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Xilinx Solutions

Introduction

Xilinx programmable logic solutions help minimize risks for electronic equipment manufacturers by shortening the time required to develop products and take them to market.

You can design and verify the unique circuits in Xilinx programmable devices much faster than by choosing traditional methods such as mask-pro- grammed, fixed logic gate arrays.

Moreover, because Xilinx devices are standard parts that need only to be programmed, you are not required to wait for prototypes or pay large nonrecurring engineering (NRE) costs.

Customers incorporate Xilinx programmable logic into products for a wide range of markets. Those include data processing, telecommunications, networking, industrial control, instrumentation, consumer electronics, automotive, defense, and aerospace markets.

Leading-edge silicon products, state-of-the-art software solutions, and world-class technical support make up the total solution that Xilinx delivers. The software component of this solution is critical to the success of every design project.

Xilinx Software Solutions provide powerful tools that make designing with programmable logic simple. Push-button design flows, integrated online help, multimedia tutorials, and high-performance automatic and auto-interactive tools help you achieve optimum results. In addition, the industry's broadest array of programmable logic technology and EDA integration options deliver unparalleled design flexibility.