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Figure 2-2: MAX 10 Dual-Supply Device

MAX 10

Dual-Supply Device

VCC, VCCD_PLL, VCCINT

(1.2 V)

VCCA, VCCA_ADC

(2.5 V)

Comparison of the MAX 10 Power Supply Device Options

Table 2-1: Comparison of the MAX 10 Power Supply Device Options

Characteristics

Single-Supply Device

Dual-Supply Device

Voltage regulator count

(1)

1

2

Core and I/O performance

Low

High

For MAX 10 single-supply devices, only one power supply is required—3.0 V or 3.3 V to power the core

of the FPGA. The same power supply can be used to power the I/O if the same 3.0 V or 3.3 V voltage is

required. If different I/O voltage is used, then additional voltage regulators will be needed.
For MAX 10 dual-supply devices, two power supplies are required to supply power to the device core,

periphery, phase-locked loop (PLL), and analog-to-digital converters (ADC) blocks—1.2 V and 2.5 V.

Depending on the I/O standard voltage requirement, you may use two or more voltage regulators.
As the power rails for the FPGA core are supplied externally in the MAX 10 dual-supply devices, the

design can be optimized for power by using high efficiency switching power supplies on the board. The

power savings will be equal to the increased efficiency of the regulators used compared to the internal

linear regulators of the MAX 10 single-supply devices. If linear regulators are used to power the MAX 10

dual-supply devices, the power consumption of the MAX 10 dual-supply devices will be approximately

equal to the MAX 10 single-supply devices.
The device performance of the single-supply device is lower than that of the dual-supply device. For the

performance difference in terms of LVDS, pseudo-LVDS, digital signal processing (DSP), and internal

memory performance, refer to the MAX 10 FPGA device datasheet.

Related Information

MAX 10 FPGA Device Datasheet

Provides details about the MAX 10 performance difference in terms of LVDS, pseudo-LVDS, DSP, and

internal memory performance.

(1)

This shows the number of power supplies required by the core and periphery of the MAX 10 devices. You

may need additional voltage regulators to supply power to the

VCCIO

if the

VCCIO

does not have the same

voltage level as the core and periphery supply.

2-2

Comparison of the MAX 10 Power Supply Device Options

UG-M10PWR

2015.02.09

Altera Corporation

MAX 10 Power Management Features and Architecture

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