Xilinx Spartan Series FPGAs. Rome Wasn't Built in a Day. Your ASIC Can Be.

Spartan Series FPGAs

The Spartan Series of FPGAs is the best high volume FPGA solution for ASIC replacement. Derived from the highly successful XC4000 architecture and spanning up to 40,000 system gates, the Spartan Series combines high performance, on-chip RAM, software cores, and low prices. The Spartan Series is the first FPGA that meets all the key requirements of ASIC designs for high volume production, and delivers unmatched benefits over competing PLDs.

Family Highlights

Features

First ASIC replacement FPGA with on-chip RAM
First ASIC replacement FPGA with high performance
Industry's lowest price FPGA
Advanced process technology for lowest die cost
Total cost management for lowest overall cost
No compromises: Performance, Price, Core solutions and on-chip RAM

Effective ASIC Replacement

FPGA benefits of fast time to market with:

High Performance - over 80 MHz system speeds
On-chip memory with dual-port, synchronous SelectRAM memory
Extensive and verified cores with AllianceCORE and LogiCORE products
Comprehensive software support - supported in Alliance and Foundation 1.4 and 1.5 releases
Low prices: $2.95 high volume price for SpartanXL device

Total Cost Management
The Spartan Series FPGAs from the outset have been designed and produced to achieve lowest total cost to meet an important need of high volume products. This comprehensive effort in total cost management includes:

Leading edge process technology: die size parity with gate arrays
Streamlined feature set
Focused product and package offering
Simplified speed file methodology
Reduction in assembly, test and overhead expenses
Low power design that permits Spartan devices in inexpensive plastic packages.

Advantages Over Competing PLDs

Performance. Benchmark designs show the Spartan Series to be at least 10% faster than competing FPGAs.
On-chip SelectRAM memory. The Spartan architecture's dual-port, synchronous RAM feature delivers over twice the performance of FPGAs with only single-port RAM capabilities.
Broad product offering. The Spartan Series offers 32 device-package combinations covering 3.3 and 5 volts.
Footprint compatibility. Under 2000 logic cells, competing vendors offer at most two devices per package, limiting migration to higher densities while keeping the same footprint.
Lower power. Spartan devices consume half the power of competing FPGA devices.
Lower price. $2.95 for SpartanXL device.

Distributed High-Performance SelectRAM Memory

SelectRAM Flexibility

Build as many high-performance RAM blocks as needed
Each block can be cascaded to any width and depth
Placed at any desired location within the FPGA
Ideal for functions such as FIFOs, DSP filters, accumulators, and scratch-pad memories

	XCS05/XL	XCS10/XL	XCS20/XL	XCS30/XL	XCS40/XL
System Gates*	2K-5K	3K-10K	7K-20K	10K-30K	13K-40K
Logic Cells**	238	466	950	1,368	1,862
Max Logic Gates	3,000	5,000	10,000	13,000	20,000
Flip-Flops	360	616	1,120	1,536	2,016
Max RAM bits	3,200	6,272	12,800	18,432	25,088
Max Available I/O	77	112	160	192	205
Packages	PC84	PC84
	VQ100	VQ100	VQ100	VQ100
		TQ144	TQ144	TQ144
			PQ208	PQ208	PQ208
				PQ240	PQ240
				BG256	BG256
20-30% of CLBs as RAM * 1 Logic Cell = 4-input Look-Up Table + Flip-Flop

More Information

ASIC Replacement FPGAs
Spartan Series FPGAs Data Sheet
Spartan SPROMs Data Sheet
Application Notes
CORE Solutions
Hard Copy Literature Request
Using Three-State Enable Registers in XLA, XV, and SpartanXL FPGAs.

Press Releases

Device Files

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