PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DESIGN: QUICK START HANDBOOK • CHAPTER 2
Xilinx is also actively developing breakthrough technology that will enable the hardware in Xilinx-based systems to be upgraded remotely over any kind of network – including the Internet – even after the equipment has been shipped to a customer.
Xilinx “Online Upgradeable Systems” would allow equipment manufacturers to remotely add new features and capabilities to installed systems, or repair problems without having to physically exchange hardware.
Xilinx Devices
FIGURE 2-1: XILINX DEVICES AT A GLANCE
Platform FPGAs
VIRTEX FPGAS
The Virtex-II product is the first embodiment of the Platform FPGA, once again setting a new benchmark in performance and offering a feature set that is unparalleled.
It's an era where Xilinx leads the way, strengthened by our strategic alliances with IBM, Wind River Systems, Conexant, RocketChips™, The MathWorks, and other technology leaders.
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XILINX SOLUTIONS
The Platform FPGA delivers:
•SystemIO interfaces to bridge emerging standards
•XtremeDSP™ FPGA-based DSP solution for unprecedented DSP performance (as much as 100 times faster than the leading DSP processor)
•Coming soon, Empower! processor technology for flexible highperformance system processing needs.
With densities ranging from 40,000 to 10 million system gates, the Virtex-II solution delivers enhanced system memory and lightning-fast DSP through a flexible IP-immersion fabric.
Additionally, significant new capabilities address system-level design issues, including flexible system interfaces with signal integrity (SystemIO, DCI); complex system clock management (Digital Clock Manager); and onboard EMI management (EMIControl).
Virtex-II solutions are empowered by advanced design tools that drive time-to-market advantages through fast design, powerful synthesis, smart implementation algorithms, and efficient verification capabilities.
Not only does the fabric provide the ability to integrate a variety of soft IP, but it also has the capability of embedding hard IP cores such as processors and gigabit serial I/Os in future Virtex-II families.
VIRTEX-II PRO FPGAS
“The Platform for Programmable Systems'”
With as many as four IBM PowerPC™ 405 processors immersed into the industry's leading FPGA fabric; Xilinx/Conexant's flawless high-speed serial I/O technology; and Wind River Systems's cutting-edge embedded design tools, Xilinx delivers a complete development platform of infinite possibilities.
The Power of Xtreme Processing
Each PowerPC runs at 300+ MHz delivering 420 Dhrystone MIPS, supported by IBM CoreConnect™ bus technology. With the unique Xilinx IP immersion architecture, you can now harness the power of high-performance processors, along with easy integration of soft IP, into the industry's highest performance programmable logic.
XtremeDSP – The World's Fastest Programmable DSP Solution
The Xilinx XtremeDSP solution is the world's fastest programmable DSP solution. With as many as 556 embedded 18 x 18 multipliers; 10 Mb of embedded block RAM; and an extensive library of DSP algorithms and tools including System Generator for DSP, ISE, and Cadence™ Design Systems SPW, the XtremeDSP tool is the industry's premier programmable solution for enabling TeraMAC/s applications.
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