Magazine Article

Board Saver for Use With Developmental FPGAs

TBMG-5616

09/01/2009

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A device denoted a board saver has been developed as a means of reducing wear and tear of a printed-circuit board onto which an antifuse field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is to be eventually soldered permanently after a number of design iterations. The need for the board saver or a similar device arises because (1) antifuse- FPGA design iterations are common and (2) repeated soldering and unsoldering of FPGAs on the printed-circuit board to accommodate design iterations can wear out the printed-circuit board. The board saver is basically a solderable/unsolderable FPGA receptacle that is installed temporarily on the printed-circuit board.

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"Board Saver for Use With Developmental FPGAs," Mobility Engineering, September 1, 2009.
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Sep 1, 2009
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TBMG-5616
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English