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XA6SLX100 replacement options

The AMD Xilinx XA6SLX100 belongs to a family that is no longer in production. There are two ways forward, and for most people reading this the first one is the answer: keep the design and source the part. Changing device means a board revision, so it is only worth it if you are redesigning anyway.

1. Keep the design — source the XA6SLX100

Discontinued parts are still traded. We hold 2 orderable XA6SLX100 parts — send the exact code and quantity and we'll come back with stock and pricing, including date-code and traceability requirements.

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Part numberPackagePinsSpeedTemperature
XA6SLX100-2FGG484IFGG4844842Industrial
XA6SLX100-2FGG484QFGG4844842Automotive

A different package or speed grade of the same device is the closest thing to a like-for-like change: the silicon is the same, so only the footprint or timing differs. It still needs checking against your board.

2. Redesigning? Current devices of similar capacity

AMD Xilinx devices still in production with comparable logic capacity, closest first. These are a shortlist to evaluate, not equivalents: none of them is pin-compatible with the XA6SLX100, and none is recommended by the manufacturer as its successor. We select them by capacity from the data on this site.

DeviceFamilyLogic cellsvs XA6SLX100Block RAMDSPParts
XA6SLX100Spartan-6101,261The original4,824 Kb2
XC7A100TArtix-7101,440About the same logic cells4,860 Kb24027
XA7A100TArtix-7101,440About the same logic cells4,860 Kb6
XC7S100Spartan-7102,400About the same logic cells4,320 Kb1609
XA7S100Spartan-7102,400About the same logic cells4,320 Kb1604
XCZU2CGZynq UltraScale+ MPSoC103,320About the same logic cells5,400 Kb24011
XAZU2EGZynq UltraScale+ MPSoC103,320About the same logic cells5,400 Kb2402

What to check before changing device

  • Footprint and pinout

    Ball count, pitch and pin assignment all differ between families. A new device means a new layout.

  • I/O voltages and banks

    Supported I/O standards, bank voltages and the number of banks change between generations.

  • Core and I/O supplies

    Newer devices usually run a lower core voltage and need a different power tree.

  • Configuration

    Flash type, configuration mode and boot timing are family-specific.

  • Tools and IP

    The design has to be rebuilt in the current toolchain, and IP cores may need replacing or re-licensing.

  • Temperature and lifetime

    Check the grade you need exists, and how long the new family is expected to stay in production.

Where a design cannot be revised — certified equipment, long-life industrial and defence builds — sourcing the original is normally the cheaper route, even at obsolete pricing.

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