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12 years ago

Altera EPM-7128SQI100-10 Latch-up/Failure

Hi all, We are using this chip on our CPU control board (EPM-7128SQI100-10) this is installed in a High Power Amplifier that has high voltages in it (~18-19KVDC). We've recently started se...
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12 years ago

I suspect you're assessment has merit. How far away from the HPA can you route the ribbon cable?

Whatever the answer, you need a safe way off assessing the advantage of moving the cable. Assuming you're keen not to blow more of these devices up I suggest you work with a board with the device removed. You then need to assess why:

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the HV arcs to the chassis for some reason

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so you can do your best to reproduce it and observe what, if anything, is induced on to the ribbon cable.

Regards,

Alex