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RTG4™ Radiation-Tolerant FPGAs

High-Speed QML Class V-Qualified FPGAs for Space


RTG4™ FPGAs integrate our fourth-generation Flash-based FPGA fabric and high-performance interfaces, such as Serialization/Deserialization (SerDes), on a single chip. They are resistant to radiation-induced configuration upsets in the harshest radiation environments, making them excellent options for use in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), Geostationary Equatorial Orbit (GEO), Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) and deep-space flight applications. The RTG4 FPGA family offers up to 151,824 registers, which are hardened by design against radiation-induced Single-Event Upsets (SEUs), and up to 24 lanes of 3.125 Gbps SerDes.

Key Benefits


Radiation Tolerance

Radiation Tolerance

  • Total ionizing dose (TID) > 100 krad
  • Configuration memory upsets immunity to LET > 103 MeV.cm2/mg
  • Single-Event Latch-up (SEL) immunity to LET > 103 MeV.cm2/mg
  • SEU-hardened registers with built-in Triple-Module Redundancy (TMR)
  • SRAM has a built-in Error Detection and Correction (EDAC)
  • Global clocks and resets are hardened against Single-Event Transients (SETs)
Qualification for Space Flight

Qualification for Space Flight

  • QML Class V qualification has been achieved for CG(G)A/LG(G)A 1657 and CQ(G)FP 352 ceramic packages
  • JEDEC® qualification is completed for the FC(G) 1657 RT Mil-Plastic Ball Grid Array (BGA) package, which is well-suited for small satellite or constellation applications
Flight Heritage

Flight Heritage

  • The RTG4 FPGA has achieved flight heritage on Mission Extension Vehicles (MEV) 1 and 2, CAS-500 and Artemis II
  • The RTG4 FPGA is currently baselined in many US and international programs

Featured Applications and Capabilities


RTG4 FPGAs offer a variety of qualification levels, screening flows and package options, which make them well suited for Class 1 space missions, New Space constellations, medical electronics, nuclear power plant control and many other applications.

PackagesCG(G)1657/LG(G)1657FC(G)1657CQ(G)352
CG1657 (Ceramic Column Grid Array, Six Sigma Columns, Leaded)
CGG1657 (Ceramic Column Grid Array, Six Sigma Columns, Lead-Free)
LG1657 (Ceramic Column Grid Array, Six Sigma Columns, Leaded)
LGG1657 (Ceramic Column Grid Array, Six Sigma Columns, Lead-Free)
QML-V Qualified  
FCG1657 (Ball Grid Array Plastic Package, Lead-Free)
FC1657 (Ball Grid Array Plastic Package, Leaded)
 JEDEC Qualified 
CQ352 (Ceramic Quad Flat Pack, Leaded)
CQG352 (Ceramic Quad Flat Pack, Lead-Free)
  QML-V Qualified
Package Body Size42.5 mm × 42.5 mm42.5 mm × 42.5 mm48 mm × 48 mm

RTG4 FPGAs integrate our fourth-generation Flash-based FPGA fabric high-performance serialization/deserialization (SerDes) transceivers on a single chip while maintaining resistance to radiation-induced configuration upsets in the harshest radiation environments, such as spaceflight (LEO, MEO, GEO, HEO, and deep space), high-altitude aviation, medical electronics and nuclear power plant control.

Kits and Hardware


Part Number: Quantity: Price per Unit (in USD): Total Amt:
RTPF-DEV-KIT

The RT PolarFire Development Kit is a platform for developing and evaluating designs that use our RT PolarFire FPGAs. Take advantage of high-speed serial connectivity and bus interfaces to evaluate your control, DSP, AI/ML and image processing applications.

RTG4-DEV-KIT

The RTG4 FPGA Development Kit provides an evaluation and development platform for space applications such as data transmission, serial connectivity, bus interface and high-speed designs using RTG4 radiation-tolerant, high-density and high-performance FPGAs.

Part Number: Quantity: Price per Unit (in USD): Total Amt:
FLASHPRO6

FlashPro6 offers exceptionally high performance through USB 3.0 that supports Serial Peripheral Interconnect (SPI) client and JTAG interfaces.

FLASHPRO5

FlashPro5 offers high performance through USB 2.0 that supports Serial Peripheral Interconnect (SPI) and JTAG interfaces.

FLASHPRO4

FlashPro4 is designed for JTAG programming of older Microchip FPGA families, including IGLOO, ProASIC3, SmartFusion, and Fusion. It is suitable for existing designs that do not require SPI Slave programming, advanced debugging, or high-speed programming

SILICON-SCULPTOR-4

Silicon Sculptor 4 CE-compliant production device programmer works alongside Silicon Sculptor adapter modules to program the FPGA devices. It concurrently programs large FPGA parts without performance degradation.

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