Arrix
Developer	MathStar
Manufacturer	TSMC
Type	Programmable logic device
Introduction	September 25, 2006 (announced) November 29, 2006 (launch)
Production	2006-2009
Word size	16 bit 2 octets 4 nibbles
Process	130 nm 0.13 μm 1.3e-4 mm , 90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm
Technology	CMOS
Clock	400 MHz-1,000 MHz
Package	FCBGA-896
Socket	FCBGA-896
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Arrix was a family of field-programmable object array designed by MathStar and introduced in late 2006. MathStar continued manufacturing this until 2009.

Architecture

Main article: field-programmable object array

Arrix is a family of field-programmable object array (FPOA). The chips can operate, depending on model, from 400 MHz to 1 GHz. At the time their performance exceeded similar budget FPGAs. Arrix are a grid of 400 logic objects. Additionally the chips also feature:

• 2x Bi-directional 500MHz DDR 16-bit LVDS ports
• 96x GPIO (synchronously or asynchronously at up to 100 MHz)
• 12x banks of 500MHz internal SRAM memory banks
• 2x 266 MHz 36-bit DDR (72-bits per cycle) RLDRAM II controllers

The chips are arranged as a grid of 400 logic objects made up of:

• 256x ALU
  • 16 bit data, 5 bits control, 32 operations
  • 16-bit add/sub/shift/rotate/AND/OR/XOR
  • circuitry for cascading status bits for making larger word
• 80x RFs
  • 128 Byte, dualport RAM or FIFO
• 64x MACx
  • 16x16 single clock cycle multiplier
  • 32 bit intermediate result, signed or unsigned
  • 40 bit accumulator, 256 accumulations before overflow
• 12x Internal RAM banks
  • 768 x 76 bits

Members

MOA2400D Series

Model	Frequency	OBjects	Package	Temp Range
MOA2400D-10	1,000 MHz	400	FCBGA-896	Commercial
MOA2400D-10R	1,000 MHz	400	FCBGA-896 RoHS	Commercial
MOA2400D-09	900 MHz	400	FCBGA-896	Industrial
MOA2400D-09R	900 MHz	400	FCBGA-896 RoHS	Industrial
MOA2400D-08	800 MHz	400	FCBGA-896	Industrial
MOA2400D-08R	800 MHz	400	FCBGA-896 RoHS	Industrial
MOA2400D-06	600 MHz	400	FCBGA-896	Industrial
MOA2400D-06R	600 MHz	400	FCBGA-896 RoHS	Industrial
MOA2400D-04	400 MHz	400	FCBGA-896	Commercial
MOA2400D-04R	400 MHz	400	FCBGA-896 RoHS	Commercial

Documents

Product Brief

• Arrix Family Product Brief, April 2007
• Arrix Family Product Brief, August 2006
• MOA1400D Product Brief, February 2006

IP Cores

• Color Space Conversion (RGB to YCRCB) for Arrix FPOA
• Flat Field Correction for Arrix FPOA
• JPEG 2000 Encoder for Arrix FPOA
• MPEG2 Multi-channel Decoder for FPOA

Software

• Silicon Objects Software Development Environment

See also

• field-programmable object array
• Ambric's Am2000