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Application Notes

Title Size
XAPP119: Adapting ASIC Designs for Use with Spartan FPGAs
50 KB
XAPP120: How Spartan Series FPGAs Compete for Gate Array Production
50 KB
Spartan-XL Family  
XAPP125: Conserving Power With Auto Power Down Mode in Spartan-XL FPGAs
20 KB
XAPP124: Using Manual Power Down Mode With Spartan-XL FPGAs
20 KB
XAPP123: Using Three-State Enable Registers in XC4000XLA, XC4000XV, and Spartan-XL FPGAs
40 KB
XAPP088: I/O Characteristics of the 'XL FPGAs
30 KB
SelectRAM Memory
XAPP065: Edge-Triggered and Dual-Port RAM Capability 50 KB
XAPP057: Using SelectRAM Memory in FPGAs 210 KB
XAPP053: Implementing FIFOs in RAM 230 KB
XAPP051: Synchronous and Asynchronous FIFO Designs 140 KB
XAPP052: Efficient Shift Registers, LFSR Counters,
and Long Pseudo-Random Sequence Generators
70 KB
Carry Logic  
XAPP013: Using the Dedicated Carry Logic 100 KB
XAPP023: Accelerating Loadable Counters 30 KB
XAPP018: Estimating the Performance of Adders and Counters 40 KB
XAPP014: Ultra-Fast Synchronous Counters 40 KB
XAPP027: Implementing State Machines in FPGA Devices 30 KB
Digital Signal Processing  
Configuration  
XAPP126: Data Generation and Configuration for Spartan Series FPGAs
80 KB
XAPP098: The Low-Cost, Efficient Serial Configuration of Spartan FPGAs
100 KB
XAPP122: The Express Configuration of Spartan-XL FPGAs
90 KB
XAPP091: Configuring Mixed FPGA Daisy Chains 20 KB
XAPP015: Using the Readback Capability 60 KB
XAPP017: Boundary Scan in Xilinx Devices 110 KB


Application Briefs

Title Size
XBRF001: SelectRAM: Flexibility with Speed 20 KB
XBRF002: Low Power Benefits: Overview 30 KB
XBRF003: SelectRAM: Maximum Configurability 20 KB
XBRF007: Xilinx FPGAs: The Best Choice for Delivering Logic Cores 30 KB
XBRF014: A Simple Method of Estimating Power in FPGAs
30 KB


Data Book

Title Size
Spartan and Spartan-XL Series Datasheet v1.4, 1/99  460 KB
Spartan-II Family Datasheet v0.7, 11/99 
330 KB
Spartan Family of PROMs Datasheet v1.3, 1/00 
260 KB


Xcell Articles

Title Issue
Movie-Quality Video on the PC Q4 '99
Infrared Digital Voice Module Q4 '99
Xilinx at Work in Digital Modems Q4 '99
Two Simple Solutions For Tricky Problems Q4 '99
Low-cost Spartan FPGAs Used in ADSL Modems Q3 '99
Who's Using Virtex and Spartan FPGAs in Xilinx Online Applications? Q3 '99
The Evans & Sutherland Ensemble Image Generator Q3 '99
Advanced Chip Scale & BGA Packaging Q3 '99
Using Spartan-XL Devices for Low-cost Video Applications Q2 '99
How to Save Register Content During Power-down Q2 '99
The 3.3V Spartan-XL FPGA Series Invades New Territory with High Speed and Low Cost Q4 '98
FPGAs Can Be an Effective Alternative to Mask Gate Arrays Q4 '98
New Spartan -4 Devices for High Speed Applications Q3 '98
Esaote Biomedica: A Spartan Success Story Q3 '98
The Low Cost PCI Solution Q3 '98
Spartan Series Takes the Lead with Low Power Q2 '98
Designing with the Spartan Series FPGAs Q2 '98
Introducing the New Spartan FPGA Family for Low Cost Applications Q1 '98


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