The Virtex-II family is a platform FPGA developed for high
performance from low-density to high-density designs that
are based on IP cores and customized modules. The family
delivers complete solutions for telecommunication, wireless,
networking, video, and DSP applications, including
PCI, LVDS, and DDR interfaces.
The leading-edge 0.15μm / 0.12μm CMOS 8-layer metal
process and the Virtex-II architecture are optimized for high
speed with low power consumption. Combining a wide variety
of flexible features and a large range of densities up to
10 million system gates, the Virtex-II family enhances programmable
logic design capabilities and is a powerful alternative
to mask-programmed gates arrays. As shown in
Table 1, the Virtex-II family comprises 12 members, ranging
from 40K to 10M system gates.