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10 years ago

CycloneIV-E: Heating issue

Hey Members, it's my first post here and I'm also pretty new in FPGA-PCB-Design ;) I designed a 10-Layer CycloneIV-PCB with 5 different switching regulators (LT3690). I use the CycloneIV E...
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10 years ago

I think it's very doubtful that "switching noise" is causing your FPGA to heat up. Isn't it more likely that your switching regulators dissipate some heat of their own, and this contributes to heating the FPGA?