Extensive Design Support
- Complete Suite of Design Tools
- Extensive Core Support
- Compile Designs in Minutes
The current Xilinx Alliance Series and Foundation Series
software, version 3.1i, fully support all the new Spartan-II
products.
![Foundation](SP2_software_files/fnd_box.gif)
The Spartan-II Family is also supported by
design-entry tools from these leading third-party EDA
vendors:
In benchmarks performed using Xilinx software targeting a 100,000
gate Spartan-II device versus the leading competitor's closest size
device and latest software, Xilinx software compiled designs in
minutes, twice as fast as the competition. Timing driven results
delivered an average 18% increase in performance. The competition
delivered no performance increase.
Xilinx Foundation Series Software delivers a low cost,
shrink-wrapped design environment for the Spartan-II Family at a
cost of $495.00. Xilinx software now makes replacing ASIC technology
a pushbutton process. The FPGA design flow allows a designer to
maintain control of the design, reach timing closure faster and use
new debug tools currently unavailable in an ASIC design flow.
Design Flow Trends
ASIC and FPGA design flows have been converging and are expected
to unify in the new century. One benefit of this unification is that
Xilinx's FPGA/CPLD customers will have access to more intellectual
property. A unified flow will allow IP written for ASICs to be
retargeted to Xilinx FPGAs/CPLDs. More than 60 CORE solutions
are available today for the Spartan-II Family.
Watch the
support area of xilinx.com for the latest updates to the Xilinx
development system.
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