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SStan18
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6 years ago

Will EP3C25F324C8NES work at -20C even though it's rated as Commercial Temperature Grade?

We are using an off-the-shelf board that has the EP3C25F324C8NES FPGA on it. We need to operate this board in temperatures down to -20C. The FPGA is rated for temperatures above 0C only. Since the bo...
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NurAiman_M_Intel
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6 years ago

Hi Stan,

Sorry but we never tested EP3C25F324C8NES at -20C hence we can not confirm the details,result or the output. However, if you have tested the device at -20C or below 0C and no problem occur, you may just proceed with it.

Thank you.

Regards,

Aiman

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5 years ago

Hello Aiman,

Would you be able to share how low was EP3C25F324C8NES tested and if it was soaked at that temperature and then powered on or lowered to the temperature in a working state? Was the temperature measured ambient or IC temperature?

In your opinion what problems could occur during low temperatures? I am sure some of the EP3C25F324I or EP3C25F324A variants failed the low temperature test and were then binned as C grade. Would you be able to share the mechanism of failure?

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,

Stan