Actel Corp. has enhanced the performance and usability of its radiation-tolerant RTAX-S and RTAX-SL space-flight FPGAs. Actel’s RTAX-S/SL family of FPGAs is targeted at space-flight applications requiring built-in protection from radiation-induced single-event upset (SEU) events.
One enhancement is on power. Actel has reduced the static power consumption of the RTAX-SL FPGAs up to 80 percent compared to RTAX-S FPGAs. This is particularly important for systems that go into stand-by mode and need to retain register and memory states while the spacecraft is running in battery mode. Actel has also enhanced the speed grade of the 4-million gate RTAX4000S FPGA, bringing 10 percent higher performance to the device.
Actel has also launched a low-power RTAX4000SL FPGA, which is available in CQFP352 and CGA/LGA 1272 packages. This device reduces static power consumption by 50 percent compared to the RTAX4000S FPGA. The new 624-pin CCGA and LGA packages for the RTAX250S/SL FPGA give designers a 17 percent increase in available I/Os and more than 50 percent savings in footprint.
The RTAX-S/SL FPGAs, tested to MIL-STD-883 Class B standards, are now capable of operating up to 135°C junction temperature.
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Actel’s RTAX-S/SL family of FPGAs, targeted at space-flight applications requiring built-in protection from radiation-induced single-event upset (SEU) events, now features 80 percent less static power consumption.
