A54SX08A-1TQG100 - 12K Gate SX-A FPGA TQFP-100 | Microchip
MPN: A54SX08A-1TQG100 ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $32.5 | $32.50 |
| 10 | $29.25 | $292.50 |
| 100 | $26 | $2,600.00 |
| 500 | $23.4 | $11,700.00 |
| 1,000 | $21.1 | $21,100.00 |
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View Datasheet →A54SX08A-1TQG100 Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Family | SX-A (SXA) |
| System Gates | 12000 (approx. 8000 typical gates) |
| Configurable Logic Blocks (CLBs) | 768 |
| Logic Cells | 768 |
| Number of Cells | 512 |
| Maximum Toggle Frequency | 278 MHz |
| Process Technology | 0.25 um CMOS |
| Supply Voltage | 2.5 V |
| Number of I/O | 81 |
| Number of Pins | 100 |
| Package | 100-pin TQFP (LQFP), 1.4 mm height |
| Speed Grade | -1 (standard) |
| Programming Technology | Antifuse (one-time programmable) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Lead Free | Yes |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
A54SX08A-1TQG100 100-pin tqfp (lqfp), 1.4 mm height Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for A54SX08A-1TQG100 (100-pin tqfp (lqfp), 1.4 mm height package) with 100 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 A54SX08A-1TQG100.
Refer to the datasheet for full pin configuration.
Estimated pin count: 100 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
A54SX08A-1TQG100 is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial Control and Automation, Consumer Electronics Logic Consolidation, Communications and Networking Interface Bridging, Military and Aerospace High-Security Logic, Test and Measurement Instrumentation, Medical Device Control Logic.
Industrial Control and Automation
The A54SX08A-1TQG100 fits industrial control boards that need deterministic, glue-free integration of counters, state machines, bus interfaces, and I/O expansion. Its 768 CLBs and 278 MHz toggle rate comfortably handle PLC I/O scanning logic, encoder interfaces, and interlock sequencing, while the antifuse fabric delivers fixed timing with no configuration boot delay - important for fail-safe startup in factory equipment. In a typical design, the 2.5 V FPGA sits behind 3.3 V/5 V-tolerant level-translation on its 81 user I/O, consolidating dozens of 74-series devices into one 100-pin TQFP. The one-time-programmable nature also prevents field tampering of control logic, a benefit for machinery security and process integrity.
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Consumer Electronics Logic Consolidation
In consumer products, the A54SX08A-1TQG100 replaces multiple discrete logic ICs with a single low-cost chip, cutting BOM count, board area, and assembly cost. The SX-A family is explicitly positioned by Microchip for low-cost single-chip integration of multiple functions. With 8,000 typical gates and 81 I/O, designs such as remote-control protocols, display timing generators, keypad scanning, and simple bus translation fit comfortably. The 2.5 V supply suits battery-operated and USB-powered devices by reducing dynamic power relative to 5 V logic families, and the lead-free RoHS 100-TQFP supports mass-reflow consumer manufacturing. Because antifuse programming is permanent, manufacturers avoid external configuration memory - one less component on cost-sensitive consumer PCBs.
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Communications and Networking Interface Bridging
The A54SX08A-1TQG100 serves as a protocol bridge and framer glue in legacy communications line cards and networking equipment. Its 278 MHz toggle capability supports counters and pipeline stages for standard-speed serial and parallel interfaces, while deterministic antifuse routing simplifies timing closure without modern STA iteration. Typical usage maps the 81 I/O to PHY control buses, backplane status lines, and LED/maintenance interfaces, consolidating PAL/GAL/74x logic into one TQFP. The zero-configuration boot of antifuse fabric means the bridge is operational the instant power is applied - valuable where a management CPU must enumerate cards immediately. For higher-capacity bridging, the same-footprint A54SX32A devices allow a board-level migration without respinning the PCB.
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Military and Aerospace High-Security Logic
Antifuse FPGAs are a long-standing choice in military and aerospace systems because configuration bits are physically burnt rather than stored in SRAM, eliminating readback attack paths and improving SEU resilience. The A54SX08A-1TQG100's 12,000 gates implement secure boot-sequencers, telemetry encoders, and discrete command logic, while the M-suffix family members (e.g., A54SX32A-TQG100M) extend temperature range for flight environments. The non-volatile single-chip operation removes configuration PROMs, reducing failure points in systems where maintenance access is impossible. Designs typically pair the FPGA with radiation-hardened support logic; the deterministic antifuse timing also eases worst-case timing analysis required by military qualification documentation.
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Test and Measurement Instrumentation
Bench and embedded test instruments use the A54SX08A-1TQG100 for trigger logic, counter/timer front ends, and bus-interface glue. The fine-grained 768-CLB antifuse fabric provides predictable gate delays that matter when building precision time-interval counters, and the 278 MHz toggle ceiling supports event counting in the tens-of-MHz regime with prescaling. Because the device is non-volatile, instruments power up ready to measure with no FPGA-load step, reducing boot time in production-line testers that cycle power thousands of times daily. The 81 user I/O map directly to relay-drive lines, comparator interfaces, and status buses, replacing a dense cluster of TTL devices and improving signal traceability on the PCB.
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Medical Device Control Logic
Portable and benchtop medical equipment benefits from the A54SX08A-1TQG100's combination of low power (2.5 V core), deterministic logic, and secure one-time programming. Typical roles include sensor multiplexing control, alarm sequencers, and interface glue between analog front-end ICs and a host microcontroller. Because antifuse configuration cannot be altered after manufacture, device firmware-logic integrity is fixed at production test - a useful property for regulatory documentation of the logic function. The 100-pin TQFP's 1.4 mm profile suits compact handheld enclosures, and the lead-free RoHS construction aligns with medical-device material compliance requirements. Zero boot delay ensures safety interlocks are active at the instant power is applied.
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Engineering reference data for A54SX08A-1TQG100 — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | A54SX08A-TQG100A | A54SX08A-FTQ100 | A54SX32A-1TQG100I | A54SX32A-2TQG100I | A54SX32A-TQG100M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 100-TQFP | 100-TQFP - same | 100-TQFP - same | 100-TQFP - same | 100-TQFP - same | 100-TQFP - same |
| Brand | Microchip Technology (Microsemi) | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| System Gates | 12000 (approx. 8000 typical) | 12000 | 12000 | 32000 | 32000 | 32000 |
| CLBs / Cells | 768 CLBs | 768 | 768 | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| Supply Voltage | 2.5 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V |
| User I/O | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Speed / Temperature Grade | -1 (standard) | Extended (A suffix) | F grade | -1, industrial (I) | -2, industrial (I) | Military (M) |
| Max Toggle Frequency | 278 MHz | 278 MHz | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| Programming Technology | Antifuse OTP | Antifuse OTP | Antifuse OTP | Antifuse OTP | Antifuse OTP | Antifuse OTP |
| RoHS / Lead Free | Compliant / Yes | Compliant / Yes | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] |
Key Differentiators
- Lowest-cost entry point of the SX-A family in TQFP-100 (vs A54SX32A-1TQG100I)
- Non-volatile antifuse fabric with zero boot delay (vs SRAM-based FPGAs (cross-family))
- Extended-temperature pin-compatible upgrade available (vs A54SX08A-TQG100A)
- Trade-off: no field reprogrammability (vs A54SX32A-2TQG100I)
Design Notes
Design a clean 2.5 V rail for the A54SX08A-1TQG100 core supply. Decouple with at least 0.1 uF ceramic capacitors at each VDD pin pair plus bulk 10 uF near the device. Although antifuse FPGAs draw modest static current, dynamic current scales with toggle rate - a design toggling at the 278 MHz family ceiling needs tighter rail decoupling than a slow state machine. Per estimated analysis, a 768-CLB design toggling heavily may draw tens of milliamps; size the regulator with margin and verify with Microchip Designer power estimation tools.
The A54SX08A is one-time programmable (antifuse): an incorrect or changed bitstream permanently consumes a device. Complete the full simulation flow and timing verification in Microchip Designer/Libero before any programming run, and order pilot quantities accordingly. Also verify the exact speed/temperature suffix (-1 standard here vs A/M/I variants) on purchase orders - mixing grades is a common sourcing error in the SX-A family because MPN strings differ by only a few characters.
The 100-pin TQFP (0.5 mm lead pitch, 1.4 mm height) requires accurate land pattern per the manufacturer package drawing; avoid hand routing under the package center. Provide grounded thermal relief around the die area, keep the 81 user I/O stub lengths short for the fastest switchers, and reserve test pads for programming access because antifuse programming requires direct pin access per the SX-A programming specification. Series terminate long I/O lines to control reflections at edge rates typical of the 0.25 um process.
I/O banks on the SX-A family are powered from the same 2.5 V supply domain as the core, so input signals from 3.3 V devices must be verified against the SX-A datasheet absolute maximum and VIH specifications, using level shifters or series resistors where required. For buses exceeding roughly 10 cm of trace, add 22-33 ohm series termination at the driver; this is a board-level estimate based on typical 0.25 um CMOS edge rates and should be confirmed with IBIS-style simulation where available.
Compliance Information
Distributor and datasheet listings (Jotrin, GlobalSpec) explicitly describe the A54SX08A-1TQG100 as ROHS COMPLIANT and Lead Free. REACH, halogen-free, and conflict-minerals status were not stated in the provided data.
