Forum Discussion

Altera_Forum's avatar
Altera_Forum
Icon for Honored Contributor rankHonored Contributor
12 years ago

Cyclone 3 vs Cyclone 3 LS Power Dissipation

I'm currently working on estimating moving from a Cyclone 3 (EP3C120F484I7) to a 3 LS (EP3CLS200F780I7). I'm trying to get an estimated change in power requirements. I migrated my design without the...
Altera_Forum's avatar
Altera_Forum
Icon for Honored Contributor rankHonored Contributor
12 years ago

Thanks for the document, that helped.

--- Quote Start ---

the static power being higher is reassuring (that there isn't a bug/omission)

--- Quote End ---

Are you saying the Cyclone 3's static power being higher is reassuring?

I'm trying to see why the at 25°C and normal conditions the 3 is lower than the LS, but at 85°c and max conditions the LS is lower than the 3. If that's normal then thats great!