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18 years ago

Cyclone III using 3.3V power supply

Hi there, my embedded system is based on a Cyclone III powered using an external 3.3V power supply. I already found the solution used in DK-DEV-3C120N to drive 1.2V (core) and 2.5V (PLLs) using...
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18 years ago

The best soultion depends mainly on the power demand of your application, particularily for core supply. It may range from a few 10 mA to several A. Linear voltage regulator solution may be suitable up to at least some 100 mA, it's clearly the cheapest solution.