CernFIP News
CernFIP
03-09-2012: Reception of the First Batch ☜
We have just received, according to schedule, 4992 A3P400-PQG208X6 (X6 = single lot date code) devices from the same wafer lot!
CernFIP
30-07-2012: Microsemi First Articles validated ✓
For the validation, we have: 1) Run nanoFIP JTAG VERIFY cycles: one of the boards was acting as the target TAP, and another was receiving JTAG frames corresponding to the VERIFY_6A11.
CernFIP
12-06-2012: ProASIC3 components purchase $-)
2 x (5'000 A3P400-PQG208 devices from the same wafer lot) have been purchased! The first batch of 5'000 devices is expected at the end of September 2012. The second batch of 5'000 devices, all programmed as nanoFIPs (ohwr.
CernFIP
23-07-2012: Microsemi First Articles arrived ☜
We just received from Microsemi 5 first In House Programmed ProASIC3 FPGAs (according to the Microsemi/ Actel First Article protocol) They are being soldered on 5 NFTC testing boards , they will be tested in our lab and then the green light for the IHP of 5'000 devices will be given.
CernFIP
14-11-2011: Second nanoFIP code review ongoing ⌛
Four designer-experts are looking into the nanoFIp code. The review started on Monday Nov 14th at 11h00 and will be completed on Thursday 17th at 12h00. Review folder here.
CernFIP
31-10-2011: nanoFIP-FielDrive-FieldTR EMC tests
Tests for the compliance of the nanoFIP-FielDrive-FieldTR with the EMC norm IEC 61000 4-4. Test Report available here.
CernFIP
24-08-2011: nanoFIP exceeds 10K JTAG cycles over summer ☼
10 nanoFIP chips were left running continuously the last 3 weeks programming and verifying Actel ProASIC3 A3P250 FPGAs through JTAG. Each one of the 2 nanoFIPs running at 2.5 Mbps has completed successfully more than 10000 programming/ verification cycles.