The Spartan-II family is a superior alternative to mask-programmed ASICs. The FPGA avoids the initial cost, lengthy development cycles, and inherent risk of conventional ASICs. Also, FPGA programmability permits design upgrades in the field with no hardware replacement necessary (impossible with ASICs).Second generation ASIC replacement technology

- Densities as high as 5,292 logic cells with up to 200,000 system gates

- Streamlined features based on Virtex® FPGA architecture

- Unlimited reprogrammability

- Very low cost

- Cost-effective 0.18 micron process