The Actel IGLOO families, which include IGLOO/e, IGLOO nano, and IGLOO PLUS devices, are reprogrammable, full-featured flash FPGAs designed to meet the demanding power and area requirements of today´s portable and power-conscious electronics. Based on Actel nonvolatile flash technology and single-chip ProASIC®3/E FPGA architecture, the 1.2 V / 1.5 V operating voltage family offers the industry´s lowest power consumption, smallest footprint, and competitive prices.

The IGLOO families support up to 3 million system gates with up to 504 kbits of true dual-port SRAM, up to 6 embedded PLLs, and up to 620 user I/Os. Low-power applications that require 32-bit processing can use the ARM® Cortex™-M1 processor without license fee or royalties in M1 IGLOO devices. Developed specifically for implementation in FPGAs, Cortex-M1 offers an optimal balance between performance and size to minimize power consumption.

Key Features:

• Ultra-low power in Flash*Freeze mode
• Low power active capability
• Variety of small footprint packages as small as 3x3 mm
• Many products under $0.99
• Known good die supported
• Reprogrammable flash technology
• 1.2 V to 1.5 V operation
• High capacity, advanced I/Os
• Clock conditioning circuit (CCCs) and PLLs
• Embedded SRAM and nonvolatile memory (NVM)
• In-system programming (ISP) and security

The IGLOO series includes:

• IGLOO/e with ARM Cortex-M1
• IGLOO nano
• IGLOO PLUS

For more information on the differences between the devices in the IGLOO series, refer to the Actel Lowest Power FPGAs Fact Sheet.

Small Footprint

Actel IGLOO FPGAs are true single-chip devices, do not require configuration or other support components, and offer a variety of small-footprint packages with high I/O pin count to match design needs.

The Actel IGLOO family is offered in a small form factor (3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, and 8x8 mm), high-density, chip-scale package and quad flat no-lead package.

Portable Applications

IGLOO low-power flash FPGAs are ideal for the portable market—offering low active and static power consumption, ultra-low power mode support, small footprint packages, and low cost. Combined with reprogrammability and high-end features, Actel enables fast time-to-market with turnkey low-power solutions.

Actel IGLOO FPGAs address the portable market needs in consumer, industrial, medical, automotive, computing, communications, and military and aerospace.

A wide variety of LCD displays with rapidly changing display technologies are available in the market. To meet the needs of short design cycle time to integrate newer display devices, Actel offers a wide range of flexible Display Solutions with IGLOO ultra-low-power flash FPGAs.

Solutions

Actel offers the optimal solution for your portable design with its FPGAs, design solutions, and intellectual properties (IP). Validated and proven solutions and IP enable quick development of portable designs with solutions supporting storage, display and imaging, and human machine interface, and miniature motor controls.