With the ability to integrate up to 40 combinational and sequential logic and analogue functions into one device, TI’s new PLD portfolio can reduce board size by as much as 94% - and lower system costs - compared to discrete logic implementations.
The new portfolio offers significant space savings compared to similar programmable logic devices currently on the market and, by leveraging TI’s easy-to-use InterConnect Studio tool, engineers can now design, simulate and configure their devices for evaluation in minutes without the need for any software coding. InterConnect Studio speeds up the logic design process with a drag-and-drop GUI and integrated simulation feature.
Designers also benefit from click-to-program and direct ordering features that simplify both programming and procurement.
“Engineers are increasingly considering programmable logic devices as a way to reduce design complexity and board space, simplify supply chain management, and accelerate their time to market,” explained Tsedeniya Abraham, vice president and general manager of Interface at TI. “But existing programmable logic devices are more complex than many applications require, involve programming expertise, or they come in limited packaging options. Our new programmable logic portfolio builds on TI’s experience in logic design and offers small form factors in industry-standard packaging as small as 2.56mm2, low power consumption, AEC Q-100 qualification and a temperature range of -40°C to 125°C for applications including automotive, industrial and personal electronics.”
With quiescent current less than 1µA and 50% less active power than similar devices on the market, these new PLDs offer low power consumption helping to extend battery life in products such as electric vehicles, power tools, battery packs and gaming controllers.
All of TI’s new PLDs support general-purpose input/output, look-up tables, digital flip-flops, pipe delays, filters, and resistor-capacitor oscillators.
The TPLD1201 and TPLD1202 devices also integrate analogue functions such as analogue comparators, with internal selectable voltage reference options and hysteresis.
The TPLD1202 offers additional elements such as Serial Peripheral Interface, I2C, a watchdog timer and a state machine.
