SAN JOSE, CA, July 31, 2000—Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ;XLNX) today announced the industry’s first 16-Mbit and 8-Mbit FPGA configuration PROMs.  The larger PROMS significantly reduce the total number of components required for high density FPGA designs.

Configuration memories are used for the logic initialization of SRAM-based FPGAs.  With the new Xilinx 16-Mbit XC17V16™ and 8-Mbit XC17V08™ PROMs, Xilinx extends its lead in FPGA configuration memory.  Compared to its closest competitor, whose FPGAs can require up to eight of its largest configuration PROMs, Xilinx now offers a one-chip configuration solution for all its FPGAs, including the Xilinx^Ò Virtex™ -E family. Today Xilinx also announced the first shipments of the Virtex XCV3200E™, the world's largest programmable logic device now available.  These large configuration memories can also be used to program multiple, smaller Xilinx FPGAs.

“The six-fold increase in density of our configuration PROMs greatly enhances the ease of implementation for designers using the Virtex XCV3200E FPGA.  These new pre-engineered products allow designers to easily tap the FPGA’s performance and density advantage while minimizing board space relative to solutions offered by competitors.  To get the equivalent functionality of one Xilinx XCV3200E FPGA and one Xilinx XC17V16 PROM would require at least 14 chips from our closest competitor,” said Mustafa Veziroglu, general manager of the Xilinx Configuration Solutions Division.

Number of Virtex-E FPGAs configurable with one 16-Mbit PROM
XCV300E -  8                                                 XCV1000E - 2
XCV400E - 6                                                  XCV1600E - 2
XCV600E - 4                                                  XCV2600E - 1
XCV812E - 2                                                  XCV3200E - 1

The new 16-Mbit XC17V16 and 8-Mbit XC17V08 PROMs are based on the proven one-time programmable Xilinx XC17XX architecture, which provides a high-performance, low-cost, reliable, and easy-to-use configuration solution for users of Virtex FPGAs.  These new devices can be programmed using either the Xilinx HW-130 desktop programmer or a selection of third-party chip programming equipment.

Pricing and Availability
The XC17V16 and XC17V08 PROMs are currently sampling and are available in the 44-pin PLCC and 44-pin VQFP packages. Volume pricing of the 16-Mbit device will be $19.95 in the fourth quarter of 2001; pricing for the 8-bit device will be $14.95 at the same time.

About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading innovator of complete programmable logic solutions, including advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system functions delivered as cores, and unparalleled field engineering support. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xilinx invented the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and fulfills more than half of the world demand for these devices today. Xilinx solutions enable customers to significantly reduce the time required to develop products for the computer, peripheral, telecommunications, networking, industrial control, instrumentation, high-reliability/military, and consumer markets. For more information, visit the Xilinx web site at www.xilinx.com.