Xilinx DS610 - Manual (Page 6)

Spartan-3A DSP FPGA Family: Introduction and Ordering Information
DS610 (v3.0) October 4, 2010 www.xilinx.com
Product Specification 6
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Date Version Revision
04/02/07 1.0 Initial Xilinx release.
05/25/07 1.0.1 Minor edits.
06/18/07 1.2 Updated for Production release.
07/16/07 2.0 Added Low-power options.
06/02/08 2.1 Added reference to SCD 4103 for 750 Mbps performance. Add dual mark clarification to Package
Marking . Updated links.
03/11/09 2.2 Simplified ordering information. Removed reference to SCD 4103.
10/04/10 3.0 Updated the Notice of Disclaimer section.