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Overview
PGC has started the gate array design service since started up in 1991. PGC always keeps focus on the state-of-the-art technology development and quality of service. Now, PGC is the Asia member of Design Center Alliance of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.), the top one foundry in the world. Furthermore, PGC is the major gate array turnkey design service partner of TSMC. PGC has lots of domain knowledge and experience in the gate array design field.

PGC provides a low-risk, cost-effective, time-saving alternative to ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) and PLD/FPGA by FPGA to gate array conversion. Because gate array has many advantages of cost and lead time comparing to the PLD (Programmable Logic Device) , FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) and ASIC, the PLD/FPGA users can target a good market position by PGC's gate array turnkey design service.

PGC offers a portfolio of Gate Array products to complete your Gate Array/ PLD /FPGA design with pin-to-pin compatible feature and competitive delivery for your engineering sample and mass productions.

* Lead time: Engineering sample 3 ~ 4 weeks; Mass production 4~5 weeks; Super Hot Run 2 ~ 3 weeks

Service Flow and Cycle Time
PGC gate array turnkey design service can deliver customer's original design with short cycle time, low cost by PGC's professional design conversion and turnkey process. In general, customer can get the engineering sample or mass production chips within 5 ~ 6 weeks. PGC can deliver the gate array chips by customer's urgent request less than one month through TSMC hot / super hot run production.

Comparison**

Product type
Design Cycle Time
Manufacturing Time
Prototype Cost
Production Cost
ASIC Long Medium to Long Very High Very Low
G/A Medium Short Medium Low
PGC Service FPGA --> G/A Short to Medium Very Short Low Low
PGC Service FPGA --> G/A Short Short to Very Short Low Low
PGC Service G/A --> G/A Short Short to Very Short Low Low

**Based on the normal conditions and PGC's assumptions.

 

Benefits
The benefits of PGC's gate array turnkey design service to customer are following below,

  • Suitable diversified applications and less volume productions
  • In-house design easily and highly successful possibility
  • Short deliveryCost-effective for mass production


    • Requirements (PGC needs)
  • Design name and application area.
  • Process. (0.6um 1P2M/3M, 0.5um 1P2M/3M, 0.35um 1P3M/4M)
  • Package type.
  • Core and I/O voltage. (5V tolerant input, mixed 5V and 3.3V I/O)
  • Logic gate count. (G/C or usage percentage report by FPGA tool)
  • Clock frequency domain. (Core and I/O clock frequency)
  • Memory type (Single-Port Async. RAM, Two-Port Async. RAM, ROM)
  • Estimated schedule (E/S Date, T/O Date)
  • Customer suggestion and special request
  • Netlist design-in or RTL source code design-in
  • Option service: (RTL QA, DFT and ATPG, Memory BIST, Low Power, JTAG etc…)
    •  Design-in File Format from Customer
  • RTL code/ Test pattern or waveform (Verilog or VHDL )
  • FPGA in-tools (Schematic, HDL format)
  • FPGA netlist (EDIF file)
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    Gate Array Product Series

    Series Process Wafer Usable Gates Total I/O Pads Max I/O
    HDA10000 0.35um 5V tolerant I/O, 3.3V process, stagger I/O
    8"
    		 1P3M 648 ~ 182841
    36~306
    20~224
    1P4M 735 ~ 207220
    HDA9000 0.5um Mixed I/O,3V/5V power,5V process CORE: 3V/5V, stagger I/O

    6"

    8"

    		 1P2M 4985 ~ 91708
    84~296
    68~280
    1P3M 8308 ~ 152847
    HDA8000 0.6um Mixed I/O,3V/5V power,5V process CORE: 3V/5V, linear I/O
    6"
    		 1P2M 1318 ~ 52126
    64~272
    48~256
    1P3M 2196 ~ 86877
    TGT550 0.6um 3V/5V power,5V process, linear I/O
    6"
    		 1P2M 2275 ~ 55485
    64~256
    48~240
    1P3M 4833 ~ 63260

    Success Cases
    PGC gate array turnkey design service is suitable for lots of applications such as telecommunication, computer and consumer. PGC has delivered more than 300 G/A projects to our customers since 1991. Being the only one authorized provider of TSMC gate array products, PGC commits himself to a best company of gate array turnkey design service.