The XC4000XV features a 0.25 micron family of four members that deliver up to 500,000 system gates, ranging in density from 10,982 to 20,102 logic cells. The XC4000XV features system performance of over 00 MHz while minimizing power consumption in today's high performance systems. The 2.5-volt XC4000XV family extends and builds on the successes of the 5-volt XC4000 and the 3-volt XC4000XL series by reaching new heights in process technology, density, and performance.

500,000 System Gates

The XC4000XV family, with up to 500,000 system gates, offers twice the capacity of competitive products. Plus, you can maintain a high level of performance; efficient clock buffering and abundant, fast, segmented routing gives you the shortest possible interconnect delays.

High Capacity:

• 30,000 to 500,000 system gates
• Over 18,000 dedicated flip-flops
• Over 270,000 RAM bits
• Up to 448 user I/O

Features:

• Patented SelectRAM™ memory, fully synchronous timing, true dual-port capability
• IEEE 1149.1-compatible boundary scan logic
• Internal 3-state bus capability
• 12/24 mA sink current per output
• Wide edge decoders

Supply Voltage

The XC4000XV features 2.5-volt internal operation with 3.3-volt I/Os to allow optimal performance and compatibility with existing voltage standards. Combined with the Xilinx segmented routing architecture, the XC4000XV family delivers on extremely low power consumption with higher performance, higher utilization and higher reliability.

Less than Half the Power Consumption

The XC4000XV device only consumes 30% of the power of the equivalent XC4000XL device. This savings is derived from efficient design layout, smaller process geometries, and lower operating voltages.

Low Power Consumption:

• 0.35/0.25 micron 5LM process
• Efficient design optimized for minimal power consumption
• Reduced core operating voltage saves power

Relative Power Consumption

0.25 Micron Process Technology

The XC4000XV family is the first to deliver programmable logic using 0.25 micron technology, leading the logic industry into the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing process. In partnership with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), the Xilinx XC40125XV is the first logic device which incorporates 25 million transistors in a single piece of silicon - more than three times that of high performance microprocessors, such as the Intel Pentium II with 7.5 million transistors.

The XV family is also the first to incorporate a 0.25 micron CMOS process with dual-gate oxide and five metal layers. UMC and Xilinx have jointly developed 0.25 micron FPGA technology. Xilinx's partnerships with industry leading manufacturing partners has directly aided in the delivery of advanced processes.

Architectural Advantages and Family Highlights

The XC4000XV family is an advanced implementation of the XC4000XL architecture with Xilinx segmented routing and distributed RAM. These features make an ideal platform for implementing cores. Local routing resources in short, segmented routing allow for predictable performance regardless of how much logic is employed and how large the device is. With non-segmented interconnect architectures, cores will slow down unpredictably as surrounding logic is added or as larger devices are required. Performance predictability is a requirement for designs with intellectual property because designers choose cores independently of device density and expect performance to remain the same as the design evolves. Further, due to footprint-compatibility advantages, current XC4000XL customers can easily and immediately upgrade to the higher-density XC4000XV products.

XC4000X Series Delivers Unprecedented Performance at High Capacities

The XC4000X series uses unique architectural enhancements and advanced 0.25 micron process technology to attain unprecedented speed at high capacities. Additional routing resources and highly buffered clock networks ensure that you get the highest possible performance. New tri-state I/O registers and FastCLK buffers significantly increase system performance.

I/O Features:

• Tri-state I/O registers:
  - high speed enable/disable
• FastCLK I/O buffers:
  - very fast CLK-to-out, setup and hold
• 3.3V and 5V PCI-compliant
• 12mA or 24mA output drive
• VersaRing^TM I/O interface for pin-locking capability

Architectural Features:

• SelectRAM memory
  - fully synchronous single-port or
  dual-port RAM
• Segmented routing resources deliver high performance at high capacities
• More clock buffering
  - similar performance, from 30,000
  to 500,000 gates

Over 200 MHz Chip-Chip Speeds

Over 300 MHz Internal Speeds

New Software Delivers Very Fast Compile Times

Our new Alliance Series™ and Foundation Series™ version 1.5 software delivers increased performance in less than half the time. Offered in both Alliance and Foundation platforms, version 1.5 introduces these powerful new tools.

• Graphical Constraints Editor
• Voltage and Temperature Pro-rating
• Minimum Timing Delays
• Graphical Floorplanner

Alliance and Foundation Series

• Powerful timing-driven placement and routing
• Static time verification
• Dramatic productivity gains using the CORE Generator system for automatic logic generation
• Highest performance with industry-leading synthesis vendors
• Industry standard interfaces: VHDL, Verilog, EDIF, SDF