Artix™-7 FPGAs deliver the lowest power and lowest cost to address high-volume markets. This family is one of three product families built on a common 28nm architecture designed for maximum power efficiency and offers over two times the capacity, 30% higher performance, 50% lower power consumption -- and logic up to 350K logic cell density at lower price points than Spartan®-6 FPGAs. The Artix-7 family establishes a new standard for best cost for higher speed interfaces, including memories and transceivers. Artix-7 FPGAs further reduce system cost with the smallest footprint packages, leveraging wire bond chip-scale BGA technology.
Artix-7 FPGAs provide higher integration and introduce Agile Mixed Signal capability for the first time in a low-cost FPGA, enabling customization for end user applications. Whether complex analog signal conditioning or simple analog monitoring, the Agile Mixed Signal technology will enable lower system cost, higher system reliability and customization beyond off the shelf analog components.
Fabricated on a high-performance, low-power (HPL) 28nm process, all 7 series FPGAs share a scalable optimized architecture. This innovation enables design migration across the Artix-7, Kintex™-7, and Virtex®-7 FPGA families. System manufacturers can easily scale successful designs to address adjacent markets requiring reduced cost and power or increased performance and capability. The adoption of AMBA 4, AXI4 specification as part of the interconnect strategy supporting Plug-and-Play FPGA design further improves productivity with IP reuse, portability, and predictability.
| Capability | Artix-7 Devices |
|---|---|
| Agile Mixed Signal | Independent Dual 12-bit, 1MSPS, 17 channels Analog-to-Digital Converters |
| Peak transceiver speed | 6.6Gb/s |
| Peak memory interface | 1,066 Mb/s |
| DSP throughput (symmetric filter) | 1,129 GMACS |
| Packaging | Low-cost wire-bond |
Artix-7 FPGAs deliver advantages in lowest cost and lowest power, ideally suited for high-volume applications including: consumer 3DTV, multifunction printers, digital SLR cameras, automotive driver assistance and infotainment, low power handheld communications, medical endoscopes and handheld ultrasound devices, and industrial system monitor and control.
| Name | Modified | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Artix-7 FPGAs Data Sheet: DC and Switching Characteristics | 02/13/2012 | 1.01 MB |
| 7 Series FPGAs Overview | 05/05/2012 | 579 KB |
| 7 Series FPGAs XADC User Guide | 03/28/2011 | 2.47 MB |
| WP389 - Lowering Power at 28 nm with Xilinx 7 Series FPGAs | 02/17/2012 | 1.06 MB |
| WP392 - Xilinx Agile Mixed Signal Solutions | 03/06/2012 | 562 KB |
| WP312 - Xilinx Next Generation 28 nm FPGA Technology Overview | 03/26/2011 | 614 KB |