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12 years ago

Changing to a different FPGA

I am currently using the EP3C40F780C8N FPGA in my design. I am interested in changing the FPGA to the EP3C40F780I7N which has a higher temperature rating. From all the research I have done it seems t...
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12 years ago

The two parts will be functionally identical. Just the i part came off a wafer with less defects or tests better or something. The c parts are just the ones that fail the quality control for the i parts. You can sometimes even get away with c parts at i temps and speed, but its not garanteed.