XC3S50A-4VQG100C vs XC3S50-4VQG100C Comparison
Detailed side-by-side comparison of XC3S50A-4VQG100C by AMD and XC3S50-4VQG100C by Xilinx. Compare key specifications, electrical parameters, packaging, lifecycle status, pricing, and availability to determine the best component for your design requirements.
Specification Comparison
| Parameter | XC3S50A-4VQG100C | XC3S50-4VQG100C |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | Xilinx |
| Category | FPGA & CPLD | FPGA & CPLD |
| Lifecycle Status | Active | Unknown |
| Device Type | FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) | Spartan-3 field-programmable gate array (FPGA) |
| Series | Spartan-3A (XC3S50A) | — |
| Logic Cells | 1,584 cells | 1,584 cells |
| Configurable Logic Blocks (CLBs) | 176 CLBs | — |
| Equivalent Logic Gates | 50,000 gates (50K) | — |
| User I/O | 68 I/O | — |
| Maximum System Clock Frequency | 250 MHz (-4 speed grade) | — |
| Process Technology | 90 nm CMOS | — |
| Core Supply Voltage | 1.2 V | 1.2 V |
| Package | VQFP-100 (TQG100), 14 x 14 mm | 100-pin TQFP (VQ100) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount | — |
| Operating Temperature Range | 0 C to +85 C (C suffix, commercial) | — |
| Configuration Modes | Master Serial (PROM), Master SPI (serial flash), BPI (parallel flash), Slave Parallel (SelectMAP, processor), Slave Serial | — |
| Bitstream Configuration Support | Serial and parallel bitstream loading for platform Flash PROM, commodity serial flash and commodity parallel flash | — |
| On-Chip Clocking | On-chip oscillator and startup clocking | — |
| Dedicated Multipliers | 18 dedicated multipliers (Spartan-3A DSP family feature set) | — |
| Embedded Memory | [DATA_NEEDED: dedicated block RAM and distributed RAM size] | 72 Kb block RAM |
| I/O Standard | [DATA_NEEDED: supported I/O standards and voltage banks] | — |
| RoHS Status | Compliant (RoHS) | [DATA_NEEDED: RoHS status] |
| REACH Status | Compliant (REACH) | [DATA_NEEDED: REACH status] |
| AEC-Q100 Qualification | Not applicable (industrial/consumer FPGA, not automotive qualified) | [DATA_NEEDED: AEC-Q100 qualification status] |
| System Gates | — | 50,000 gates |
| Logic Blocks | — | 192 blocks |
| Block RAM | — | 72 Kb |
| Performance Grade | — | -4 |
| Stated Performance | — | 630 MHz |
| Fabrication Technology | — | 90 nm |
| Package Pitch | — | 0.5 mm |
| Operating Temperature | — | 0°C to 85°C |
| Lead-Free Status | — | Lead-free |
| Programmable Logic | — | Configurable FPGA logic and interconnect |
| I/O Pin Count | — | 100 pins |