The Quarterly Journal for 
Xilinx Programmable Logic Users
Xcell 32 - Second Quarter, 1999 



Cover Story
New Technology & Products
Perspective
Applications
Success Stories
Hints & Issues
News Briefs

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In this Q2 '99 issue... 

  From the Editor:  Putting Things in Perspective 51KB

Cover Story

15 Years of Innovation 38KB
The Evolution of Programmable Logic Design Technology  125KB
How Times Have Changed  121KB

New Technology & Products

Silicon Xpresso and Internet Reconfigurable Logic  42KB
Internet Appliances   271KB
FPGA Synthesis  67KB
FPGA Technology Drives Design Software Revolution  494KB
Integrate FPGA & System Design Using Concept HDL  25KB
Prototyping ASICs Using Xilinx FPGAs and Certify  213KB
Converting XC4000E/EX FPGAs to ASICs  17KB
Low-Cost Programmer for Xilinx Serial PROMs 379KB 
XC9500XV High-Performance 2.5V ISP CPLD  13KB
New IP Center for FPGA Intellectual Property  13KB

Perspective

Veribest's Vision of the Future 478KB
The Increasing Importance of HDL Verification  722KB

Applications

Using Relative Location Restraints in Synplify  91KB
Inferring Virtex Block RAM with Leonardo Spectrum  46KB
A 400MHz Frequency Counter  87KB
A Serial Communication Link Between FPGAs  417KB
How to Save Register Content During Power-down   28KB
Determining Clock Skew When the Virtex DLL Drives Multiple Copies of a Clock Off Chip  58KB

Success Stories

Cardless Biometric Payment System Uses the XC95216  93KB
Using SpartanXL for Low-cost Video Applications  25KB
Wildstar High-Speed DSP Board Performing 11.8 Gflops/Board  40KB
Xilinx-based Virtual Reality  13KB
Single DIME Module Delivers 2.2 Million Programmable Gates and Growing  296KB

Hints & Issues

HDL Advisor Questions and Comments from Our Readers  15KB

News Briefs

Third-Party Developers Deliver First Cores for Virtex FPGAs  19KB
High Performance 8051 Core for Virtex FPGAs  30KB
Virtex Family Provides Gigabit Capabilities for 32-Bit Fault Tolerant Ethernet Switch  155KB
Xilinx Ships the Real 64/66 PCI  674KB
Verilog CBT New Computer-based Training  204KB
Xilinx Trade Show Programs  37KB
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