SAN JOSE, Calif., February 8, 1999 – Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced an aggressively priced FPGA-based PCI solution that is designed to compete head-on with standard PCI chip sets in high-volume applications.  The new Xilinx LogiCORE PCI32 Spartan XL core enables customers to integrate a fully compliant, 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI interface, one or more scalable FIFOs and custom logic on a single Xilinx SpartanXL FPGA at prices as low as $6.40. 

Designers can use the highly integrated and flexible Xilinx PCI solution to significantly reduce the cost of new high-volume applications such as consumer PC add-in boards as well as industrial CompactPCI boards, previously implemented with standard PCI chips in combination with one or more PLDs, or with ASICs. 

The new Xilinx LogiCORE PCI32 SpartanXL core, an addition to "Xilinx PCI" announced last year, is a PCI Master and Slave interface.  It is designed to operate with the latest low-cost, 3.3-volt Xilinx SpartanXL FPGAs, allowing zero wait-state, fully-compliant 5-volt and 3.3-volt PCI designs. 

"The SpartanXL family reflects our strategy of moving quickly to a 0.35 micron process technology to reduce component costs, and addressing high-volume consumer applications" said Babak Hedayati, program director of  Xilinx Core Solutions Marketing.  "These new, lower cost devices coupled with our LogiCORE PCI32 core, offer customers the industry's lowest price points for a solution that includes the PCI interface, customizable FIFOs and additional custom logic." 
 
The LogiCORE PCI32 core operates with the XCS20XL, XCS30XL and XCS40XL Spartan XL devices, which offer maximum densities of 20,000, 30,000 and 40,000 system gates, respectively, at current prices of $6.40, $8.25 and $9.90 in quantities of 100,000 pieces. The PCI interface occupies 10,000 - 15,000 gates depending on configuration, leaving more than 25,000 system gates on an XCS40XL device for FIFOs and application-specific logic. 
 
The price of LogiCORE PCI32 core for the SpartanXL devices is  $4,995.  The PCI32 Design Kit, a complete development system, including the LogiCORE Designs, reference designs, a prototyping board from Virtual Computer Corp., and Windows 95/98/NT driver development tools from Compuware NuMega, is priced at $8,995. 

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 commands more than half of the world market for these devices today.Xilinx solutions enable customers to reduce significantly 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. 

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