A54SX16A-2TQ100P - 24K Gate SX-A FPGA TQFP-100 | Microchip
MPN: A54SX16A-2TQ100P β Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $32.5 | $32.50 |
| 10 | $29.8 | $298.00 |
| 100 | $26.4 | $2,640.00 |
| 500 | $23.1 | $11,550.00 |
| 1,000 | $19.95 | $19,950.00 |
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A54SX16A-2TQ100P Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Logic Cells | 1452 |
| System Gates | 24000 |
| User I/O | 81 |
| Max Toggle Frequency | 294 MHz |
| Speed Grade | -2 |
| Core Process Technology | CMOS 0.25um/0.22um |
| Supply Voltage Range | 2.25 V to 5.25 V |
| Nominal Supply Voltage | 2.5 V |
| Package | 100-TQFP (14x14 mm, 0.50 mm pitch) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Package Height | 1.4 mm |
| Programming Technology | Antifuse (one-time programmable) |
| Logic Module Types | R-cell (register) and C-cell (combinatorial) |
| Architecture | Sea-of-modules (SX-A family) |
| Temperature Suffix | P (commercial) |
A54SX16A-2TQ100P 1.4 mm Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for A54SX16A-2TQ100P (1.4 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 A54SX16A-2TQ100P.
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
A54SX16A-2TQ100P is suitable for 6 applications: Glue Logic Consolidation, Industrial Control Sequencing, Bus Interface Bridging, Aerospace and Defense Ground Equipment, Portable and Low-Power Instrumentation, Secure Coprocessor and IP Protection Designs.
Glue Logic Consolidation
The A54SX16A-2TQ100P excels at replacing multiple 74xx-class ASSP/PLD devices with a single 24,000-gate antifuse FPGA. With 1452 R-cell/C-cell logic modules and 81 user I/O, it absorbs address decoders, bus transceivers, wait-state generators, and interrupt controllers that would otherwise occupy several square inches of board area. The sea-of-modules architecture gives predictable sub-ns module delays, and the -2 speed grade supports 294 MHz internal toggle rates, so timing closure for backplane-style interfaces is comfortable. Because antifuse configuration is instant-on, the consolidated logic is active within nanoseconds of power-up - a significant advantage over SRAM FPGAs that wait milliseconds for configuration. Single-chip integration also removes configuration-flash failure points and reduces BOM count in cost-sensitive volume products.
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Industrial Control Sequencing
In PLC I/O cards, motor-control supervisory logic, and machine-safety sequencing, the A54SX16A-2TQ100P provides deterministic, single-cycle register updates via its 1452 R-cells. Operating from a 2.25V to 5.25V supply range, it interfaces cleanly with 3.3V and 5V industrial logic domains, while the 81 I/O absorb encoder quadrature inputs, limit-switch polling, and relay-drive decode outputs. The antifuse bitstream cannot be corrupted by brownouts, EMI transients, or electrically noisy factory floors - unlike SRAM FPGAs that can lose configuration and require watchdog reconfiguration. The TQFP-100 package solders reliably on standard 1.6 mm industrial PCBs, and the P commercial screening suits enclosed controller environments; use the M-suffix variant for extended-temperature cabinets.
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Bus Interface Bridging
The A54SX16A-2TQ100P bridges incompatible bus standards - PCI-local-bus to VME, ISA to proprietary backplanes, or parallel to serial protocol conversion. Its C-cell combinatorial fabric achieves fast decode paths and its R-cell registers implement pipeline stages, with the -2 grade's 294 MHz ceiling giving wide timing margin for 33-66 MHz host interfaces. The 0.50 mm-pitch, 14x14 mm TQFP-100 footprint fits inside typical connector-field real estate on adapter and carrier cards. Antifuse security matters in bridge applications carrying proprietary protocol IP: configuration cannot be read back from a programmed device, protecting the bridge design from cloning. Designers should reserve I/O for JTAG-based boundary-scan testing of the assembled board.
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Aerospace and Defense Ground Equipment
Actel antifuse FPGAs carry a long heritage in defense electronics because configuration is hard-wired and immune to SEU-induced bitstream corruption. For ground-based radar pre-processing, telemetry encoders, and command-decode logic, the A54SX16A-2TQ100P offers 24K gates of secure single-chip logic with instant-on availability demanded by mission-critical boot sequences. The A54SX16A-2TQ100M variant, screened to -55C per Microchip USA data, addresses uncontrolled-temperature deployments. Note that this commercial P-suffix part is not space-qualified: for orbital or high-radiation programs, migrate to Microchip's RT54SX radiation-tolerant family. For benign defense ground installations, the SX-A combination of security, low static power, and no external configuration memory reduces logistics and failure-mode complexity.
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Portable and Low-Power Instrumentation
Battery-powered test instruments, handheld data loggers, and portable medical monitors benefit from the SX-A family's low static power: antifuse interconnect draws no configuration-refresh current, unlike SRAM fabrics. The A54SX16A-2TQ100P handles front-end sequencing, ADC control-timing generation, and display-interface decode with its 1452 logic cells, while the 2.5V core keeps dynamic power modest at the -2 grade's operating frequencies. The 14x14 mm TQFP-100 package supports compact two-layer and four-layer portable PCB layouts without fine-pitch assembly equipment. Instant-on configuration lets the instrument be operational the moment the power switch closes - valuable for measurement products with strict startup latency requirements. Verify sleep-mode leakage on the schematic level against the SX-A datasheet DC tables.
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Secure Coprocessor and IP Protection Designs
Where firmware or RTL IP must not be extracted, the A54SX16A-2TQ100P implements cryptographic key handling, authentication handshakes, and license-check logic in antifuse silicon. Once programmed, the fuse map is non-readable, and there is no configuration bitstream to intercept at boot - a structural advantage over SRAM FPGAs whose bitstreams load over visible buses. The 1452-cell capacity accommodates DES-class combinatorial rounds plus control FSMs within the 81 available I/O. The -2 speed grade's 294 MHz capability supports pipelined combinatorial cores with generous margin. Designers should combine the antifuse device with a secure MCU host and validate the full threat model, since security depends on the whole system, not silicon alone. XAIPART supplies quote-based sourcing for security-focused production runs.
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Engineering reference data for A54SX16A-2TQ100P β comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | A54SX16A-2TQ100 | A54SX16A-2TQ100M | A54SX16A-TQG100 | A54SX16A-TQG100I | A54SX16A-1TQ100 |
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| Package | 100-TQFP (14x14 mm) | 100-TQFP - same | 100-TQFP - same | 100-TQFP - same | 100-TQFP - same | 100-TQFP - same |
| Brand | Microchip Technology (Actel) | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| System Gates | 24000 | 24000 | 24000 | 24000 | 24000 | 24000 |
| Logic Cells | 1452 | 1452 | 1452 | 1452 | 1452 | 1452 |
| User I/O | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Speed Grade | -2 (294 MHz) | -2 | -2 (up to 313 MHz) | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Supply Voltage | 2.25 V to 5.25 V (2.5 V nominal) | 2.25 V to 5.25 V | 2.25 V to 5.25 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V | 2.5 V |
| Temperature Screening | P (commercial) | Commercial | -55C extended (M) | Commercial (G) | Industrial (I) | Commercial |
| Programming Technology | Antifuse (OTP) | Antifuse (OTP) | Antifuse (OTP) | Antifuse (OTP) | Antifuse (OTP) | Antifuse (OTP) |
Key Differentiators
- Faster guaranteed timing (vs A54SX16A-TQG100)
- Extended-temperature option within the same footprint (vs A54SX16A-2TQ100M)
- Configuration security with no external boot memory (vs SRAM FPGAs (e.g., Xilinx/Altera devices))
Design Notes
Antifuse devices are one-time programmable. Never program production A54SX16A-2TQ100P units before completing post-layout simulation and, ideally, a programmed engineering-lot verification. Because the P part is commercial-temperature screened, do not deploy it in enclosures that can exceed its rated range - the A54SX16A-2TQ100M or -I variants are the correct choices for extended temperatures. Also confirm the ACT fuse-file revision matches the programmed lot to avoid design/silicon mismatches during production substitution.
Supply the 2.5V nominal core with decoupling per the SX-A family datasheet power-supply guidelines: place bulk capacitance near the VDD pins and 0.1uF ceramics at each supply pin of the TQFP-100. The 2.25V to 5.25V operating range cited by Microchip USA permits tolerant I/O interfacing, but check the I/O bank voltage configuration in Designer software so 3.3V/5V bus signals meet input-threshold and drive requirements. Estimated: keep per-pin output current within datasheet DC limits to avoid ground-bounce on the 81-I/O device.
The 100-TQFP (14x14 mm, 0.50 mm pitch) lands on a standard QFP-100 footprint with 0.25 mm-width traces and 0.25 mm gaps; solder-mask-defined pads improve yield in wave or selective processes. Tie all VPP/VCI programming-related pins per the SX-A datasheet connection tables even though field programming is off-board - incorrect tie-offs are a common cause of nonfunctional antifuse devices on first-article boards. Reserve JTAG access to the FPGA for boundary-scan assembly test of the finished PCB.
Compliance Information
Compliance data was not present in the verified web data. Verify RoHS/REACH and lead-free status on the Microchip product page for the exact ordering code before procurement.
