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19 years ago

Metastability data

Where can I find more information on metastability for Cyclone or Stratix devices?
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18 years ago

Dr Evil here... Long time listener, first time caller...

So I'm involved in, lets say "military" projects. I have some very tight MTBF requirements that I must meet. Are you telling me Altera will not provide me with metastability data to ensure my "laser" works correctly?

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Hello fellow Ron,

Altera has data for the older generation families - FLEX 10K, etc. which I believe are on 0.50 micron TSMC process. The FIT data from this can be used as a ceiling for any new generation families you may use. The metastability rates diminish as process transistors shrink.

-Ron

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