M1AFS1500-FG484K - 1.5M Gate Fusion FPGA 484-BGA | Microchip
MPN: M1AFS1500-FG484K ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1640.7 | $1,640.70 |
| 10 | $1562.3 | $15,623.00 |
| 100 | $1483.9 | $148,390.00 |
| 500 | $1405.5 | $702,750.00 |
| 1,000 | $1327.1 | $1,327,100.00 |
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| Family | Fusion Mixed-Signal FPGA |
| System Gates | 1.5M |
| User I/Os | 223 |
| Processor Core | ARM Cortex-M1 |
| Flash Configuration Cells | 276480 |
| Core Voltage | 1.5 V |
| Process Technology | 130 nm |
| Package | 484-pin FBGA (FG484) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Packaging | Tray |
| Max Frequency | 1098.9 MHz (family listing per distributor data) |
| Supply Voltage - Internal | 1.5 V |
| Configuration Memory | On-chip flash (no external PROM required) |
| Mixed-Signal Peripherals | On-chip analog monitoring (voltage/temperature) |
M1AFS1500-FG484K 484-pin fbga (fg484) Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for M1AFS1500-FG484K (484-pin fbga (fg484) 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 M1AFS1500-FG484K.
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
M1AFS1500-FG484K is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial Power Supply Monitoring, Smart Grid and Metering Equipment, Medical Instrumentation Control, Aerospace and Defense System Controllers, Embedded Industrial Control and Automation, Networking and Communications Line Cards.
Industrial Power Supply Monitoring
The Fusion architecture was purpose-built for power-supply and system monitoring: the M1AFS1500-FG484K's on-chip analog measurement peripherals track multiple rail voltages and die temperature while 1.5M gates of flash-based logic implement sequencing, fault-latching, and communication interfaces. In a telecom rectifier or server PSU, one chip replaces discrete supervisor ICs, an ADC, and a microcontroller, cutting BOM count and board area. The 223 user I/Os fan out to fan controllers, e-fuses, and PMBus-style buses, and the ARM Cortex-M1 runs the monitoring firmware. Because configuration lives in on-chip flash, the monitor is active within milliseconds of power application - a quantified advantage over SRAM FPGAs that require external boot memory and spend boot time unmonitored.
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Smart Grid and Metering Equipment
Smart meters, recloser controllers, and substation RTUs require long-life, secure, instant-on control logic. The M1AFS1500-FG484K's flash-based fabric resists bitstream cloning - a documented advantage of flash FPGAs over SRAM architectures - supporting the security expectations of grid infrastructure. Its 1.5M gates implement multiple communication stacks simultaneously (e.g., RS-485, PLC frontend glue logic, Ethernet MAC wrappers), while the Cortex-M1 handles protocol processing and the analog peripherals monitor supply health for maintenance alerts. The 484-ball FBGA provides the 223 I/O needed to interface metering front ends, relays, and displays on one chip, and the commercial K grade suits indoor cabinet environments where extended industrial temperature is not mandated.
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Medical Instrumentation Control
Diagnostic and laboratory instruments combine high-channel-count sensing with strict uptime requirements. The M1AFS1500-FG484K integrates the analog monitoring that verifies patient-safety isolation supplies while its 1.5M logic gates implement acquisition sequencing, filtering, and interface logic for ADCs and motor/valve control in analyzers. Flash configuration guarantees the instrument is operational immediately at power-up, an important consideration for devices with mandated self-test windows at startup. The ARM Cortex-M1 executes the embedded control loop, reducing or eliminating a separate MCU. Designers targeting portable or wide-temperature medical platforms should instead evaluate the I-graded variants such as M1AFS1500-FGG484I, which share the identical footprint for PCB reuse.
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Aerospace and Defense System Controllers
Flash-based FPGAs are strongly favored in space and defense programs because they are inherently immune to configuration upset from radiation-induced bit flips that afflict SRAM FPGAs. The M1AFS1500-FG484K's single-chip integration of logic, analog telemetry (rail voltages, temperature), and the Cortex-M1 processor suits avionics power distribution units, payload controllers, and rocket-vehicle health-monitoring boards. The 223 I/Os interface Mil-Std buses via external transceivers and discrete sensor arrays. Note that for flight programs, the military temperature and screening grades of the Fusion family (and radiation-tolerant RTAX devices such as RTAX2000S from Microchip) should be evaluated; this K-grade commercial unit fits engineering development, ground equipment, and benign-environment platforms.
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Embedded Industrial Control and Automation
Factory automation nodes - motor controllers, I/O modules, and machine-vision interface cards - benefit from the M1AFS1500-FG484K's combination of 1.5M gates for deterministic logic (interlocking, PWM generation, encoder decoding) and the Cortex-M1 for communication and supervisory code. The 223 I/Os support dense point counts in a single 484-ball FBGA, replacing a CPLD-plus-MCU two-chip solution and shrinking module size. Flash configuration means no boot delay on power-restored lines, and the on-chip voltage/temperature telemetry enables predictive-maintenance reporting over industrial Ethernet or fieldbus stacks implemented in fabric. For hot cabinets, choose the I-temperature-grade alternates which are footprint-identical and require only a re-spin of firmware timing analysis.
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Networking and Communications Line Cards
Access-equipment line cards and baseband control boards use the M1AFS1500-FG484K as the board-management device: the 1.5M fabric implements JTAG boundary scan chaining, LED/alarms, and low-speed data-path glue, while the analog peripherals continuously monitor the dozens of rails typical of networking hardware - the exact use case the Fusion family's system-monitoring architecture targets. The Cortex-M1 runs IPMI-style management firmware, and flash configuration with built-in security protects firmware IP on deployable units. The listed family performance of up to 1098.9 MHz (per distributor family data) covers interface timing for common line-card buses. Its 484-ball footprint offers abundant 223-user-I/O connectivity to transceivers, PHYs, and backplane connectors on a single programmable device.
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Engineering reference data for M1AFS1500-FG484K — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | M1AFS1500-1FG484 | M1AFS1500-2FG484I | M1AFS1500-FGG484I | M1AFS600-2FG484 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 484-FBGA (FG484) | 484-FBGA - same | 484-FBGA - same | 484-FBGA - same | 484-FBGA - same |
| Brand | Microchip Technology (Microsemi) | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| System Gates | 1.5M | 1.5M | 1.5M | 1.5M | 600K |
| User I/Os | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| Speed Grade | K-grade ordering code | -1 | -2 (fastest) | standard | -2 |
| Temperature Grade | Commercial (K code) | [DATA_NEEDED] | Industrial (I) | Industrial (I) | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| Core Voltage | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V |
| Price (Qty 1, as of 2026-09-02) | ~$1,640.70 | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] |
Key Differentiators
- Full 1.5M-gate capacity on shared footprint (vs M1AFS600-2FG484)
- Industrial temperature availability (vs M1AFS1500-1FG484)
- Fastest timing margin in family (vs M1AFS1500-1FG484)
- Flash-based single-chip configuration (vs SRAM FPGAs (cross-brand))
Design Notes
The Fusion M1AFS1500 requires a 1.5V core rail plus I/O bank supplies; per Fusion family power methodology, use the Microchip/Microsemi power calculator with your actual utilization to size regulators rather than worst-case numbers - flash FPGAs draw significantly lower static current than SRAM FPGAs because there is no configuration load current at power-up. Sequence the core rail before or monotonically with I/O rails per the family datasheet power sequencing section, and budget the analog monitoring peripheral's reference supply separately for measurement accuracy.
The 484-ball FBGA at 1.0mm ball pitch requires a minimum of 4 signal layers with dedicated power/ground planes for signal return paths. Place 0.1uF ceramic decoupling capacitors within 2mm of ball-side vias distributed across the die area, not clustered at one corner. For the K commercial grade, verify the ball land pattern against the FG484 mechanical drawing in the manufacturer datasheet - do not copy footprints from other 484-ball families, as ball maps differ between vendors even at identical pin counts.
The most common ordering error on this part is suffix confusion: FG484K, FGG484, FGG484I, and -1/-2 speed grades are distinct orderable codes with different temperature and finish options, and the pre-rebrand AFS1500-FG484K code is obsolete. Confirm the exact suffix against the Microchip ordering information before release, and re-verify timing closure in Libero SoC if you substitute a different speed grade - a -1 part may fail timing closed at -2 constraints. Unused I/Os should be tied per datasheet recommendations to avoid floating inputs.
Compliance Information
G-suffix variants (FGG484I, FGG484K) typically denote lead-free/green finish in Microchip ordering nomenclature; this specific K-suffix part's environmental data was not present in the provided web data and must be confirmed on the Microchip product page.
