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TI’s New Programmable Logic Portfolio Helps Engineers Go From Concept To Prototype in Minutes

Texas Instruments (TI) has launched an advanced portfolio of programmable logic devices (PLDs) aimed at reducing the complexity, time, and cost associated with engineering design. This new lineup offers a powerful solution for streamlining logic design across a variety of applications by integrating up to 40 combinational and sequential logic and analog functions into a single device. With these PLDs, engineers can significantly reduce board size—up to 94% smaller than traditional discrete logic designs—while cutting system costs and saving valuable design space.

Simplified Design with No-Code Tools TI’s new PLDs are supported by the InterConnect Studio—a no-code design tool that allows engineers to design, simulate, and configure their logic devices in minutes. Featuring a drag-and-drop graphical user interface (GUI) and integrated simulation, this tool eliminates the need for software coding, allowing for a faster and more streamlined design process. Engineers can easily program their devices and order components directly through the tool, accelerating time to market.

Addressing Key Industry Needs As Tsedeniya Abraham, Vice President and General Manager of Interface at TI, explained, the demand for programmable logic devices is growing as engineers look for ways to reduce design complexity, shrink board space, and speed up development timelines. However, traditional PLDs can be overly complex, require specialized programming skills, and offer limited packaging options. TI’s new PLD portfolio addresses these challenges by offering small, power-efficient devices in a variety of packaging configurations that are ideal for automotive, industrial, and personal electronics applications.

Innovative Features and Compact Design TI’s PLD portfolio boasts the smallest leaded package available in the market, measuring just 2.1mm x 1.6mm. This ultra-compact design—92% smaller than competing devices—supports easy solderability and reduces the overall size of the board. TI’s automotive-grade PLDs are also up to 63% smaller than their closest competitors, making them ideal for space-constrained environments. In addition, the devices come with quad flat no-lead (QFN) packaging options, enabling automated optical inspection to enhance safety and reliability in long-term systems.

Low Power, High Efficiency Designed to conserve power, TI’s new PLDs feature a quiescent current of less than 1µA and consume 50% less active power than similar devices. This makes them suitable for applications requiring extended battery life, such as electric vehicles, power tools, battery packs, and gaming controllers.

TI’s PLD portfolio supports a wide range of functions, including general-purpose input/output, look-up tables, digital flip-flops, pipe delays, filters, and resistor-capacitor oscillators. The TPLD1201 and TPLD1202 models also integrate advanced analog capabilities, with features like analog comparators and selectable internal voltage references. The TPLD1202 goes a step further by offering additional features like SPI, I2C, a watchdog timer, and a state machine, adding more flexibility and control to complex designs.

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