subject: The New Four Xilinx Spartan-3a Fpga Devices [print this page] Programmable logic device (PLD) supplier Xilinx Inc. (Xilinx) announced the launch of its latest 90nm low-cost Spartan-3AFPGA device. The digital display, set top boxes and wireless routers are optimized for applications such as small packages of these devices meet industry demand for smaller device package size, for the cost sensitive consumer electronics designs will better support.
Spartan-3 Series platform: the preferred low-cost consumer applications
Xilinx high-volume consumer applications in the success largely depends on its Spartan series, flexibility and cost advantages. Spartan series since its inception in 1998, revenue share has increased from zero to more than 25% of the company's total revenue. XilinxSpartan-3 series supports the widest range of I / O standards (26), combined with the unique power configuration capabilities and anti-cloning security advantages, has become the world's most widely used low-cost FPGA. Accumulated revenue of more than 2,000,000,000 U.S. dollars.
"Xilinx provides customized solutions designed to meet the high growth target markets and application needs." Primary market research company iSuppli principal analyst JordanSelburn semiconductor design company, said, "by designers for consumer applications, including devices, IP and development board, including turnkey solutions, Xilinx will in this highly competitive market in a better position, and further development. "
Reduce the system cost up to 50%
By providing the industry's broadest device package options, most comprehensive IP library (8 times), and a wide range of product development boards, Xilinx's comprehensive solution to avoid the need for additional standard board-level devices need, and therefore competition with FPGA ratio, can reduce overall system costs up to 50% reduction in external components also provide system reliability.
On-demand power saving mode immediately
Through the built-in dual power management mode, Xilinx Spartan-3FPGA provides industry-leading power management solutions to support the immediate power savings, without external devices, such as voltage regulators, radiator and buffers. Xilinx Spartan-3AFPGA in standby mode and sleep mode reduces static power consumption by up to 40% and 99%. Standby mode to minimize quiescent current state, while maintaining all information devices in PFGA within. This model provides a fast wake-up time and system-level synchronization, using a wake-up pin to indicate status, programmable timer can be used to delay internal and output wake-up state, until the system is ready.
Using the unique function almost completely shut down, sleep mode consumes the lowest power consumption is almost static 0mA.
DeviceDNA technical support low-cost design of safety
Xilinx Spartan-3A and 3AN devices DeviceDNA unique serial number. This permanent ID code safeguards hardware and software IP, providing designers the flexibility so that they can customize the algorithm to achieve certification, to prevent cloning, and control IP activation. And ATM transactions similar to the card and pin combination of dynamic value generated compared with the stored numbers, or refuse to authorize transactions.
Price and Availability
The new four Xilinx Spartan-3A small size devices. All four devices now offer engineering samples. Expected volume production in 2008 XC3S50A and XC3S200A (VQ100 package) price will be lower than the $ 1.50 and $ 3.00. Use FT256 package XC3S700A and XC3S1400A prices below $ 6.00 and $ 9.00. All prices refer to the 100,000 unit batch time.
