ATV2500H/L
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Security Fuse Usage
A single fuse is provided to pre vent unauthorized copying 
of the ATV2500H/L fuse patterns. Once programmed, the 
outputs will read programmed during verify. The security 
fuse should be programmed last, as its effect is immediate.
The security fuse also inhibits preload and Q2 observability.
Atmel CMOS PLDs
Atmel's Erasable Programmable Logic Devices utilize an 
advanced 1.25-micron CMOS EPROM technology. This 
technology's state of the art features are the optimu m combination for PLDs:
• CMOS techno logy provides high speed, low power, and
high noise immunity.
• EPROM technology is the most cost effective method for
producing PLDs - surpassing bipolar fusible link 
technology in low cost, while providing the necessary 
reprogrammability.
• EPROM reprogrammability, which is 100% tested before
shipment, provides inherently better programmability and 
reliability than one-time fusible PLDs.
• Atmel's EPROM process has proven extremely reliable
in the volume production of a full line of advanced 
EPROM memory products, from 64K to one-megabit 
devices.
Using the ATV2500H/L's Many 
Advanced Features
The ATV2500H/L's flexibility puts more usable gates in 40 
pins than other PLDs. Some of the ATV2 500H/L 's key fe atures are:
• Asynchronous Clocks -
Each of the flip-flo ps in the AT V2500H/L has a dedicate d 
product term driving the clock. The user is no longer constrained to using one clock for all the registers. Buried state 
machines, counters, and registers can all c oexist in one 
device, while running on separate clocks. The ATV2500H/L 
clock period matches that of similar synchronous devices.
• A Total of 48 Registers -
The ATV2500H/L pro vides two flip -flops for each ou tput 
macrocell - a total of 48. Each register has its own clock 
and reset product terms, as well as its own sum term.
• Independent I/O Pin and Feedback Paths Each I/O pin on the ATV2500/H has a dedicated input path.
Each of the 48 regi sters has in divi dual fe edbac k ter ms into 
the array. This feature, combined with individual product 
terms for each I/O's output enable, facilitates designs using 
bi-directional I/O buses.
• Three Sum T erms per Macrocell The ATV2500H/L macrocell can be configured with one
SUM term feeding the output, and still have two SUM terms 
feeding the flip-flops. This is the simplest method for interfacing with an I/O bus, and no flip-flops need be sacrificed.
• Combinable Sum Terms Each output macrocell's three SUM terms can be combined
in an OR gate before the output or the register. This provides up to twelve product terms per output or flip-flop. 
When the registered output configuration is chosen, eight 
terms are automatically available to D1. The four terms 
feeding D2 can also be shared with D1, giving i t a total of 
twelve. In the combinatorial mode, four, eight, or twelve 
terms can feed the output, with the middle four still driving 
D1 and the bottom four still driving D2.
Programming Software Support
Software which is c apable of transform ing Boolean equations, state machine descriptions and truth tables into 
JEDEC files for the ATV2500H/L is currently available from 
several PLD software vendors. Please refer to the 
Pro-
grammable Logic Development Tools
 section for a com-
plete listing of the PLD software support.
Erasure Characteristics
The entire memory array of an ATV2500H/L is erased after 
exposure to ultraviolet light at a wavel ength of 2537 Å. 
Complete erasure is assured afte r a minimum of tw enty 
minutes exposure using 12,000 µW/cm
2
 intensity lam ps 
spaced one inch away from the chip. Minimum erase time 
for lamps at other intensity ratings can be calc ulated from 
the minimum integrat ed erasu re do se of f ifteen W
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sec/cm2. 
To prevent unintentional erasure, an opaque label is recommended to cover the clear window on any UV erasable 
PLD which will be subjected to continuous fluorescent 
indoor lighting or sunligh t.