Sourcing Note
The 3S250E is a legacy Spartan-3E device — 250,000 system gates, 5,508 logic cells and 158 I/O in a 28 x 28 mm PQFP, the highest I/O count of the PQG208 variants in this family. DigiKey lists this exact variant as Obsolete, so supply is remaining market stock only and date code and provenance are the whole conversation. This is the -4 speed grade in the industrial -40°C to +100°C range in the lead-free PQG208 package; do not let a listing blur it into the commercial C grade. Send your quantity and date-code requirement and we check current availability for this exact variant. Related parts:
XC3S200-4PQG208C and
XC3S500E-4PQG208C.
Why Source From ICCPOWER
Independent distributor in Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen. Date-code and label photos before payment, traceability documents with every lot, third-party testing supported on request.
FAQ
The part is obsolete — what should I check before buying?
Date code and provenance first. On obsolete Spartan-3E stock, ask for date-code and label photos of the actual lot and traceability documents before payment, and third-party testing if your volume justifies it.
Is the Spartan-3E XC3S250E a drop-in replacement for a Spartan-3 XC3S200?
No. Spartan-3E is a revised family, not a marking variant of Spartan-3 — configuration, electrical characteristics and I/O counts differ even in the same PQG208 package. Treat any substitution as an engineering decision and check it against your original qualification records.
How can I verify the condition of a lot before paying?
Ask for date-code and label photos of the actual lot, traceability documents, and third-party testing if your volume justifies it. We provide the first two before payment and support the third on request.
