3 Features

The following are the features of the Axcelerator devices:

  • Single-Chip, Nonvolatile Solution
  • Up to 100% Resource Utilization with 100% Pin Locking
  • 1.5V Core Voltage for Low Power
  • Footprint Compatible Packaging
  • Flexible, Multi-Standard I/Os:
    • 1.5V, 1.8V, 2.5V, 3.3V mixed voltage operation
    • Bank-selectable I/Os—8 banks per chip
    • Single-ended I/O standards: LVTTL, LVCMOS, 3.3V PCI, and 3.3V PCI-X
    • Differential I/O standards: LVPECL and LVDS
    • Voltage-referenced I/O standards: GTL+, HSTL Class 1, SSTL2 Class 1 and 2, and SSTL3 Class 1 and 2
    • Registered I/Os
    • Hot-swap compliant I/Os (except PCI)
    • Programmable slew rate and drive strength on outputs
    • Programmable delay and weak pull-up/pull-down circuits on inputs
  • Embedded Memory:
    • Variable-aspect 4,608-bit RAM blocks (x1, x2, x4, x9, x18, and x36 organizations available)
    • Independent, width-configurable read and write ports
    • Programmable embedded FIFO control logic
  • Segmentable Clock Resources
  • Embedded Phase-Locked Loop:
    • 14–200 MHz input range
    • Frequency synthesis capabilities up to 1 GHz
  • Deterministic and User-Controllable Timing
  • Unique In-System Diagnostic and Debug Capability with Microchip Silicon Explorer II
  • Boundary-Scan Testing Compliant with IEEE Standard 1149.1 (JTAG)
  • FuseLock™ Programming Technology Protects Against Reverse Engineering and Design Theft

The following table shows the Axcelerator family product profile.

Table 3-1. Axcelerator Family Product Profile
DeviceAX1251AX250AX500AX1000AX2000
Capacity (in equivalent system gates)Typical Gates

125,00

82,000

250,000

154,000

500,000

286,000

1,000,000

612,000

2,000,000

1,060,000

ModulesRegister (R-cells)6721,4082,6886,04810,752
Combinatorial (C-cells)1,3442,8165,37612,09621,504
Maximum Flip-Flops1,3442,8165,37612,09621,504
Embedded RAM/FIFONumber of Core RAM Blocks412163664
Total Bits of Core RAM18,43255,29673,728165,888294,912
Clocks (segmentable)Hardwired44444
Routed44444
PLLs88888
I/OsI/O Banks88888
Maximum User I/Os168248336516684
Maximum LVDS Channels84124168258342
Total I/O Registers5047441,0081,5482,052
PackagePQ208208
BG7292
FG256, 324256, 484484, 6762484, 676, 8962896, 1,1522
CQ208, 352 208, 3522352256, 352
CG6242624
Note:
  1. Device has been discontinued.
  2. Package has been discontinued.