HME-M2C10
Ultra-low power 10K LUT6 FPGA with <100μA sleep current, ideal for battery-powered IoT and portable applications.
Product Overview
Description
The HME-M2C10 is an ultra-low power FPGA featuring 10K LUT6 logic cells with advanced power management capabilities.
With static power consumption below 100μA in sleep mode and instant-on capability with <10ms wake time, this device maximizes battery life for portable and IoT applications.
The device supports multiple power modes including active, standby, sleep, and deep sleep, with fine-grained clock and power gating for unused logic blocks.
Product Series
HME
Primary Application
IoT sensor nodes
Key Features
- Ultra-low static power <100μA
- Instant-on <10ms wake time
- Multiple power modes with retention
- Fine-grained clock gating
- Power gating for unused blocks
- Single 1.2V supply operation
- Battery-friendly I/O standards
Specifications
| Logic Capacity | 10K LUT6 |
|---|---|
| Static Power | <100μA (sleep mode) |
| Active Power | 5-20mW (typical application) |
| Config Time | <10ms (instant-on) |
| Max Frequency | 200 MHz |
| User I/O | 48 pins |
| Packages | QFN48, WLCSP36 |
Applications
IoT sensor nodes
Sensor signal conditioning
Portable medical devices
Medical electronics
Battery-powered data loggers
Battery and charging management
Wearable electronics
Electronic system design
Energy harvesting systems
Renewable energy systems
FAE Expert Insights
"The HME-M2C10 is my top recommendation for battery-powered FPGA applications. The sub-100μA sleep current is exceptional - I've measured as low as 75μA in deep sleep mode. For a recent IoT sensor project, this FPGA enabled 18-month operation on a single CR2032 coin cell, compared to only 6 months with a competing solution. The instant-on feature is crucial for intermittent operation - the device wakes and processes data in under 10ms, then returns to sleep. Power management is straightforward using the provided IP cores. One customer used this in a portable medical device, achieving 40-hour continuous operation on a small Li-ion battery. The QFN48 package is compact and easy to assemble. For maximum battery life, I recommend using the deep sleep mode between measurements and disabling all unused I/O. The WLCSP36 option is even smaller for space-constrained designs."
Exceptional ultra-low power FPGA enabling years of battery operation
— Zhang Hua, BeiLuo
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I minimize power consumption in my design?
Power optimization techniques: Clock gating - disable clocks to unused logic blocks. Power gating - shut down entire functional units when not needed. Frequency scaling - reduce clock frequency during low-demand periods. I/O management - tri-state unused pins, use lowest voltage I/O standard. Sleep modes - use deep sleep between operations. Design optimization: Minimize logic utilization. Use efficient algorithms. Reduce switching activity. Avoid unnecessary memory accesses. Measurement: Use precision multimeter to measure sleep current. Monitor active current with oscilloscope. Characterize across temperature range.
Implement all power-saving features and measure actual consumption during development.
What wake-up sources are available?
HME-M2C10 wake-up sources: External pin - any I/O can be configured as wake-up trigger. Internal timer - programmable interval timer for periodic wake-up. Watchdog - watchdog timer expiration can wake device. Serial interface - activity on UART/SPI/I2C can trigger wake-up. ADC - conversion complete can wake device. Wake-up characteristics: Wake time - <10ms from deep sleep. Power-on - <50ms from power-off. Retention - register contents preserved in sleep. Implementation: Configure wake-up sources in power management IP. Set wake-up polarity and filtering. Implement wake-up handler in your design. Test all wake-up scenarios thoroughly.
Choose wake-up source based on your application requirements. Multiple sources can be enabled simultaneously.