Low power programmable provider, Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) adds new, logic-optimized Lattice Certus-NX FPGA devices to its leadership small FPGA portfolio. The new members are two new capacity points, the Certus-NX-28 and Certus-NX-09, and multiple package options offering class-leading power efficiency, small size, and reliability with flexible migration options.
The new offerings are designed to accelerate a broad range of communication, computing, industrial and automotive applications.
Speaking on the occasion, Dan Mansur, Corporate VP, Product Marketing, Lattice Semiconductor, said, “Lattice is committed to delivering continued innovation in small, low power FPGAs to empower our customers with optimized solutions for space-constrained applications ranging from sensor interfacing to co-processing to low power AI.”
He further quoted, “We are excited to expand our Nexus-based small FPGA offerings by adding more migratable logic and package options including 0.8 mm pitch, ideal for industrial applications.”
Adding further, Alberto Martin-Consuegra, VP Operations & Quality, ABB Process Automation, said, “We are happy to see Lattice introduce new Certus-NX devices offering more low power, small footprint and migration options to the industrial applications requiring high reliability.
The new Lattice Certus-NX FPGAs is built on the award-winning Lattice Nexus FPGA platform. These FPGAs deliver exceptional power efficiency, featuring PCIe Gen 2, and offer up to four times lower power consumption compared to competing products, which extends the operating life of battery-powered applications and simplifies thermal management. The power and performance superiority is driven by FD-SOI process technology.
In terms of form factor, the Certus-NX FPGAs are up to three times smaller than their market counterparts and boast the highest I/O count per package, providing up to twice the I/O per mm². This design translates to a significant total cost ownership advantage, eliminating the need for power sequencing and maintaining low power usage. The devices also feature the smallest PCIe and Gigabit Ethernet implementations, fitting in packages as small as 36 mm². Additionally, they excel in reliability and security, with a soft error rate up to 100 times lower, essential for safety-critical applications. Enhanced by built-in SEC and memory block ECC for SEU protection, the Certus-NX FPGAs also offer up to 12 times faster instant-on configuration performance.
Reinhard Heizmann, Head of Distance Sensors R&D, Sensing Efficiency at SICK AG, said “With the new Lattice Certus-NX devices, we are able to optimize the right memory / LUT footprint, low power density, small packages, and migration options required for our sensors.”
