Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs Device Overview

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Date 9/23/2024
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1. Overview of the Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 2. Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs Family Plan 3. Second Generation Hyperflex® Core Architecture 4. Adaptive Logic Module in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 5. Internal Embedded Memory in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 6. Variable-Precision DSP in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 7. Core Clock Network in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 8. I/O PLLs in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 9. General Purpose I/Os in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 10. External Memory Interface in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 11. Hard Processor System in Agilex™ 3 SoCs 12. Transceivers in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 13. MIPI* Protocols Support in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 14. Variable Pitch BGA (VPBGA) Package Design of Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 15. Configuration via Protocol Using PCIe* for Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 16. Device Configuration and the SDM in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 17. Partial and Dynamic Configuration of Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 18. Device Security for Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 19. SEU Error Detection and Correction in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 20. Power Management for Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 21. Software and Tools for Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 22. Revision History for the Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs Device Overview
1. Overview of the Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs x
1.1. Key Features and Innovations in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs 1.2. Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs Block Diagram 1.3. Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs Summary of Features 1.4. Additional Features for Agilex™ 3 SoCs
2. Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs Family Plan x
2.1. Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs C-Series 2.2. Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs C-Series Package Options 2.3. Part Number Decoder
10. External Memory Interface in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs x
10.1. External Memory Interface Performance 10.2. Features of the Hard Memory Controller
12. Transceivers in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs x
12.1. PMA Features in Agilex™ 3 FPGA GTS Transceivers 12.2. PCS Features in Agilex™ 3 FPGA GTS Transceivers 12.3. GTS Transceiver PLL in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
1. Overview of the Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
2. Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs Family Plan
3. Second Generation Hyperflex® Core Architecture
4. Adaptive Logic Module in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
5. Internal Embedded Memory in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
6. Variable-Precision DSP in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
7. Core Clock Network in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
8. I/O PLLs in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
9. General Purpose I/Os in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
10. External Memory Interface in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
11. Hard Processor System in Agilex™ 3 SoCs
12. Transceivers in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
13. MIPI* Protocols Support in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
14. Variable Pitch BGA (VPBGA) Package Design of Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
15. Configuration via Protocol Using PCIe* for Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
16. Device Configuration and the SDM in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
17. Partial and Dynamic Configuration of Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
18. Device Security for Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
19. SEU Error Detection and Correction in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
20. Power Management for Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
21. Software and Tools for Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
22. Revision History for the Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs Device Overview

19. SEU Error Detection and Correction in Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs

Agilex™ 3 devices feature a robust SEU error detection and correction circuitry that protects the configuration RAM (CRAM) programming bits and M20K user memories.

To protect the CRAM, a parity checker circuit with integrated ECC runs continuously to automatically correct single-bit or double-bit errors and detect higher order multi-bit errors. The optimized physical layout of the CRAM array makes most multi-bit upsets appear as independent single-bit or double-bit errors. Therefore, the CRAM ECC circuitry can automatically correct these errors.

The user memories also has integrated ECC circuitry and are also layout-optimized for error detection and correction.

To provide a complete SEU mitigation solution, a soft IP and the Quartus® Prime software support the SEU error detection and correction hardware. The following components make up the complete solution:

  • Hard error detection and correction for CRAM and M20K user memory blocks
  • Optimized memory cells physical layout to minimize the probability of an SEU
  • Sensitivity processing soft IP that reports if a CRAM upset affects a used or unused bit
  • Fault injection soft IP with Quartus® Prime software support to change CRAM bits state for testing
  • Hierarchy tagging feature in the Quartus® Prime software
  • Triple modular redundancy (TMR) for the SDM and critical on-chip state machines

Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs also support the following SEU mitigation features:

  • Fast SEU detection notification through an IP that connects the LSM pin to the fabric. This notification allows the fabric soft logic to detect reported SEU events faster. You can then retrieve further SEU details through the SDM mailbox.
  • External scrubbing for SEU errors that are not automatically correctable. You can create scrubbing bitstream—up to one sector granularity—to scrub the SEU-corrupted configuration bits while keeping the remaining parts of the device intact.
  • Single-bit ECC injection, ECC error detection, and reporting on memory in the configuration system. You can test the ECC detection logic by issuing ECC injection commands and querying the ECC status from the SDM.

Furthermore, Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs are built on the FinFET-based Intel® 7 technology. FinFET transistors are less susceptible to SEUs compared to conventional planar transistors.

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