Introduction
| The 2.1i versions of the Alliance and Foundation Series software enable
designers to deliver the world's highest performing digital designs on
time and to spec. The combination of extremely fast design compile times
and Xilinx's superior Cores strategy can significantly reduce a project's
time-to-market. The 2.1i release is the most productive, most effective
programmable logic design environment available today. Featured in this
release:
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Industry's First 2 Million Gate FPGA
| The Virtex family redefines the future of programmable logic by delivering
FPGAs that break density and performance barriers while offering unprecedented
system level integration. Plus, Xilinx offers an extensive library of cores
which allows designers to create very complex, high speed designs with
guaranteed results. There has never been an easier or faster way to get
a digital design to market. |
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Industry's FASTEST Runtimes
| The Implementation Tools, which are common to both the Alliance and
the Foundation Series Software, are key to achieving the industry's fastest
compile times. Xilinx has reduced the time it takes to Place and Route
a design of a given size by 50% in each of the last four releases. Fast
compile times translate to more turns per day and greater productivity. |
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Internet Team Design
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Version 2.1i provides support for the Internet Team Design (Xilinx
iTD) add on, which enables teams of designers to collaborate on a design
project using the internet as the communications backbone. Xilinx iTD is
a Web-based tool that functions as a design control system allowing designers
to check-in, coordinate, and integrate multiple design modules into a single
project. Designers will be able to use their web browser and Xilinx
iTD to complete large design projects from across the aisle or across the
world. |
Xilinx Extends its Cores Leadership
| The Xilinx CORE Generator, now embedded in the Alliance and Foundation
Series software, simplifies the integration of intellectual property into
your design. The CORE Generator provides drop-in access to PCI, DSP,
memory blocks, and other intellectual property from Xilinx or Xilinx AllianceCORE
Partners. As an example, designers can easily integrate the world's 1st
64 bit/66 MHz PCI Core into their design using the Core Generator. |
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Foundation Series v2.1i Advanced Synthesis
Capabilities
| Foundation Series v2.1i includes
the latest FPGA ExpressTM Synthesis Tools
(release 3.2) from Synopsys(R). There are
a number of new features that result in faster runtimes and better results
for a variety of design styles. These include: |
Vista - FPGA Express Schematic Viewer
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Improved algorithms
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The first production shipment of VistaTM
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Simplified constraint handling from synthesis to
layout
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TCL scripting capabilities
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Increased Support of VHDL93
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Dramatic improvements in quality of result and runtime
for designs, which include multipliers.
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Xilinx Software Solutions Version 2.1i Press
Releases
Comprehensive Support Services
| Xilinx support resources serve as an extension of your
company's design team. Xilinx delivers comprehensive support services including: |
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support.xilinx.com: a designer-centric web site that is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Worldwide hotline support during working hours
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XPERTS Certified Third Party Consultants Program
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Customer Education Services
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The IP Center: a web-based resource for Cores & IP
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Local Field Application Engineers
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Summary
| Xilinx delivers the most powerful programmable logic solution in the
industry. The combination of Xilinx software and cores, leading edge Xilinx
FPGA and CPLD device architectures, and comprehensive support services
make Xilinx the preferred choice of electronic designers worldwide.
For more information on the Xilinx Software Solutions, please visit
the Software Solutions Page or contact your
local Xilinx sales office. |
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