Summary of Spartan-6 FPGA Features:
Spartan-6 Family:
Spartan-6 LX FPGA: Logic optimized
Spartan-6 LXT FPGA: High-speed serial connectivity
Designed for low cost
Multiple efficient integrated blocks
Optimized selection of I/O standards
Staggered pads
High-volume plastic wire-bonded packages
Low static and dynamic power
45 nm process optimized for cost and low power
Hibernate power-down mode for zero power
Suspend mode maintains state and configuration with
multi-pin wake-up, control enhancement
Lower-power 1.0V core voltage (LX FPGAs, -1L only)
High performance 1.2V core voltage (LX and LXT
FPGAs, -2, -3, and -3N speed grades)
Multi-voltage, multi-standard SelectIOTM interface banks
Up to 1,080 Mb/s data transfer rate per differential I/O
Selectable output drive, up to 24 mA per pin
3.3V to 1.2V I/O standards and protocols
Low-cost HSTL and SSTL memory interfaces
Hot swap compliance
Adjustable I/O slew rates to improve signal integrity
High-speed GTP serial transceivers in the LXT FPGAs
Up to 3.2 Gb/s
High-speed interfaces including: Serial ATA, Aurora,
1G Ethernet, PCI Express, OBSAI, CPRI, EPON, GPON, DisplayPort, and XAUI
Integrated Endpoint block for PCI Express designs (LXT)
Low-cost PCI® technology support compatible with the 33 MHz, 32- and 64-bit specification.
Efficient DSP48A1 slices
High-performance arithmetic and signal processing
Fast 18 x 18 multiplier and 48-bit accumulator
Pipelining and cascading capability
Pre-adder to assist filter applications