ql16x24b QuickLogic Corp, ql16x24b Datasheet - Page 3

• Manufacturer Part Number: ql16x24b
• Description: Military Fpga Combining High Performance And High Density
• Manufacturer: QuickLogic Corp

Issues FAcing the Defense Contractor
The defense contractor is faced today with shrinking
defense budgets and diminishing manufacturing sup-
ply of traditional military semiconductors. New
designs require access to the latest technology and
packages that traditionally lag in the military market.
Recognizing this, the DOD have paved the way for
the defense contractor to use plastic in military sys-
tems. Improvements in reliability and design have
made viable the use of plastic for military applica-
tions. QuickLogic'sÆ ViaLinkÆ metal to metal
FPGAs are perfectly suited for military applications
using plastic packages. The pASIC 3Æ and Quick-
RAMÆ families offer high speed, low power and
security of design guaranteed over the military tem-
perature range.
The military designer needs access to the latest tech-
nology . Traditionally, military qualifications lag their
commercial counter part. In more and more cases,
the model of value added testing does not work since
the product was not designed up front for the robust-
ness required by the military. The military designer is
also looking for the latest in package technology to
take advantage of a smaller footprint and weight sav-
ings.
In 1994, the DOD opened the door for defense con-
tractors to use the best commercial practices. DSCC
support this with the development of QML. The
defense contractor can use commercial product but
end system must still meet the original require-
ments. The liability now falls directly on the defense
contractor if they deviate from military standard semi-
conductors.
Military Plastic
The debate over using plastic in military systems con-
tinues. There are advantages and disadvantages to
both. Is not the intent of QuickLogic to debate this
issue but to provide a viable low cost military plastic
solution. The design engineer needs to know the lim-
itations of the product as it pertains to his applica-
tion. Not all applications can or should use plastic.
Applications that have extreme temperature varia-
tions, long storage life, hermeticity issues, or are con-
sidered mission critical should continue to look at the
military /883 product. Applications that are ground
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QuickLogic Military FPGA Introduction
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Lot Traceability
Burn-in
Product Change Notification
Military Temperature Guarantee
Qualification and Reliability Data
Failure Analysis
Extended Life Availability
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based, man-portable, or in controlled environments
can take advantage of what plastic can offer.
Obtaining full military temperature operation from a
PEM can be difficult. Solid design rules need to be
followed to allow the die to perform at the extreme
temperatures. Even some military designs are not
able to dissipate the heat at 125o C when in a plas-
tic package. QuickLogic's pASIC 3 metal to metal
FPGA using the ViaLink technology is perfectly
suited for military plastic applications. This technol-
ogy offers the OEM a military plastic solution at half
the cost of traditional military IC's without sacrificing
performance. The metal to metal technology is non-
volatile, low power, high speed, and guaranteed over
the entire military temperature range.
Military Plastic Program
QuickLogic's military plastic device families of FPGAs
provide designers of military products with technol-
ogy and package options not available with tradi-
tional ceramic devices. QuickLogic's plastic program
addresses the issues of DMS (Diminishing Manufac-
turing Supply), reliability and performance.
Ideal for military applications, the devices' ViaLink
technology employs a non-volatile metal-to-metal
interconnect with a typical resistance of 30 ohms.
This low resistance coupled with low capacitance
(<1fF) provides high speed with low power consump-
tion guaranteed over the military temperature range
of -55 to +125oC.
Guarantee
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Miltary Progam Guarantees
P
LASTIC
Military Plastic
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Pending QML
ROGRAM
Available
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