Optimized for applications that require ultra high-speed serial connectivity, Virtex®-6 HXT FPGAs offer the industry’s highest serial bandwidth through a combination of 6.6Gbps GTX transceivers and 11.18Gbps GTH transceivers to enable next-generation packet and transport, switch fabric, video switching, and imaging equipment.
| Features | LXT | SXT | HXT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40nm ExpressFabric™ architecture with 6-input LUTs | |||
| 600MHz clock management tiles (2 MMCM) | 6 - 18 | 12 - 18 | 12 - 18 |
| 600MHz block RAM (1,000Kbits) | 5.6 - 25.9 | 25.3 - 38.3 | 18.1 - 32.8 |
| 1.40Gbps SelectIO with ChipSync technology | |||
| 6.6Gbps GTX transceivers | 12 - 36 | 12 - 36 | 12 - 48 |
| 11.18Gbps GTH transceivers | - | - | 24 |
| PCI Express ( PCIe ) Endpoint/Root Port blocks | 1 - 2 | 2 | 2 - 4 |
| Ethernet Media Access Controller blocks | 4 | 4 | 2 - 4 |
| 600MHz DSP48E1 slices | 288 - 864 | 1,344 - 2,016 | 576 - 864 |
| System monitor and analog-to-digital converter | |||
| Third-generation sparse chevron packaging technology | |||
| Enhanced configuration and bitstream protection |
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Achieve 80% reduction in PHY power and reduce system cost for packet processing systems.
Implement an optical interface to 100GE MAC with framing, forward error correction (FEC), and interface to ASIC (or backplane) via Interlaken using two Virtex-6 HXT FPGAs.
Achieve 80% reduction in PHY power and reduce system cost for transport systems.
Implement a complete 100Gbps packet processing line card, including CFP optical interface, 100GE MAC, 100Gbps ingress classification engine, 100Gbps ingress traffic manager, high-bandwidth buffering to external SDRAM, and interface to NPU (or backplane) via Interlaken using two Virtex-6 HX380T FPGAs.
Combine Virtex-6 FPGA and Spartan-6 FPGA families to build low cost IP-based equipment that bridges broadcast and telecommunications networks.
Achieve higher image quality and support more video streams while reducing power using Spartan-6 and Virtex-6 FPGAs.
| Name | File Size | Modified Date |
|---|---|---|
| Virtex-6 Family Overview | 383 KB | 01/19/2012 |
| Virtex-6 FPGA Data Sheet: DC and Switching Characteristics | 2.27 MB | 01/12/2012 |
| Virtex-6 FPGA GTH Transceivers User Guide | 5.4 MB | 06/29/2011 |
| Virtex-6 Product Brief |