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15 years ago

FPGA Device lifetime

Hi everyone, I wonder how long a FPGA device can live. So far I used Cyclone III device, I have search for information, and I only found information about lifetime percentage of 10 years dev...
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15 years ago

I've been using commercial grade FPGAs for more than 10 years, even in industrial environment, although not in extreme conditions.

My company deployed more than 5000 boards with FPGAs.

A minor percentage of the final equipment had to be replaced but in almost all cases the failure was due to solder joints, improper use or other. I don't think the FPGA lifetime itself is relevant.