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Honored ContributorWhat destroys an FPGA ?
I have managed to destroy two different boards, over 6 months. And still can't quite seem to figure out what I did wrong. My most recent is a Cyclone III board where "My First FPGA" design no ...
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Honored ContributorHistorically FPGA's have been fairly robust. But just recently, a co-worker managed to destroy a Cyclone III FPGA by momentarily shorting the 1.2 V supply to 5 V.
Although I have never seen an FPGA destroyed, due to incorrect IO configuration, it does stress the part, and with the smaller process geometries used today, it's very conceivable to destroy the IO buffer. ESD is always a possibility, but again, I haven't seen one fail due to an ESD event either. Pete
