Ann Duft
Xilinx, Inc.
(408) 879-4726
ann.duft@xilinx.com

Frankie Borison
Oak Ridge Public Relations
(408) 253-5042
frankie@oakridge.com
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Five members now comprise the XC9500 CPLD family—the XC9536, XC9572, XC95108, XC95216 and the XC95288 devices—and range in density from 36 to 288 macrocells in a variety of packages. The XC9500 family features architecture optimized for pin-locking. Pin-locking is a necessity for digital designers who want to take advantage of the XC9500 family's in-system programming (ISP) capability that enables remote equipment upgrades, easier prototyping, and simpler manufacturing.

"Our customers are responding to the rich feature set of the XC9500 family," said Evert Wolsheimer, vice president and general manager of the CPLD business unit. "Design wins are increasing at a high rate and we expect this to continue. The company's long-term success will depend on its ability to deliver a broad range of products as customers choose a single supplier for their programmable logic needs."

Xilinx targets the innovative XC9500 family at ISP users, who constitute the fastest growing segment of the CPLD market. In the manufacturing process, for example, ISP permits the new Xilinx CPLDs to be programmed and tested as part of the production process. This eliminates the need for device programmers and helps prevent mechanical damage that can occur to CPLDs during the manual programming process. ISP also eliminates labeling, inventorying and assembling of unprogrammed parts or revising parts that already have been programmed. Moreover, in the area of product life-cycle management, the in-system programming capability of the XC9500 family allows manufacturers to design equipment that can be maintained or diagnosed remotely in the field, eliminating the need to physically change out parts.

Pricing and Availability

Current pricing for the XC9500 family begins at $65.50 for the XC95288 device in 100-unit quantities of the HQ208 package. Projected pricing for the middle of 1998 in 50,000-unit quantities is listed below.
 

Device	Macrocells	Price
XC9536	36	$1.40
XC9572	72	$2.20
XC95108	108	$7.00
XC95216	216	$18.45
XC95288	288	$29.30

 

Software Support

A variety of software is available to support the new XC9500 devices, including Xilinx XACTstep Foundation XABEL CPLD, and third-party packages from EDA vendors who are members of the Xilinx Alliance Partner Program. The easy-to-use XABEL CPLD enables PC-based designers to use the industry-standard ABEL hardware description language for Xilinx CPLD designs. Prices for the software packages begin at $495 for complete XC9500 family support.
 
 

Device	XC9536	XC9572	XC95108	XC95144	XC95216	XC95288
Macrocells	36	72	108	144	216	288
TPD (ns)	5	7.5	7.5	7.5	10	15
Maximum User I/O	34	72	108	133	166	192
Availability	NOW	NOW	NOW	1Q98	NOW	NOW
Packages	44VQ	44PC	84PC	100PQ	160PQ	208HQ
	44PC	84PC	100TQ	160PQ	208HQ	352BG
		100TQ	100PQ		352BG
		100PQ	160PQ

 

Founded in 1984, Xilinx is the world's largest supplier of programmable logic solutions comprising industry leading device architectures and world class design software. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the company pioneered the market for field programmable gate array (FPGA) semiconductor devices that provide high integration and quick time-to-market for electronic equipment manufacturers in the computer, peripherals, telecommunications, networking, industrial control, instrumentation, consumer electronics and high reliability/military markets. For more information on Xilinx, access the World Wide Web site at www.xilinx.com

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