LFE3-150EA vs M2GL150
A comparison of the Lattice LatticeECP3 LFE3-150EA and the Microchip IGLOO2 M2GL150 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| LFE3-150EA | M2GL150 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Lattice LatticeECP3 | Microchip IGLOO2 |
| LUTs as published | 149,000 LUT4 | 146,124 LUT4 |
| LUT type | 4-input look-up table | 4-input look-up table |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈149,000 | ≈146,124 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | — | 146,124 LE |
| DSP | 320 18×18 multipliers | 240 18×18 math blocks (MACC) |
| Block RAM | 6.7 Mb | 4.2 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 586 | 574 |
| Transceivers | 16 × SERDES 3.2 Gb/s | 16 × SERDES 5 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | None | Gen2 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | Non-volatile (flash) |
| Packages | 2 | 3 |
| Design tool | Lattice Diamond | Microchip Libero SoC |
Highlighted values are higher. LUT counts are shown as published; the LUT4 equivalent is an approximation to compare different LUT types, see how FPGA vendors count logic. Add up to two more devices to this comparison.
Key differences
Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 149K and 146K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the LFE3-150EA has 320 18×18 multipliers against 240 18×18 math blocks (MACC) on the M2GL150.
The LFE3-150EA has more on-chip memory (6.7 Mb vs 4.2 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 16 at up to 3.2 Gb/s on the LFE3-150EA and 16 at up to 5 Gb/s on the M2GL150.
Configuration memory: sram on the LFE3-150EA, non-volatile (flash) on the M2GL150.
The LFE3-150EA is designed with Lattice Diamond and the M2GL150 with Microchip Libero SoC.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: LFE3-150EA (LatticeECP3) and M2GL150 (IGLOO2).