3.3-V Supply Option Added To CPLD Family

June 10, 2002
Based on the third-generation, 2.5-ns SuperFAST architecture, the ispMACH 4000V family of CPLDs now includes members that operate from 3.3-V supplies. The line's 32-, 64-, 128-, 256-, 384- and 512-macrocell versions can be had with operating...

Based on the third-generation, 2.5-ns SuperFAST architecture, the ispMACH 4000V family of CPLDs now includes members that operate from 3.3-V supplies. The line's 32-, 64-, 128-, 256-, 384- and 512-macrocell versions can be had with operating voltages of 1.8, 2.5, or 3.3 V. The CPLDs offer maximum clock speeds of up to 380 MHz and a 2.5-ns tPD (pin-to-pin logic delay). I/O counts range from 30 to 208 across the family.

At 32 macrocells, the ispMACH 4032 provides a 2.5-ns tPD, a 2.2-ns clock-to-output delay (tCO), a 1.8-ns set-up time (tS), and a 380-MHz operating frequency. These numbers are about 25% faster than other available competitive devices. At the high end, the ispMACH 4512 packs 512 macrocells and, provides a 3.5-ns tPD, a 3-ns tCO, a 2.2-ns tS, and a 300-MHz maximum clock. These numbers make the chip about 58% faster than available competitive devices.

The ispMACH 4000V models have a static current as low as 1.3 mA. Coupled to the lowest voltage option of 1.8 V, they offer the industry's lowest dynamic power consumption—typically 78% less power at 100 MHz than other available 2.5-V CPLDs. The chips support LVTTL and multiple LVCMOS interface standards. The I/O cells are set up in two independent banks, each with its own power-supply voltage that can be set to support the desired standard. All of the ispMACH 4000 devices are boundary-scan testable (IEEE 1149.1) and in-system programmable through an IEEE 1532-compliant JTAG boundary scan interface.

In high volumes, prices start at less than $1.00 for the ispMACH 4032C, while the ispMACH 4512C will sell for less than $15.00.

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Dave Bursky, the founder of New Ideas in Communications, a publication website featuring the blog column Chipnastics – the Art and Science of Chip Design. He is also president of PRN Engineering, a technical writing and market consulting company. Prior to these organizations, he spent about a dozen years as a contributing editor to Chip Design magazine. Concurrent with Chip Design, he was also the technical editorial manager at Maxim Integrated Products, and prior to Maxim, Dave spent over 35 years working as an engineer for the U.S. Army Electronics Command and an editor with Electronic Design Magazine.

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