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The Quarterly Journal for 
Xilinx Programmable Logic Users
XCell 29 - Third Quarter, 1998 



Products 
Development System 
Special Section on Verification 
Hints & Issues 

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In this Q3 '98 issue... 

Products 

Editorial: Moving Towards a More Perfect World... 
New Chip-Scale Packaging: Ideally Suited to Today's Portable and Small Form-Factor Applications 
New Spartan -4 Devices for High-Speed Applications 
The New XC95144: 50% Smaller 
Xilinx Unveils New "QPRO" Products for Aerospace, Defense, and High Reliability Markets 

Customer Success Stories 

PCI Reconfigurable Image Advanced Processor (PRIAP) 
Esaote Biomedica: A Spartan Success Story 
The KATSYS8010 CNC Controller from KAT GmbH 
KAT GmbH: Using Xilinx XC5210 FPGAs For a Dual Incremental Encoder and Synchronous Serial Interface Controller (DISSIC) 

Development System 

pdf The Core Story: A Breakthrough in Time to Market 
pdf The Low-Cost PCI Solution 
pdf New XC9500 CORE Support 
pdf Full-Featured Xilinx CPLD Starter Kit for $99.00 from Insight Electronics 
pdf DSP Design Tools for Xilinx FPGAs 
pdf Synplify Extends Timing Constraint Control for Mixed Entry 
pdf FPGA Design Cycle Time Reduction and Optimization 
pdf Device Programmer Support 
 

Special Section on Verification 

pdf Verification for Higher Productivity 
pdf Using Synopsys SmartModel FPGA Models to Verify Xilinx FPGA Designs 
pdf Mixed Schematic and HDL Design Entry 
pdf Verifying PCI Designs 
pdf Viewlogic's Mixed-Design Verification Methodology 
pdf The Basic Elements of HDL Simulation for FPGAs and CPLDs 
pdf Board Design and Simulation Using OrCAD Express 
Post-Route Timing Analysis with Leonardo Spectrum 
pdf Verification Using a Self-Checking Test Bench 
HDL Verification: 
We Will Take You to The Leaders

Hints and Issues 

pdf Looking for the Best HDL Design Flow? 
pdf In-Stat Analyst to Discuss ASIC Issues 
pdf HDL Advisor: How to Use the Clock Enable Pin Instead of Gated Clocks in HDL Designs 
pdf Q&A: LogiBLOX, COREGEN 
pdf Q&A: Foundation, Model Technology 
pdf Q&A: HDL State Machine Technique 
pdf Q&A: Boundary Scan EXTEST 
 

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