Spartan-3 Generation FPGA

Spartan-3 Generation Summary

Dual power management*

• Hibernate and suspend modes support
• True hardware power management modes for up to 99% power reduction

Multiple levels of security*

• Device DNA level of security
• Hidden bitstream

Integrated Flash memory*

• Simple and secure embedded application storage with up to 11Mb of integrated user Flash
• Enables single-chip board designs for space-conscious applications

XtremeDSP™ DSP48A Slice*

• 18-bit by 18-bit, two's complement multiplier with full precision 36-bit result, sign extended to 48 bits
• Pre-adder saves 9 logic slices per DSP48A used

Four level memory architecture

• Up to 520 Kb distributed SelectRAM™+ memory
• Up to 1.87 Mb embedded block RAM

Leading connectivity platform

• Supports most popular and emerging single-ended and differential signaling standards
• Pre-engineered interface IP solution including PCI™, PCI Express®, USB, Firewire, CAN, SPI , I2C, and more

• Four slice per CLB - Two each for memory and logic functions
• Wide-input functions - 16:1 mux in one CLB

• Up to 8 digital clock managers (DCMs)
• Flexible frequency generation from 5 MHz to 333 MHz

• Broadest Flash memory support for lowest-cost configuration
• MultiBoot capability for multiple system configuration from the same hardware

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