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PLDs

Keep in mind that the table below is some what dated, I'm sure the newer FPGAs and PLD ICs have MTBF [Mean-Time-Between-Failure] numbers which far exceed the ones listed. Checking the Cypress site (8/05) I see that their faster version of a 22V10 IC is a dash five (5 nS).

Metastability characteristics of PLDs
Device fmax
(MHz)
W(fsec)
tsw(nsec)
tr(nsec)
(10-year MTBF)

PALC16R8-25 28.5 9.503 0.515 14.68
PALC20G10-20 41.6 3.73 0.173 4.91
PALC20RA10-15 33.3 2.86 0.216 5.87
PALC22V10C-10 90.9 0.00808 0.547 13.0
PALC22V10B-15 50.0 55.76 0.261 8.19
PALC22V10-20 41.6 0.125 0.190 4.73
CY7C330-66 66.6 1.02 0.290 8.12
CY7C331-20 31.2 298.0 0.184 5.91
CY7C332-15 47.6 1.55 0.337 9.35
CY7C344-20 41.6 966.0 0.223 7.55

The Table data was copied from "Determine PLD metastability to derive ample MTBFs",
EDN August 5 1991, Author: Sean Dingman.



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