Field-programmable gate arrays from the Spartan-3 family are made specifically to cater to the requirements of high volume, budget-conscious consumer electronic applications. The eight-member family offers system gate densities between 50,000 and 5,000,000.
By expanding the quantity of logic resources, internal RAM storage, total I/Os, overall performance level, and clock management features, the Spartan-3 family builds on the success of the prior Spartan-IIE family. The technology of the Virtex-II platform is responsible for many improvements. The Spartan-3 FPGA improvements give more functionality and bandwidth per dollar than was previously feasible because to cutting-edge process technology, creating new benchmarks for the programmed logic sector.
Spartan-3 FPGAs are particularly suited for a wide range of consumer electronics applications, including broadband access, home networking, display/projection, and digital television equipment, because of their incredibly low price.
The Spartan-3 family is a better option than ASICs that are mask programmed. Conventional ASICs' high initial cost, protracted development times, and inherent rigidity are all avoided by FPGAs. Additionally, unlike with ASICs, FPGA programmability enables design modifications in the field without the need for new hardware.
