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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 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
XAPP079: Configuring Xilinx FPGAs Using an XC9500 CPLD and Parallel PROM	100 KB
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
XBRF003: SelectRAM: Maximum Configurability	20 KB
XBRF007: Xilinx FPGAs: The Best Choice for Delivering Logic Cores	30 KB

Data Book

Title	Size
Spartan and Spartan-XL Series Data Sheet v1.5, 3/00	730 KB
Spartan-II Family Data Sheet
Spartan Family of PROMs Data Sheet v1.5, 4/00	120 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
Designing with the Spartan Series FPGAs	Q2 '98
Introducing the New Spartan FPGA Family for Low Cost Applications	Q1 '98

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• Product Overviews
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  • Spartan-XL Family
  • Spartan Family
  • ASIC Replacement FPGAs
• Xilinx at Work in High-Volume Applications
• CORE Solutions for the Spartan Series
  • LogiCORE PCI32 Spartan and Spartan-XL
• Software Updates
• Operating Spartan-XL Device at Extended Conditions
• Spartan-XL (3.3V) Device Files
• IBIS I/O Models
• Boundary Scan BSDL Files for PC and UNIX
• Spartan (5V) Device Files
• IBIS I/O Models
• Boundary Scan BSDL Files for PC and UNIX
• Answers Listing for Spartan and Spartan-XL Families
• Prototyping Platforms