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). Versatile I/O and packaging

- Pb-free package options

- Low-cost packages available in all densities

- Family footprint compatibility in common packages

- 16 high-performance interface standards

- Hot swap Compact PCI friendly

- Zero hold time simplifies system timing

• Core logic powered at 2.5V and I/Os powered at 1.5V, 2.5V, or 3.3V

• Fully supported by powerful Xilinx® ISE® development system

- Fully automatic mapping, placement, and routing