Features and Benefits
High Capacity
   • 15 k to 1 M System Gates
   • Up to 144 kbits of True Dual-Port SRAM
   • Up to 300 User I/Os
Reprogrammable Flash Technology
   • 130-nm, 7-Layer Metal (6 Copper), Flash-Based CMOS Process
   • Instant On Level 0 Support
   • Single-Chip Solution
   • Retains Programmed Design when Powered Off
High Performance
   • 350 MHz System Performance
   • 3.3 V, 66 MHz 64-Bit PCI†
In-System Programming (ISP) and Security
   • ISP Using On-Chip 128-Bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Decryption (except ARM®-enabled ProASIC®3 devices) via JTAG (IEEE 1532–compliant)†
   • FlashLock® to Secure FPGA Contents
Low Power
   • Core Voltage for Low Power
   • Support for 1.5 V-Only Systems
   • Low-Impedance Flash Switches
High-Performance Routing Hierarchy
   • Segmented, Hierarchical Routing and Clock Structure
Advanced I/O
   • 700 Mbps DDR, LVDS-Capable I/Os (A3P250 and above)
   • 1.5 V, 1.8 V, 2.5 V, and 3.3 V Mixed-Voltage Operation
   • Wide Range Power Supply Voltage Support per JESD8-B, Allowing I/Os to Operate from 2.7 V to 3.6 V
   • Bank-Selectable I/O Voltages—up to 4 Banks per Chip
   • Single-Ended I/O Standards: LVTTL, LVCMOS 3.3 V / 2.5 V / 1.8 V / 1.5 V, 3.3 V PCI / 3.3 V PCI-X† and LVCMOS 2.5 V / 5.0 V Input
   • Differential I/O Standards: LVPECL, LVDS, B-LVDS, and M-LVDS (A3P250 and above)
   • I/O Registers on Input, Output, and Enable Paths
   • Hot-Swappable and Cold Sparing I/Os‡
   • Programmable Output Slew Rate† and Drive Strength
   • Weak Pull-Up/-Down
   • IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) Boundary Scan Test
   • Pin-Compatible Packages across the ProASIC3 Family
Clock Conditioning Circuit (CCC) and PLL†
   • Six CCC Blocks, One with an Integrated PLL
   • Configurable Phase-Shift, Multiply/Divide, Delay Capabilities and External Feedback
   • Wide Input Frequency Range (1.5 MHz to 350 MHz)
Embedded Memory†
   • 1 kbit of FlashROM User Nonvolatile Memory
   • SRAMs and FIFOs with Variable-Aspect-Ratio 4,608-Bit RAM Blocks (×1, ×2, ×4, ×9, and ×18 organizations)†
   • True Dual-Port SRAM (except ×18)
ARM Processor Support in ProASIC3 FPGAs
   • M1 ProASIC3 Devices—ARM®Cortex™-M1 Soft Processor Available with or without Debug