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Failure Analysis Procedures

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  Functional Failure Analysis Service for Flash FPGAs 
Description of Actel's Functional Failure Analysis procedure for Flash FPGAs
PDF 270 KB 11/2004
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  Functional Failure Analysis Service for Antifuse FPGAs 
Description of Actel's Functional Failure Analysis procedure for Antifuse FPGAs
PDF 374 KB 6/2004
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Failure Analysis Documents

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  Progamming and Functional Failure Guidelines  PDF 115 KB 10/2011
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  Antifuse Programming Failure Analysis Checklist 
Please complete this Failure Analysis checklist and submit it to Microsemi SoC Technical Support to initiate a Customer Support Case.
ZIP 30 KB 7/2011
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  Flash Programming Failure Analysis Checklist 
Please complete this Failure Analysis checklist and submit it to Microsemi SoC Technical Support to initiate a Customer Support Case.
ZIP 38 KB 7/2011
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  Functional/Electrical Failure Analysis Checklist 
Please complete this Failure Analysis checklist and submit it to Microsemi SoC Technical Support to initiate a Functional Failure Analysis
ZIP 30 KB 10/2011
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  Guidelines and Procedures for Shipping Devices to Actel for Failure Analysis 
These shipping instructions should be used only after Actel has approved device returns for failure analysis
PDF 121 KB 1/2008
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  AC189: Test Vector Guidelines App Note 
Guidelines for generating test vectors for FPGA designs
PDF 315 KB 9/2003
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  Visual/Mechanical Failure Analysis Checklist 
Please complete this Failure Analysis checklist and submit it to Microsemi SoC Technical Support to initiate a Customer Support Case.
ZIP 22 KB 7/2011
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  AC197: Device Removal Instructions for Failure Analysis App Note 
Instructions for cleanly removing devices from the PCB
PDF 100 KB 3/2004
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Related Links

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UPDATED AC276: Board Level Considerations for Microsemi FPGAs App Note 
Board level recommendations for Microsemi FPGAs
PDF 835 KB 2/2012
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  AC198: Clock Skew and Short Paths Timing App Note 
Information about calculating clock skew in Actel FPGAs
PDF 860 KB 6/2011
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  AC185: Implementation of Security in Actel's ProASIC and ProASICPLUS Flash-Based FPGAs App Note 
Important information about security in Flash FPGAs
PDF 548 KB 9/2003
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  AC172: Post-Programming Burn-In (PPBI) for Actel RT54SX-S and SX-A FPGAs App Note 
Information about programming, screening, and performing burn-in on Actel FPGAs
PDF 931 KB 5/2003
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  AC168: Implementation of Security in Actel Antifuse FPGAs App Note 
Important information about security in Antifuse FPGAs
PDF 599 KB 2/2003
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