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ISE is the industry's most complete programmable logic design environment. ISE includes the industry's most advanced timing driven implementation tools available for programmable logic design, along with design entry, synthesis and verification capabilities. Its ultra fast runtimes, ProActive Timing Closure technologies, and seamless integration with the industry's most advanced verification products make ISE a great design environment for anyone looking for a complete programmable logic design solution.

See the Feature Support Matrix to learn about the powerful design entry, synthesis, implementation, and verfication capabilities that ISE includes.

Begin Using Your ISE Today - and take advantage of Xilinx best in class programmable logic devices ISE offers comprehensive support for:

	The Virtex Series FPGAs offer the industry's highest clock speeds, memory bandwidth, I/O performance, and logic density.
	The Spartan Series FPGAs are cost-optimized programmable logic solutions with the density, flexibility, and system features needed to design competitive consumer product platforms.
	The XC9500 Series CPLDs offer unparalleled performance and the highest programming reliability, with the lowest cost in the industry.
	The CoolRunner™ Series CPLDs deliver ultra-low power consumption and true pin-to-pin speeds of 5.0 ns.

Feature Support Matrix

ISE Foundation Feature Support Summary Device Support Virtex™ Series Spartan™ Series XC4000™ Series (4KE & Newer) CoolRunner™ Series XC9500™ Series Design Planning Modular Design** Educational Services Design Services** Support Services Design Entry Schematic Editor* (Gate & Block level HDL) HDL Editor State Diagram Editor* CORE Generator™ Xilinx System Generator for DSP** Synthesis Xilinx Synthesis Technology (XST) Synplify/Pro Integration* Leonardo Integration ABEL* (CPLD) Implementation Tools iMPACT FloorPlanner Xilinx Constraints Editor Timing Driven Place & Route Timing Improvement Wizard Board Level Integration IBIS Models STAMP Models LMG SmartModels Verification HDL Bencher™* ModelSim Xilinx Edition (XE)*** Static Timing Analyzer ChipScope ILA** FPGA Editor with Probe ChipViewer XPower (Power Analysis) 3rd Party Simulator Support IP Cores For more information on the complete list of Xilinx IP products, visit the Xilinx IP Center *pc only **sold as an option ***ModelSim Starter included, ModelSim XE sold as an option

Platform and System Requirements IBM PC or Compatible Windows 98 / Windows 2000 (Chinese, Korean, US, Japanese) Windows NT 4.0 (US, Japanese) NEC98 UNIX HP 11.0 Sol 2.7, 2.8 RAM The memory requirements for both RAM and hard disk space will vary depending on your target device family and size as well as the unique characteristics of your design. Please see the following Answer Record for memory requirements per target device.