocks (CLBs) | 1184 |
| Equivalent Gate Count | 54000 |
| Programmable I/O | 202 |
| Combinatorial Delay | 1.9 ns |
| Supply Voltage | 5 V |
| Family | MX (42MX) |
| Package | 272-ball BGA (BGG272) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Programming Technology | Antifuse (one-time programmable) |
| Speed Grade | -3 |
| Ceramic/Military Package Option | CQ208 / CQ256 screened to MIL-STD-883 (family option) |
| Primary Use | 5V ASIC alternative / legacy PLD integration |
A42MX36-3BGG272 cq208 / cq256 screened to mil-std-883 (family option) Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for A42MX36-3BGG272 (cq208 / cq256 screened to mil-std-883 (family option) 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 A42MX36-3BGG272.
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
A42MX36-3BGG272 is suitable for 6 applications: Legacy PLD Consolidation, ASIC Prototyping and Emulation, Industrial Control Systems (5V), Military and Aerospace Upgrades, Telecommunications Backplane Glue Logic, Test and Measurement Instrumentation.
Legacy PLD Consolidation
Microchip positions the MX family explicitly as a platform for integrating legacy PLDs into a single, low-cost device. The A42MX36-3BGG272 offers 54,000 equivalent gates and 1184 CLBs, enough capacity to absorb dozens of older 22V10 GALs, PALs, or small CPLDs scattered across a 5V board. Its native 5.0 V architecture interfaces directly with legacy TTL/CMOS buses without level shifters, and its 202 programmable I/O pins provide the pin count needed for wide address/data buses. Antifuse programming ensures the consolidated logic powers up instantly and cannot be altered in the field, matching the reliability expectations of legacy systems. This makes it a common choice for sustaining production of long-life industrial and communications equipment.
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ASIC Prototyping and Emulation
The MX family is marketed by Microchip as a reliable single-chip ASIC alternative, and the 54k-gate A42MX36 is the largest member, making it well suited to prototype or emulate mid-size gate-array designs before committing to mask costs. The 1.9 ns combinatorial delay permits meaningful timing exploration, while 202 I/O accommodate realistic bus-width interfaces. Because the antifuse fabric is one-time programmable, design teams typically prototype on multiple devices, and the pin-compatible CQ208/PQ208 package pairing (per the Microchip datasheet) eases conversion between prototype and production flows. For defense and aerospace programs, the A42MX36 die is also available in MIL-STD-883-screened ceramic packages, extending this prototyping path directly into qualified production.
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Industrial Control Systems (5V)
Many industrial controllers, motor-drive boards, and PLC I/O racks still run on 5V logic, and the A42MX36-3BGG272 integrates natively into those rails with its 5.0 V architecture - something modern low-voltage FPGAs cannot do without level translation. With 1184 CLBs and 202 programmable I/O, the device can implement state machines, encoder interpolation, interlock logic, and parallel bus bridges in one package. The 1.9 ns combinatorial delay supports fast fault-detection and safety-interlock paths where deterministic, short response time matters. Antifuse configuration means no configuration PROM to corrupt in noisy factory environments, and the 272-ball BGA provides high I/O density in a compact footprint for crowded backplane designs.
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Military and Aerospace Upgrades
Per the Microchip 40MX/42MX datasheet, all MX devices are fully tested over automotive and military temperature ranges, and the largest member, the A42MX36, is available in CQ208 and CQ256 ceramic packages screened to MIL-STD-883 levels. This makes the A42MX36-3BGG272 and its package variants a standard retrofit vehicle for avionics and defense platforms that must sustain 5V signaling and resist configuration upsets. Antifuse technology offers no configuration memory to flip in radiation-prone environments and instant power-up behavior demanded by mission systems. Design teams upgrading legacy line-replaceable units can reuse existing 5V interface definitions while consolidating obsolete SSI/MSI parts into the FPGA's 1184 CLBs and 202 I/O.
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Telecommunications Backplane Glue Logic
Telecom line cards and backplanes frequently mix legacy 5V processors with newer peripherals, and the A42MX36-3BGG272 serves as the bridge logic: bus arbitration, address decoding, interrupt control, and parallel-to-serial adaptation. The 202 programmable I/O pins handle wide EISA/VME-era style buses, while 1.9 ns combinatorial delays keep address-decode and ready-generation paths fast enough for multi-MHz bus clocks. Because the device is a single-chip replacement for dozens of discrete 74-series parts, it cuts board area, BOM line items, and qualification effort. The 272-ball BGA footprint concentrates the connections of a large glue-logic cluster into one dense component, simplifying routing on high-layer-count telecom boards.
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Test and Measurement Instrumentation
Bench instruments, ATE fixtures, and custom test racks built around 5V-era controllers benefit from the A42MX36-3BGG272 as a reconfigurable-at-manufacture timing and control engine. Its 1184 CLBs implement sequencers, pattern generators, and handshaking state machines, while 202 I/O connect to fixture connectors, relay banks, and DUT interfaces directly at 5V levels. The deterministic antifuse fabric avoids SRAM-FPGA configuration delays at instrument power-up, so the fixture is ready the moment rails settle. The 1.9 ns combinatorial delay supports tight timing-skew budgets in stimulus paths, and the one-time-programmed configuration prevents accidental or malicious pattern alteration between test runs - valuable in multi-user production test environments.
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Engineering reference data for A42MX36-3BGG272 — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | A42MX36-BGG272 | A42MX36-1BGG272 | A42MX36-2BGG272 | A42MX36-3BGG272I | A42MX36-3BG272 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 272-ball BGA (BGG272) | 272-ball BGA - same | 272-ball BGA - same | 272-ball BGA - same | 272-ball BGA - same | 272-ball BGA (standard finish) - same ballout |
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Equivalent Gates | 54000 | 54000 | 54000 | 54000 | 54000 | 54000 |
| CLBs | 1184 | 1184 | 1184 | 1184 | 1184 | 1184 |
| Programmable I/O | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 |
| Combinatorial Delay | 1.9 ns (speed grade -3) | Per ordering-code speed grade | Slower than -3 (speed grade -1) | Between -1 and -3 (speed grade -2) | 1.9 ns - same as -3 | 1.9 ns - same as -3 |
| Supply Voltage | 5 V | 5 V | 5 V | 5 V | 5 V | 5 V |
| Temperature Grade | Standard commercial/industrial ordering code | Standard | Standard | Standard | Extended industrial (-I suffix) | Standard |
| Package Finish / Green Option | Green (BGG) | Green (BGG) | Green (BGG) | Green (BGG) | Green (BGG) | Standard (BG) |
Key Differentiators
- Fastest speed grade in the family footprint (vs A42MX36-1BGG272)
- Extended industrial temperature option (vs A42MX36-3BGG272I)
- Green package finish (vs A42MX36-3BG272)
- Family-largest density (vs A42MX24 family members)
Design Notes
The MX family uses antifuse, one-time-programmable technology: once programmed, the A42MX36-3BGG272 cannot be reprogrammed, and a design change means a new device. Budget for prototype iterations accordingly - keep programmed spares, and validate the design in simulation (Libero SoC toolchain) before committing silicon. Also note the device is 5.0 V only: never connect it to a board designed around 1.8V/3.3V FPGA rails without a full power-tree review.
The 5.0 V architecture is the core design feature: all 202 I/O swing at 5V TTL/CMOS-compatible levels, so no level shifters are needed to interface legacy 74-series logic. Decouple the 5V rail with bulk and 0.1 uF ceramic capacitors at the BGA power balls. Because exact per-device current figures were not available in the retrieved data, estimate Icc from the manufacturer datasheet current tables for your utilization and toggle rate before sizing the regulator.
The 272-ball BGA requires controlled-impedance PCB fabrication with via-in-pad or dogbone fanout; plan for a minimum of 4 layers to route 202 I/O with power/ground planes. Follow the ballout tables in the Microchip 40MX/42MX datasheet when defining escape routing. For prototype-to-ceramic conversion programs, exploit the datasheet-documented CQ208/PQ208 pin compatibility by aligning your critical I/O assignments early so the same design ports across package families.
Compliance Information
The BGG (green) package suffix indicates Microchip's green package finish, but explicit RoHS/REACH certificates were not present in the retrieved data; confirm on the Microchip product page before production. MX devices are fully tested over automotive and military temperature ranges per the 40MX/42MX datasheet.
