The Quarterly Journal for 
Xilinx Programmable Logic Users
Xcell 30 - Fourth Quarter, 1998 

FPGAs 
FPGAs vs. ASICs 
CPLDs 
Software 
Hints & Issues

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In this Q4 '98 issue... 

Editorial: Xilinx - The Next Generation 

FPGAs 

New XC4000X Series FPGAs: Doubling Gate Capacities and Delivering Industry-Leading Speed 
The 3.3V SpartanXL FPGA Series Invades New Territory with High Speed and Low Cost 

FPGAs vs. ASICs

FPGAs Can Be an Effective Alternative to Mask Gate Arrays 
The Rapidly Changing ASIC Conversion Market 
Many ASICs Can Easily be Replaced with FPGAs 

CPLDs

XC9500XL 3.3V FastFLASH CPLDs: Even More Speed and Features at Lower Costs 
New Chip Scale Packaging for Small, Lightweight Designs 
Choosing a 3.3V CPLD?  "ARM" Yourself... 
Get Max Headroom with XC9500 CPLDs 

Software 

pdf Silicon Xpresso: Designing with the Web 
pdf The Xilinx HDL Advisor: Using Nested If Statements 
pdf System Emulation and Rapid Prototyping Using Xilinx FPGAs 
pdf Inferring RAM in Synplify 
MINC's Upgraded PLSynthesizer Supports High Density Xilinx FPGAs 
Managing the Design Process with Viewlogic's IntelliFlow 

Hints and Issues 

pdf Reducing CPLD Power Consumption 
pdf Heat Gun and Cold Spray: Your Best Debugging Tools