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XC7S25-1FTGB196C

XC7S25-1FTGB196C

AMD
Higher-density Spartan-7 in a similar package for more logic resources
749 in stock

Overview

The XC7S25-1FTGB196C is a Spartan-7 FPGA from AMD/Xilinx offering a higher-density option in the Spartan-7 family. It provides reprogrammable fabric for implementing custom digital logic, hardware accelerators, and deterministic IO in a compact package. The device targets cost- and power-conscious designs that need more logic resources than lower-density Spartan-7 parts.

Why Choose This Part

This higher-density Spartan-7 offers more programmable logic and IO while remaining a cost-effective, low-power FPGA family. It is a good drop-in choice when you need extra LUTs, block RAM, or DSP fabric without moving to a larger FPGA family, enabling richer hardware acceleration and more complex designs in a compact footprint. The Spartan-7 family is well supported by AMD/Xilinx tooling and ecosystem IP.

Applications

Video and image processing
Low-latency hardware pipelines for video scaling, color conversion, and custom image pre-processing where parallelism and deterministic timing matter.
Industrial protocol bridging and deterministic I/O
Implementing industrial fieldbuses, deterministic EtherCAT/Pmod interfaces, or protocol translation with precise timing control.
Edge compute acceleration
Offloading compute kernels or fixed-function accelerators (e.g., CNN kernels or DSP filters) to FPGA fabric for low-latency inference at the edge.
Motor control and power electronics
Generating PWM patterns, closed-loop control, and fast feedback processing for motor drives and power-conversion systems.
Custom peripherals and prototyping
Rapidly creating custom interfaces, glue logic, or prototypes of ASIC functions before committing to silicon.

Getting Started

Start with the AMD/Xilinx Vivado Design Suite for synthesis, implementation, and bitstream generation; the WebPACK edition supports many Spartan-7 devices. Look for evaluation and carrier boards from vendors such as Digilent that expose FPGA IO and common interfaces, and develop in Verilog or VHDL; high-level synthesis tools can accelerate algorithm porting. Verify your power delivery, decoupling, and IO standards early when designing custom boards for this package.

XC7S25 Family

Comparing specs that differ across variants. The current part is highlighted.

Part Number Package Temp Range Stock
XC7S25-1FTGB196C (this part) 749
XC7S25-1CSGA324I LFBGA-324 -40degC ~ 100degC .. 1,017
XC7S25-1CSGA324C LFBGA-324 0degC ~ 85degC (TJ) 93
XC7S25-2CSGA225I LFBGA-225 -40degC ~ 100degC ..
XC7S25-1CSGA225C LFBGA-225 0degC ~ 85degC (TJ) 87

Also Consider

XC7S50-1FTGB196C AMD - A higher-capacity Spartan-7 device in a similar package for designs requiring additional logic and block RAM.
XC7S15-1FTGB196C AMD - A lower-density Spartan-7 alternative if you need the same family features with fewer resources and lower cost.
XC7A35T-1FTG256I AMD - An Artix-7 device offering a different mid-range FPGA option with comparable performance for DSP-heavy or IO-rich applications.