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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

minimum time for IO pin to damage

hello all, there is a question about the minimum time for an IO pin of the FPGA like the cyclone EP1C6Q240.. I want to know the min. time for the pin to damage when it is exposed to a vo...
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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

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At least a two level protection would be needed to keep the maximum ratings strictly. You already said, that there's no room for it.

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we tried to make a daughter card which is connected to the main card and put the protection on it, if this will work, I mean if we get over the problem of size, how can I make a second level of protection to get that??

thanks alot...