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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 276 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 383 KB 6/2004
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Failure Analysis Documents

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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 124 KB 1/2008
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  Functional Failure Analysis Policies and Guidelines  PDF 100 KB 7/2004
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  Functional/Electrical Failure Analysis Checklist 
Please complete this Failure Analysis checklist and submit it to Actel Technical Support to initiate a Functional Failure Analysis
ZIP 32 KB 6/2004
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  AC197: Device Removal Instructions for Failure Analysis App Note 
Instructions for cleanly removing devices from the PCB
PDF 102 KB 3/2004
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  AC189: Test Vector Guidelines App Note 
Guidelines for generating test vectors for FPGA designs
PDF 322 KB 9/2003
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Related Links

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  AC276: Board Level Considerations for Actel FPGAs App Note 
Board level recommendations for Actel FPGAs
PDF 142 KB 7/2006
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  AC198: Clock Skew and Short Paths Timing App Note 
Information about calculating clock skew in Actel FPGAs
PDF 150 KB 3/2004
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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 562 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 953 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 614 KB 2/2003
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