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9 years ago

Can an FPGA partially fail? (EPM7128SLI84-10)

Hi All, I have a production run of 110 plug in modules that each use a single EPM7128SLI84-10, two of these devices are suspected of failing as the modules show exactly the same fault in that 8...
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9 years ago

partial failure may result from timing margin issues. If the problem is at powerup then I will also suspect some floating inputs. Try touching the area of chip and see effect but beware of static damage.