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Objectives
Who Xilinx is
Where Programmable Logic fits into the Electronics Industry & the Engineering Curriculum
After completing this section, you will know. . .
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Who is Xilinx?
World’s leading innovator of complete programmable logic solutions
Inventor of the Field Programmable Gate Array Fabless* Semiconductor and Software Company
—UMC (Taiwan) {*Xilinx acquired an equity stake in UMC in 1996}
—Seiko Epson (Japan)
—TSMC (Taiwan)
Programmable Logic Devices Alliance, Foundation and Foundation
ISE Series Design Software
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Electronic ComponentsSource: Dataquest
Logic
StandardLogic
ASIC
ProgrammableLogic Devices(PLDs)
GateArrays
Cell-BasedICs
Full CustomICs
CPLDsSPLDs(PALs) FPGAs
AcronymsSPLD = Simple Prog. Logic Device PAL = Prog. Array of LogicCPLD = Complex PLDFPGA = Field Prog. Gate Array
Common ResourcesConfigurable Logic Blocks (CLB)
— Memory Look-Up Table— AND-OR planes— Simple gates
Input / Output Blocks (IOB)— Bidirectional, latches, inverters,
pullup/pulldownsInterconnect or Routing
— Local, internal feedback, and global
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No high development cost barriers
Recovered time for authoring and innovating— SW improvements reduce design iterations
No lengthy prototyping cycle
Ability to remotely upgrade any networked system
Ultimate flexibility to manage rapid change
Programmable Logic Solution
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Where Programmable Logic Fitsinto the Electronics Industry
Processor Memory Logic
Xilinx is the Leading Innovator of
Complete Programmable Logic Solutions
Xilinx is the Leading Innovator of
Complete Programmable Logic Solutions
Key components of an electronics system:
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How Customers UseProgrammable Logic
Xilinx provides standard parts –“Blank” Integrated Circuits
Customers create custom circuits with Xilinx Software Tools
When customer design is final, they go into
immediate production
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Typical Applications
Communications
Computers
Instruments
Medical equipment
Defense electronics
Consumerelectronics
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Why Customers Turn to Xilinx
Faster design time than gate arrays –weeks versus months
No up frontengineering charges
No waitingfor prototypes
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Xilinx ProductsCPLD FPGA
Architecture PAL/22V10-like Gate array-likeMore Combinational More Registers + RAM
Density Low-to-medium Medium-to-high 0.5-10K logic gates 1K to 3.2M system gates
Performance Predictable timing Application dependent Up to 250 MHz today Up to 200 MHz today
Interconnect “Crossbar Switch” Incremental
Complex Programmable Logic Device Field-Programmable Gate Array
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Programmable Logic Design Flow
XC4000XC4000XC4000
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Design Entry in schematic, ABEL, VHDL, and/or Verilog.
Implementation includes Placement & Routing and bitstream generation using Xilinx’s M1 Technology. Also, analyze timing, view layout, and more.
Download directly to the Xilinx hardware device(s) with unlimited reconfigurations* !!
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Xilinx Programmable Logic inyour Curriculum
Family Application Density Core Class Upper-Level Class ResearchXC9500 Hi-Volume/Low-Cost 800-6400 gates X
CoolRunner Hi-Volume/Low-Cost 750-9K gates X
Spartan Hi-Volume/Low-Cost 5K-200K gates X X
XC4000 Medium-Density 5K-500K gates X X X
Virtex Largest & Fastest 50K-10M gates X X