maximum speed of a FPGA chip?

[xiro]

Hi all,

I am designing a chip for computer commmunication
I am wondering about the maximum speed that a FPGA chip can handle?

Thanks

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[senjed]

Hi. It depends on the FPGA you use. in Xilinx, you could use a XC95xx with at most 10-20 MHz, while Spartan is about 100 MHz, Virtex upto about 300 MHz, and even more with Virtex II & Virtex II Pro. (I am sure the device works this fast, but maybe even more).