Whether you’re designing today or for the future, power matters. From chip-level to system-level designs, power
is the #1 design criterion. Actel’s low-power, flash-based FPGAs are optimized to deliver the power and cost that
you need to get in the market quickly—and stay in the market for long-term profitability. Actel’s flash technology
delivers the lowest power and offers a wide range of package size options. You also get the most secure, firm-error
immune, live-at-power-up, reprogrammable devices in the industry. For high-volume, low-power, low-cost
applications, the Actel IGLOO
®
and ProASIC
®
3 series of FPGAs are the perfect choice.
Actel’s Low-Power FPGAs Feature Summary
IGLOO Series
Industry’s Lowest Power FPGAs
ProASIC3 Series
Low Power FPGAs
IGLOO/e
IGLOO nano
...
IGLOO PLUS
ProASIC3/E
ProASIC3 nano
...
ProASIC3L
Overview
The ultra-low-power,
programmable solution
The industry’s lowest power,
smallest size solution
The low-power FPGA with
enhanced I/O capabilities
The low-power, low-cost,
FPGA solution
Lowest cost solution with
enhanced I/O capabilities
The FPGA that balances low
power, performance, and
low cost
Applications
Ideal for battery-operated or
power-conscious applications,
when power and size are
key requirements. Provides
improved battery runtime
or lower operational
temperatures.
Designed for consumer,
industrial, medical, and
other high-volume,
low-power applications.
Addresses the need for
compact logic density
with high I/O count and
capability. Ideal for bridging,
I/O expansion, level shifting,
and memory interfacing
applications optimized for
low power.
Perfect for designs that
require low cost, low
power, and performance in
small, medium, and large
logic densities.
Specifically designed for
consumer, industrial, medical,
and other high-volume, cost-
sensitive applications. Cost-
effective replacement for
ASICs or ASSPs, delivering
faster time-to-market,
security, and I/O expansion.
Use in applications that
require a balance of
performance and low static
and dynamic power. Targets
applications requiring
secure, high-density
programmable logic.
Low-Power
Modes
Flash*Freeze technology
enables 5 µW static power
consumption while
maintaining FPGA content.
Flash*Freeze technology
enables industry-leading
nanoPower consumption
while maintaining FPGA
content and holding
I/O states.
Flash*Freeze mode
preserves FPGA content
and holds I/O states while
the device consumes
lowest power.
Supports Sleep mode for
power reduction when
device is not used.
Supports Sleep mode for
power reduction when
device is not used.
Flash*Freeze technology
enables quick switching to
and from low-power mode
to reduce dynamic power
when FPGA operation is
not required.
Packaging
Small-footprint packages for
portable and area-constrained
applications, as small as
4x4 mm.
Largest selection of small-
footprint packages, as small
as 3x3 mm.
High I/O count, small footprint,
and low-cost packaging.
Selected small-footprint and
low-cost packages, as well
as high pin count packages.
Broad selection of small-
footprint packages, routable
with 2-layer boards in
most cases.
Low-cost packages with
high pin count.
Logic
Densities
I/Os
System
Performance
Core
Voltages
I/O
Voltages
Typical
Static
Power
Power
Modes
Packages
Number of ARM
®
Cortex
™
– M1
Devices
RAM
User Nonvolatile
Memory
(FlashROM)
PLL
IGLOO/e
15 k–3 M
49–620
200–250 MHz
1.2 V–1.5 V
1.2 V– 3.3 V
5 µW
Flash*Freeze
µCS, CS
FBGA, QFN
QFP
5
Up to
504 kb
1 kb
Up to 6
IGLOO
nano
10 k–250
k
23–71
200–250 MHz
1.2 V–1.5 V
1.2 V– 3.3 V
2 µW
Flash*Freeze
µCS, CS
QFN, QFP
—
Up to
36 kb
1 kb
Up to 1
IGLOO
PLUS
30 k–125
k
101–21
2
200–250 MHz
1.2 V–1.5 V
1.2 V– 3.3 V
5 µW
Flash*Freeze
CS, QFP
—
Up to
36 kb
1 kb
Up to 1
ProASIC3/E
15 k–3 M
49–620
350 MHz
1.5 V
1.5 V– 3.3 V
3 mW
Sleep
FBGA, QFN
QFP
6
Up to
504 kb
1 kb
Up to 6
ProASIC3
nano
10 k–250
k
34–71
350 MHz
1.5 V
1.5 V– 3.3 V
1.5 mW
Sleep
QFN, QFP
—
Up to
36 kb
1 kb
Up to 1
ProASIC3L
250 k–3 M
68–620
250– 350 MHz
1.2 V–1.5 V
1.2 V– 3.3 V
400 µW
Flash*Freeze
FBGA, QFP
3
Up to
504 kb
1 kb
Up to 6
Actel Low-Power Flash FPGAs
Industry’s Lowest Power FPGAs
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