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Overview
Page 4
Virtex-II Platform FPGA Solution
High-performance system design promises major improvements
in engineering productivity, silicon efficiency, and system flexibility.
Contents
Summer 2001
Virtex-II Platform FPGA Solution Launches
New Era of High Performance System Design...........................4
VIPswitch Partners with
Xilinx to Move Beyond ASICS ................................................7
Discontinuity at the Gate – A New Era in FPGA Design ..............8
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Extinct: Dinosaurs, Slide Rules, 8-Track Tapes,
and now... External Termination Resistors ..............................12
Discontinuity at the Gate
SystemIO Technology Promises High-Speed
Connectivity Across Multiple I/O Standards............................14
Cover Story
The Xilinx vision in programmable logic
will change how you do digital design.
Footprints in Silicon: Compatible Pinouts
in Virtex-II Devices Enhance Design Flexibility.........................16
The Future of Platform FPGAs ..............................................20
Technology
Page 12
XCITE – Xilinx Controlled
Impedance Technology
World’s first on-chip digitally controlled impedance
matching eliminates external termination resistors.
Networking
Page 14
SystemIO Technology Delivers
High-Speed Connectivity
Virtex-II Platform FPGAs accommodate multiple
I/O physical interfaces and networking protocols.
The Virtex-II DCM – Digital Clock Manager ............................24
Use Triple DES for Ultimate Virtex-II Design Protection .............29
Xilinx XtremeDSP Initiative Meets the Demand
for Extreme Performance and Flexibility.................................30
HyperTransport High Speed I/O ...........................................34
Virtex-II IP-Immersion™ Technology
Enables Next-Generation Platform FPGAs ...............................36
Using Xilinx ISE Software for High-Density Design...................38
Verification for Platform FPGA Design ....................................43
Designing High-Performance Memories and Multipliers.............45
Take Advantage of Leftover Multipliers and Block RAMs ...........48
Virtex-II Platform FPGAs Support System Packet
Interface Standards for Optical Networks ...............................50
System ACE Technology:
Configuration Manager Breakthrough ....................................52
View from the Top
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Insight Electronics Offers Two Virtex-II Development Boards......56
The Future of Platform FPGAs
Video Demonstration Board .................................................58
A look at the Xilinx philosophy behind
the Virtex family development.
Accelerate Time to Market with System-Level
Development Kits for Virtex-II Applications..............................60
Elantec DC-DC Converter Solution for Virtex FPGAs ..................63
4G Wireless Systems in Virtex-II...........................................66
New Products
Page 30
XtremeDSP Meets Demand
for Performance and Flexibility
Xilinx DSP solution boosts performance while conserving board
space for demanding wireless, networking, and video applications.
Debugging LVDS Signals in Virtex-II FPGAs.............................68
SiberBridge: A Virtex-II Platform FPGA
Interface for SiberCAM Arrays...............................................70
Year 2001Worldwide Xilinx Event Schedules..........................73
Virtex-II Data Sheet ............................................................74
Virtex-II Product Guide.........................................................84
Xilinx Product Reference Guide .............................................90
Virtex-II Data
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Virtex-II Data Sheet
Summary of Virtex-II Features
Advance Brief Data Sheet reveals specifications
for Virtex-II 1.5V Field Programmable Gate Arrays.
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