M7AFS600-FG484I - 600K-Gate Fusion Mixed-Signal FPGA | Microchip
MPN: M7AFS600-FG484I ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $289 | $289.00 |
| 10 | $284 | $2,840.00 |
| 100 | $278 | $27,800.00 |
| 500 | $275.5 | $137,750.00 |
| 1,000 | $273.98 | $273,980.00 |
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View Datasheet →M7AFS600-FG484I Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Family | Fusion (Mixed-Signal FPGA) |
| System Gates | 600K |
| Maximum Operating Frequency | 1098.9 MHz |
| Embedded Flash (Configuration/System) | 110592 bits |
| User I/O | 172 |
| Core Supply Voltage | 1.5 V |
| Process Technology | 130 nm |
| Processor Support | ARM CoreMP7 |
| Package | 484-Ball FBGA (FG484) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Configuration Type | Flash-based (live at power-up) |
| Analog Peripherals | Yes (mixed-signal front end) |
| Packaging | Tray |
| Lifecycle Status | Active (per Microchip/Microsemi product lines) |
M7AFS600-FG484I 484-ball fbga (fg484) Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for M7AFS600-FG484I (484-ball 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 M7AFS600-FG484I.
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
M7AFS600-FG484I is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial Control and Automation, Test and Measurement Instrumentation, Secure Embedded Systems, Motor Drive and Power Conversion Control, Mixed-Signal Bridging and Interface Conversion, Aerospace-Adjacent Prototyping and Avionics Ground Equipment.
Industrial Control and Automation
The M7AFS600-FG484I fits industrial control and factory automation because its 600K-gate Flash-based fabric, 172 user I/Os, and integrated mixed-signal front end allow PLC-style I/O scanning, motor sequencing, and sensor aggregation on one die, eliminating a separate ADC or CPLD. Its Flash configuration is live at power-up, so I/O is controlled within milliseconds of supply application - a safety benefit over SRAM FPGAs that sit idle during configuration. Industrial-temperature qualification supports panel and floor environments. Placed between field-side isolation and a host interface, the 1098.9 MHz fabric headroom comfortably handles deterministic scan engines, though the 1.5V core rail demands careful power sequencing in noisy cabinet installations.
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Test and Measurement Instrumentation
Instrument makers choose the M7AFS600-FG484I because the Fusion architecture combines analog acquisition peripherals with 600K gates of programmable logic, letting trigger engines, time-stamping, and interface bridging share one die with analog front-end control. The 172 user I/Os on the 484-ball FBGA drive channel multiplexing, relay control, and backplane communication, while the 1098.9 MHz fabric ceiling supports fast counter/statistic blocks. Flash configuration avoids configuration PROMs on crowded instrument boards and resists bitstream tampering on exported test equipment. Designers should budget the 1.5V core supply noise budget carefully, since analog sections benefit from separate low-noise regulation and a solid ground reference plane.
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Secure Embedded Systems
Flash-based FPGAs like the M7AFS600-FG484I are favored in secure embedded systems because the configuration bitstream lives in on-die Flash rather than an external PROM, removing a major attack surface for cloning or bitstream interception. The 600K-gate fabric can host AES-style crypto pipelines and the ARM CoreMP7 processor support enables embedded firmware in the same secure envelope. Live-at-power-up behavior lets tamper-monitor logic activate before user logic. With industrial temperature rating and tray packaging, the part suits defense-adjacent and critical-infrastructure controllers. The trade-off versus SRAM FPGAs is lower absolute fabric speed, so design crypto datapaths within the 1098.9 MHz family ceiling and verify timing in Libero.
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Motor Drive and Power Conversion Control
In motor drives and power conversion, the M7AFS600-FG484I provides deterministic PWM generation across many channels using its 172 user I/Os and Flash fabric with microsecond-scale worst-case response, while the integrated mixed-signal front end reads current and voltage sense signals without a standalone ADC. The 600K gates host field-oriented control accelerators and protection interlocks that execute in fabric, independent of a soft-processor. Live-at-power-up configuration ensures gate outputs are defined immediately at board energization, simplifying safe-shutdown design. Place the FPGA between a host MCU and isolated gate drivers; the 1.5V core and I/O rails should follow the drive's power-good sequencing to avoid bus contention during brownouts.
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Mixed-Signal Bridging and Interface Conversion
The M7AFS600-FG484I excels as a mixed-signal bridge: analog sensor inputs are digitized on-die by the Fusion front end while the 600K-gate fabric performs protocol conversion, FIFO buffering, and clock-domain crossing toward host interfaces. The 172 I/O count supports parallel legacy buses, SPI/I2C farms, and backplane signaling simultaneously, and the 1098.9 MHz ceiling gives timing margin for synchronous interfaces. Because configuration is Flash-based, the bridge comes up automatically at system power - important in hot-swap and always-on gateway roles. Designers should route analog and digital grounds carefully on the 484-ball FBGA footprint and validate signal integrity for the fastest I/O banks with controlled-impedance stackup.
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Aerospace-Adjacent Prototyping and Avionics Ground Equipment
Programs that later fly Microchip RTAX radiation-hardened FPGAs commonly prototype on the commercial M7AFS600-FG484I, because the Fusion and antifuse toolchains share Libero and design constraints port with modest rework. The 600K gates approximate the capacity needed for attitude-control, telemetry, and bus-interface prototypes, while the 484-ball FBGA matches common ground-test board formats. Flash configuration means ground equipment powers up running without a loader host. Mixed-signal peripherals let one board test analog telemetry chains end to end. For flight conversion, expect to re-verify timing against the RTAX speed grade, since the 1098.9 MHz Fusion ceiling does not translate directly to antifuse fabric timing.
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Engineering reference data for M7AFS600-FG484I — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | M7AFS600-FGG484I | M7AFS600-1FG484I | M7AFS600-1FGG484I | M7AFS600-2FGG484I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 484-Ball FBGA (FG484) | 484-Ball FBGA (FGG484) - same footprint | 484-Ball FBGA (FG484) - same footprint | 484-Ball FBGA (FGG484) - same footprint | 484-Ball FBGA (FGG484) - same footprint |
| Brand | Microchip Technology (Microsemi) | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| System Gates | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K |
| Max Operating Frequency | 1098.9 MHz | 1098.9 MHz | 1.28205 GHz | 1.28205 GHz | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| User I/O | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 |
| Embedded Flash | 110592 bits | 110592 bits | 110592 bits | 110592 bits | 110592 bits |
| Core Supply Voltage | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V | 1.5 V |
| Speed Grade | Standard | Standard | -1 (faster) | -1 (faster) | -2 (slower) |
| Lead-Free / Plating | [DATA_NEEDED] | Green (lead-free) | [DATA_NEEDED] | Green (lead-free) | Green (lead-free) |
Key Differentiators
- Fastest standard-package speed in family for critical timing (vs M7AFS600-2FGG484I)
- On-die mixed-signal front end (vs A3P600-1FG484I)
- Flash configuration, live at power-up (vs M7AFS600-FGG484I)
- Cost-optimized timing headroom available (vs M7AFS600-1FG484I)
Design Notes
Estimated: the Fusion family core runs at 1.5 V, and core current scales with toggle rate; at moderate fabric utilization (30-40%) on a 600K-gate die, expect core dissipation on the order of a few hundred milliwatts - derive the exact figure with Microchip's Fusion power calculator in Libero using your post-place-and-route netlist. Provide separate regulation for the 1.5V core and I/O bank rails, add 22-100 uF bulk plus 0.1 uF per power ball region, and enforce power-good-based sequencing between rails. Never share a noisy drive-logic supply with the analog front-end supply pins.
The 484-ball FBGA at 1.0 mm pitch requires a multilayer stackup - typically 8+ layers with dedicated ground plane and short, daisy-chained or star-routed power. Microvia-in-pad or via-in-pad epoxy-fill is recommended under the ball field to escape inner rows. Plan rework capability: BGA rework needs profiled hot-gas equipment and X-ray inspection for solder verification, so define testability (boundary scan via JTAG is available on Fusion devices) before layout freeze. Keep analog front-end traces short, guarded, and referenced to a clean ground region on the outer layers.
Do not confuse speed-grade and plating suffixes when ordering: FG484 vs FGG484 differ in plating (standard vs green/lead-free), and -1/-2 grades change timing closure results - a design that meets 1098.9 MHz-class constraints on the standard part may fail on M7AFS600-2FGG484I. Also remember the Fusion configuration is Flash-based and live at power-up: I/O pins drive per your design almost immediately, so external bus keep-alive or isolation may be needed if other devices power up later. Always re-run full static timing analysis in Libero when swapping any suffix.
Compliance Information
RoHS, REACH and lead-free status were not stated in the verified source data for this exact MPN and are therefore marked unknown; the FGG484 green variants in the same family denote lead-free packaging. Obtain Microchip's official material declaration for regulatory certification.
