September 26, 2007 PCN Number: 0715 PCN Change Level: Minor Subject: Programming software changes for SX-A and eX product Families Dear Customer, Actel has implemented programming enhancements for the products listed in Table 1.These enhancements were implemented in RTSX-SU and RTSX-S devices (see PCN0621), and Actel is now applying these enhancements to the commercial devices listed in Table 1. Table 1 • Part Number Devices Affected Temperature DSCC Part Numbers Grades Packages Speed Grades A54SX08A A54SX08A A54SX08A A54SX08A A54SX16A A54SX16A A54SX16A A54SX16A A54SX16A A54SX32A A54SX32A A54SX32A A54SX32A A54SX32A A54SX32A A54SX32A A54SX32A A54SX32A FG144/FGG144 PQ208/PQG208 TQ100/TQG100 TQ144/TQG144 FG144/FGG144 FG256/FGG256 PQ208/PQG208 TQ100/TQG100 TQ144/TQG144 BG329/BGG329 FG144/FGG144 FG256/FGG256 FG484/FGG484 PQ208/PQG208 TQ100/TQG100 TQ144/TQG144 TQ176/TQG176 CQ84 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., 1 C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A, M C, I, A, M C, I, A, M C, I, A, M C, I, A, M C, I, M C, I, A, M C, I, A, M C, I, M C, I, A, M C, I, A, M C, I, A, M C, I, M C, M, B A54SX32A CQ208 Std., 1 C, M, B A54SX32A CQ256 Std., 1 C, M,B A54SX72A A54SX72A FG256/FGG256 FG484/FGG484 Std., F, 1, 2 Std., F, 1, 2 C, I, A, M C, I, A, M Actel Corporation 2061 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone: 650.318.4200 Fax 650.318.4600 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5962-0151801QYC, 5962-0151802QYC 5962-0151801QXC, 5962-0151802QXC N/A N/A Table 1 • Part Number Devices Affected (Continued) Temperature DSCC Part Numbers Grades Packages Speed Grades A54SX72A PQ208/PQG208 Std., F, 1, 2 C, I, A, M A54SX72A CQ208 Std., 1 C, M,B A54SX72A CQ256 Std., 1 C, M,B CS49/CSG49 CS128/CSG128 TQ64/TQG64 TQ100/TQG100 CS49/CSG49 CS128/CSG128 TQ64/TQG64 TQ100/TQG100 CS128/CSG128 CS180/CSG180 TQ100/TQG100 Std., F, P Std., F, P Std., F, P Std., F, P Std., F, P Std., F, P Std., F, P Std., F, P Std., F, P Std., F, P Std., F, P C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A C, I, A eX64 eX64 eX64 eX64 eX128 eX128 eX128 eX128 eX256 eX256 eX256 N/A 5962-0054301QYC, 5962-0054302QYC 5962-0054301QXC, 5962-0054302QXC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Programming of Actel devices using Silicon Sculptor II and 3 consists of two main processes: Programming the antifuses and running End of Programming (EOP) tests. The EOP tests consist of a number of checks that confirm the integrity of the device. Actel has implemented several enhancements to the programming software that can help in the functional validation of the programmed device. The EOP test software, which is embedded in the Silicon Sculptor programming software, includes an Enhanced Integrity Test (EIT). For SX-A devices, this is included in Silicon Sculptor software v4.62.0 and later, and for eX devices, this test is included in Silicon Sculptor software v4.64.0 and later. Software can be downloaded from the Actel Website: http://www.actel.com/download/program_debug/ss/. The above mentioned versions of Silicon Sculptor software will add additional programming integrity checks to the products listed in Table 1. Actel recommends that customers upgrade to the latest version of the software. If you have any questions, please contact Actel's Application Technical Support at [email protected]. Regards, Actel Corporation Actel Corporation 2061 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone: 650.318.4200 Fax 650.318.4600