M7AFS600-FGG256 - Fusion FPGA 600K Gates 256-BGA | Microchip
MPN: M7AFS600-FGG256 ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $268.04 | $268.04 |
| 10 | $258.5 | $2,585.00 |
| 90 | $243.67 | $21,930.30 |
| 500 | $238 | $119,000.00 |
| 1,000 | $232.4 | $232,400.00 |
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View Datasheet →M7AFS600-FGG256 Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Family | Fusion (M7AFS600) |
| System Gates | 600K |
| Flip-Flops | 110592 |
| User I/O | 119 |
| Embedded Processor | ARM CoreMP7 |
| Core Supply Voltage | 1.5 V |
| Process Technology | 130 nm flash-based |
| Maximum Frequency | 1098.9 MHz (distributor listing) |
| Package | 256-LBGA / 256-FBGA |
| Ball Pitch | 1 mm |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Configuration Memory | Flash (single-chip, non-volatile) |
| Analog Features | Integrated configurable analog blocks, clock generation and management |
| Packaging | Tray |
M7AFS600-FGG256 256-lbga / 256-fbga Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for M7AFS600-FGG256 (256-lbga / 256-fbga 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-FGG256.
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-FGG256 is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial Power Management, Smart Battery Charging Systems, Motor Control and Industrial Automation, Clock Generation and Management, Secure Embedded Control, Portable and Battery-Powered Instrumentation.
Industrial Power Management
The Fusion family was designed explicitly for power management applications, replacing discrete analog supervision components with integrated configurable analog blocks inside the M7AFS600-FGG256. Its flash-based fabric provides instant-on configuration so supervision and sequencing logic is active at power-up without an external boot device, a critical property for hot-swap and brown-out handling. With 119 user I/Os and built-in clock management, the device can simultaneously monitor voltage rails, sequence DC-DC converters, and run control algorithms on the ARM CoreMP7. In a typical topology, analog inputs feed the configurable analog modules while the digital fabric implements state machines for fault response, reducing board area versus a discrete supervisor plus separate FPGA approach.
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Smart Battery Charging Systems
Smart battery chargers require precise voltage/current monitoring, charge-profile state machines, and communication interfaces - exactly the mixed-signal combination the M7AFS600-FGG256 integrates. Per the Microchip Fusion family datasheet, smart battery charging is a headline application of the configurable analog blocks, which measure battery voltage and current while the digital fabric and ARM CoreMP7 execute charging algorithms such as CC/CV profiles. The flash-based, single-chip architecture eliminates external configuration memory on compact charger boards, and 119 I/Os leave headroom for SMBus/I2C charging ports, LED indicators, and protection FET drivers. Using one mixed-signal FPGA instead of an MCU plus AFE reduces BOM count and improves fault-response latency.
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Motor Control and Industrial Automation
Motor drives and factory automation nodes benefit from the M7AFS600-FGG256's ability to fuse PWM generation, encoder decoding, and safety interlock logic in one flash-based device. The fabric's instant-on behavior ensures interlocks and watchdog logic are live before an external processor boots, improving functional safety posture. The ARM CoreMP7 core can host the communication stack (e.g., fieldbus slave logic) while dedicated fabric logic closes high-rate current loops, avoiding the scheduling jitter of a software-only approach. With 119 user I/Os and multiple clock-management resources, the device supports multi-axis control within a single 256-ball BGA. Distributors report 16-week lead time, so include this FPGA early in automation BOM planning.
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Clock Generation and Management
The Fusion family integrates comprehensive clock generation and management circuitry on-chip, so the M7AFS600-FGG256 can replace discrete PLL/clock-buffer chips in backplane and line-card designs. The on-chip clock conditioning resources clean and distribute system clocks while the fabric implements programmable dividers, phase relationships, and glitch-free switching logic - functions that are difficult to change in fixed clock-tree silicon. Distributor listings show a maximum frequency capability of 1098.9 MHz for the M7 device, sufficient for gigahertz-class timing supervision alongside lower-rate logic. The 1.5V core and 256-ball 1mm-pitch BGA keep the clock-management footprint compact; designers should follow the datasheet power-decoupling guidelines for the analog blocks to minimize jitter contribution.
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Secure Embedded Control
Flash-based FPGAs are inherently more tamper-resistant than SRAM FPGAs because the bitstream is stored on-chip in non-volatile flash rather than loaded from an external, interceptable configuration PROM. The M7AFS600-FGG256 exploits this for secure embedded control: configuration data never appears on a visible bus at power-up, and the single-chip design removes the classic clone-and-replay attack vector of SRAM FPGA systems. The ARM CoreMP7 core executes application firmware while fabric logic handles real-time I/O, and the 130nm flash process provides mature reliability for long-lifecycle industrial and defense-adjacent programs. Designers should still enable available device security features in Libero and manage programming-file custody per Microchip security documentation.
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Portable and Battery-Powered Instrumentation
Handheld instruments and battery-powered data loggers value the M7AFS600-FGG256's integration density: one 256-ball BGA provides logic, an ARM processor, analog monitoring, and clock management, shrinking board area and quiescent complexity versus an MCU plus discrete AFE. The flash fabric draws no configuration-load current at startup and supports low-power design flows in Libero, letting unused blocks be gated. The 1.5V core supply suits modern battery rails through a small buck converter, while the 119 I/Os cover display, sensor, and communication interfaces. Instant-on behavior allows the instrument to capture the first event after power-up, an advantage over SRAM FPGA designs that need hundreds of milliseconds to boot from external memory.
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Engineering reference data for M7AFS600-FGG256 — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | M7AFS600-2FGG256 | M7AFS600-FG256I | AFS600-FGG256 | M7AFS600-FGG256I | M7AFS600-1FGG256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 256-FBGA (1 mm pitch) | 256-FBGA - same | 256-FBGA - same | 256-FBGA - same | 256-FBGA - same | 256-FBGA - same |
| Brand | Microchip Technology (Microsemi) | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| System Gates | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K | 600K |
| User I/O | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 |
| ARM CoreMP7 Processor | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Speed Grade | Standard (M7) | -2 (faster) | Standard | [DATA_NEEDED] | Standard | -1 (slower) |
| Temperature Grade | Commercial ([DATA_NEEDED: exact range]) | [DATA_NEEDED] | Industrial (I) | [DATA_NEEDED] | Industrial (I) | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| Reference Price (qty 90, as of 2026-09-02) | $243.67 (Mouser) | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] |
Key Differentiators
- Embedded ARM CoreMP7 hard processor (vs AFS600-FGG256)
- Fastest speed grade available in the same footprint (vs M7AFS600-1FGG256)
- Integrated mixed-signal analog blocks (vs Generic SRAM FPGAs)
Design Notes
The 256-ball FBGA with 1mm ball pitch requires a controlled-impedance stackup and via-in-pad or dogbone fanout. Plan at least two dedicated power planes for the 1.5V core and I/O banks, and follow the Microchip Fusion datasheet power-decoupling table: place bulk capacitance near each VCC ball group and 0.1uF ceramics within 2mm of the package perimeter. The integrated analog blocks need a clean analog supply; segregate the analog ball group's return path from switching-regulator currents to preserve measurement accuracy.
Two commercial pitfalls recur with this part. First, lead time: Mouser reports 16 weeks (non-stocked) as of 2026-09-02, so do not design this FPGA into a fast-turn program without confirming allocation. Second, part-number confusion: AFS600-FGG256 (no ARM core) and M7AFS600-FGG256 share one datasheet and package; placing the wrong suffix silently removes the CoreMP7. Always specify the full ordering code including speed-grade and temperature suffixes on BOMs and purchase orders.
Estimated: with a 1.5V core on a 600K-gate 130nm flash fabric, core current depends heavily on toggle rate; a mid-utilization design toggling ~20% of 110592 flip-flops at 50 MHz may draw several hundred milliamps of core current (rough estimate - verify with the Microchip Fusion power calculator in Libero). Size the 1.5V rail regulator for peak including inrush, and use the ARM CoreMP7 clock gating during idle phases. Budget I/O bank currents separately per bank to avoid rail collapse.
Compliance Information
Distributor data retrieved 2026-09-02 does not state RoHS/REACH status explicitly; verify against the Microchip product page certificate of conformance for the exact ordering code.
