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> Yeah, a 16K Spartan 6, 64MBytes of DDR3 RAM, and an FX2LP USB High-Speed controller

The last one alone, CY7C68013(A) has always been an expensive chip (like $10 a piece if you just want a few).

What is funny is that I wasn't aware it existed in QFP-56 package, it is not supposed to exist :-)

It's in a QFN not QFP package

QFNoWay

Worst package I've had the pleasure of hand mounting.

It's quite nice though when you consider it's really small without requiring difficult BGA mounting (QFN reflow is about as hard as QFP reflow).

It also provides superior electrical properties like low-inductance.

More IC manufacturers with hobbyist buyers should adopt "QFN - At Least It's Not BGA" as a slogan.