1 Packaging Overview

RT PolarFire® SoC FPGAs are available in different variations of a hermetically sealed ceramic and plastic ball grid array packages utilizing flip chip interconnect.

The following table lists the RT PolarFire SoC FPGA variant, with user I/O and XCVR lanes.
Table 1-1. RT PolarFire® SoC FPGA Product Family
ComponentsFeaturesRTPFS160ZTRTPFS460ZT
FPGA FabricK Logic Elements (4 LUT + DFF)161461
Math Blocks (18 × 18 MACC)4981420
LSRAM Blocks (20 Kb)5201460
µSRAM Blocks (64 × 12)14944260
Total RAM (Mb)11.331.6
µPROM (Kb)415553
User DLLs/PLLs88
Microprocessor Subsystem (MSS)Boot/Monitor Core1 × E51 core: RISC-V® RV64IMAC, 625 MHz
Application Cores4 × U54 cores; RISC-V RV64GC, 625 MHz
L2 Cache2 MB; configurable as cache, Loosely Integrated Memory (LIM) or Scratchpad
Data SecurityDPA-resistant Athena TeraFire® crypto coprocessor available in devices with the suffix "S"
EthernetYes; 2 × Gigabit Ethernet MAC
MACYes; MMC 5.1
CANYes; 2 × CAN
QSPIYes; 1 × QSPI
SPIYes; 2 × SPI
I2CYes; 2 × I2C
UARTYes; 5 x UART
USBYes; 1 x USB 2.0 OTG
High-Speed I/O250 Mbps to 12.7 Gbps SerDes Lanes820
PCIe® Gen2 End Points/Root Ports22
Total FPGA I/OHSIO + GPIO312516
Total MSS I/OMSS I/O136136
MSS DDR DBMSS DDR Data Bus3232
PackagingType/Size/PitchTotal User I/O: MSS-IO/HSIO/GPIO/XCVRs
FCV(G)784 (23 × 23, 0.8 mm)136, 144, 168, 8
FC(G)1509 (40 × 40, 1.0 mm)136, 180, 336, 20
CG1509 (40 × 40, 1.0 mm)136, 180, 336, 20
The following table lists the packages and its application types.
Table 1-2. Package Product Family Table
PackageDescriptionSizePitchRTPFS160ZTRTPFS460ZTApplication
FCV784Plastic Flip Chip Ball Grid Array Package with Eutectic Tin-Lead Solder Balls23 mm x 23 mm0.8 mmFlight

Prototyping

FCVG784Plastic Flip Chip Ball Grid Array Package with Lead-Free Solder Balls23 mm x 23 mm0.8 mmFlight

Prototyping

CG1509Hermetically Sealed Ceramic Column Grid Array Package40 mm× 40 mm1.0 mmFlight

Prototyping

LG1509Hermetically Sealed Ceramic Land Grid Array Package40 mm× 40 mm1.0 mmFlight

Prototyping

CB1509Hermetically Sealed Ceramic Ball Grid Array Package40 mm× 40 mm1.0 mmPrototyping
FC1509Plastic Flip Chip Ball Grid Array Package with Eutectic Tin-Lead Solder Balls40 mm× 40 mm1.0 mmFlight
FCG1509Plastic Flip Chip Ball Grid Array Package with Lead-Free Solder Balls40 mm× 40 mm1.0 mmFlight
Note: For more information on the package design, see cross-section drawings for the CG, LG, CB and FC packages in the Mechanical Drawings section.