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Xcell 35 - First Quarter 2000:
The Quarterly Journal for Xilinx Programmable Logic Users

  View From The Top
Cover Story
Spartan FPGAs
CoolRunner CPLDs
Applications
Columns/Reference
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In this Q1 '00 issue... 

  From the Editor: A Tale of Two Giants... 193KB

View from the Top

 The Programmable Logic Market Grew Significantly in 1999 254 KB

Cover Story

 New Spartan-II FPGA Family, Kiss Your ASIC Good-bye 113KB

Spartan FPGAs

 New Spartan-II FPGA Family - Ideal for ASSP Replacement 155KB
 The Spartan-II Design Flow Simple, Powerful, and Efficient 155KB
 How To Create an MP3 Player, Using Spartan-II FPGAs 155KB
 Inverse Multiplexing for ATM (IMA) 155KB
 HDLC Controller Solutions Using Spartan-II FPGAs 155KB

CoolRunner CPLDs

 The New XPLA3 CPLD Family - The Best CoolRunner Family Yet 155KB
 CoolRunner Power Estimator Tool 155KB
 Implementing an I2C Bus Controller in a CoolRunner CPLD 155KB
 How to Create an MP3 Portable Player Using a CoolRunner CPLD 155KB

Applications

 Get the Best Registered I/O Timing with Virtex-E FPGAs 155KB
 Understanding Setup and Hold Times 155KB
 HDL Coding for Pseudo-Random Noise Generators 155KB
 Post Synthesis Verification for Virtex FPGAs 155KB
 Using the ModelSim FPGA Library Manager 155KB
 FPGA System Simulation and Synthesis 155KB

Columns/Reference

 Industry Analyst Column 155KB
 Q&A Column 155KB
 Trade Show Column 155KB
 Software Availability Guide 155KB