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Foundation Slice Family
DATASHEET
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This document describes LSI Logic Corporation's RC1800 Foundation Slice
family and will remain the official reference source for all revisions/releases of this
product until rescinded by an update.
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Preface
This document provides an overview of the RapidChip program and
describes the functional blocks within the RC1800 Foundation Slice
family in detail. The detailed information provided includes functional
block descriptions, configurability, testing, packaging data, and
specifications.
Audience
This document assumes you are familiar with custom logic design, either
with ASICs or FPGAs, and related support tools. The people who benefit
from this book are:
engineers and managers who are evaluating the RC1800 Foundation
Slices for possible use in a chip
engineers who are designing the RC1800 Foundation Slices into a
system
Organization
This document has the following sections and appendixes:
Section 1, "The RapidChipTM Program,"
provides a high-level
description of the RapidChip program.
Section 2, "RC1800 Foundation Slices,"
provides detailed
descriptions of the configurable I/Os, IPs, memories, PLLs, and
clocking resources that are available in the RC1800 Foundation Slice
family.
Section 3, "Library Elements,"
briefly describes the available libraries.
Section 4, "Design Tools,"
presents an overview of the design flow
process and the RTL generation tools used.
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Section 5, "Packaging,"
provides the mechanical drawings and
specifications for the initial package drawings.
Section 6, "Specifications,"
lists the electrical specifications and AC
timing parameters for the RC1800 Foundation Slice family.
Related Publications
Overview of G12
Cell-Based Technologies, DB06-000160-04
GigaBlaze
G12TM Rev 1.0 Core Design Manual, DB14-000079-02
G12 DDR Core (cw000701_2_0) Design Manual, DB14-000169-03
ARM 926EJ-S Technical Reference Manual, ARM Ltd.
Conventions Used in This Manual
Hexadecimal numbers are indicated by the prefix "0x" --for example,
0x32CF. Binary numbers are indicated by the prefix "0b" --for example,
0b0011.0010.1100.1111.
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RC1800 Foundation
Slice Family
Datasheet
Contents
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The RapidChipTM Program
4
1.1
RapidSlice Platform Elements
5
Transistor Fabric and R-Cells
5
Embedded Memory Blocks
5
IP Blocks
5
Configurable I/Os
6
Typical RapidSlice Platform
7
1.2
Packaging
7
1.3
RC1800 Foundation Slices
8
1.4
Features Summary
10
2
RC1800 Foundation Slices
11
2.1
Configurable I/Os
11
2.2
GigaBlaze SERDES Transceivers
12
2.3
Double-Data-Rate (DDR) PHY Support
15
DDR PHY Resources Key Features
16
Memory I/O Types
17
2.4
Embedded Microprocessor Support
17
MMU
19
Caches and Write Buffer
19
Bus Interface Unit (BIU)
19
Tightly Coupled Memory (TCM) Interface
19
2.5
Memory Integration
20
Diffused Memories
20
R-Cell Memories
22
Configuration of Memories
22
2.6
PLLs and Clocks
23
General-Purpose PLL Resources
24
Clock Factories
29
3
Library Elements
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