AX500-1PQG208I

The AX500-1PQG208I is an Axcelerator antifuse FPGA from Microchip Technology built on the AX architecture. It delivers a single-chip, nonvolatile programmable solution with high-performance routing, embedded SRAM/FIFO resources and flexible multi-standard I/Os.

Targeted at industrial designs, this device provides 500,000 equivalent system gates, 8,064 logic elements and approximately 0.074 Mbits of embedded memory, making it suitable for systems requiring deterministic timing, on-chip buffering and secure, in-field programmability.

Key Features

• Core Capacity  Approximately 500,000 equivalent system gates realized as 8,064 logic elements, providing substantial on-chip logic for complex designs.
• Embedded Memory  Approximately 73,728 bits of embedded SRAM/FIFO (≈0.074 Mbits) with programmable FIFO control logic for efficient data buffering and width-configurable read/write ports.
• I/O Flexibility  115 user I/Os with support for high-speed differential and single-ended standards; LVDS-capable channels up to 700 Mb/s are supported by the Axcelerator family.
• Performance  Axcelerator family performance characteristics include 350+ MHz system performance and 500+ MHz internal performance (family-level specifications).
• Power & Voltage  Core supply range 1.425 V to 1.575 V to match low-voltage system designs.
• Package & Mounting  208-BFQFP package (supplier device package: 208-PQFP, 28×28 mm) in a surface-mount form factor suitable for industrial assemblies.
• Temperature Grade  Industrial operating range from −40 °C to +85 °C for deployment in harsher environments.
• Process & Security  Manufactured on an advanced 0.15 µm CMOS antifuse process (7 layers of metal); FuseLock™ programming technology protects against reverse engineering and design theft (family-level feature).
• Timing & Clocking  Segmentable clock resources and deterministic, user-controllable timing; family-level embedded PLLs provide frequency synthesis capabilities.

Typical Applications

• High-speed interface bridging  Use the device’s LVDS-capable I/Os and embedded FIFOs for protocol translation, SERDES front-end buffering and high-bandwidth data paths.
• Embedded control and signal processing  Leverage the 8,064 logic elements and on-chip SRAM for real-time processing, control logic and finite-state machines in industrial equipment.
• Secure, single-chip system logic  Deploy as a nonvolatile, single-chip solution where design security and in-field programming protection are required.
• Deterministic digital systems  Ideal for applications that require predictable timing and clock segmentation, such as communications timing engines and protocol controllers.

Unique Advantages

• Single-chip nonvolatile implementation: Reduces system BOM by combining configuration and logic in one antifuse FPGA device.
• Design security with FuseLock™: Programming technology helps protect intellectual property and prevent reverse engineering.
• Flexible, high-speed I/Os: Supports mixed-voltage operation and differential standards including LVDS for high-throughput interfaces.
• Deterministic timing and embedded PLLs: Enables precise, user-controllable timing and frequency synthesis for timing-critical designs.
• Industrial temperature rating: Specified for −40 °C to +85 °C operation to meet industrial deployment requirements.

Why Choose AX500-1PQG208I?

AX500-1PQG208I combines substantial logic capacity, embedded SRAM/FIFO resources and a family-proven antifuse process to deliver a secure, high-performance FPGA option for industrial systems. Its core voltage range, surface-mount 208-BFQFP package and industrial temperature rating make it a practical choice for board-level integration where deterministic timing and on-chip buffering matter.

This device is well suited to engineers designing communications interfaces, embedded controllers and secure systems who require a single-chip, nonvolatile FPGA solution with configurable I/Os and family-level performance characteristics supported by Microchip’s Axcelerator architecture.

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