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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XILINX DELIVERS BREAKTHROUGH DESIGN TOOL FOR
HIGH PERFORMANCE
SIGNAL PROCESSING WITH NEW SYSTEM GENERATOR FOR DSP v6.3I
New tool dramatically accelerates productivity
and closes the DSP design gap
by combining the benefits of C-based and HDL flows within a single
solution
GSPx CONFERENCE, SANTA CLARA, Calif., September 28, 2004 Xilinx,
Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced it's next generation System
Generator for DSP v6.3i development tool with full support for the
company's flagship Virtex-4 Platform FPGAs. Furthering Xilinx's
XtremeDSP initiative, System Generator v6.3i provides enhancements
that make it easier for designers to build high performance digital
signal processing (DSP) systems using industry-standard DSP design
methodologies.
"With each new generation of the System Generator tool, we've
significantly enhanced design performance and productivity,"
said Omid Tahernia, vice president and general manager of the DSP
Division at Xilinx. "The new tool, combined with the revolutionary
DSP capability of the recently introduced Virtex-4 Platform FPGA
family, takes the Xilinx XtremeDSP initiative to the next level
and will drive FPGAs further into high performance DSP applications."
The System Generator v6.3i tool allows designers to take full advantage
of the high performance features within the Virtex-4 Platform FPGA
and the XtremeDSP Slice. Filters can be developed with speeds up
to 500MHz at less than 1/10th the area than previous generation
Xilinx FPGAs and at less than 1/7th the power in the signal processing
chain. The tool is also bridging the DSP tools gap by providing
a complete, front-to-back design flow that blend the benefits of
C-based and HDL design methodology within a single solution. System
Generator v6.3i combines the benefits of C-based tools such as edit,
compile, debug and quick design iterations with the benefits of
HDL tools to create compact, high performance and highly parallel
architectures. This allows designers with little or no experience
in HDL design techniques to work at a very high level and go from
first thought to verified silicon within a matter of days, rather
than weeks.
A unique hardware in the loop co-simulation feature allows designers
to greatly accelerate simulation while simultaneously verifying
the design in hardware. System Generator v 6.3i includes a new DMA
burst mode feature that increases data flow between the tool and
FPGA by over 100 times - allowing designers to run multiple iterations
in the time it took to run a single design in previous generation
tools. The tool is also tightly coupled with the company's recently
introduced Embedded Development Kit (EDK) v.6.3i, enabling designers
to target Xilinx hard and soft processors and external processors
for control path development.
"The Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGA and System Generator for DSP tool
are an extremely powerful combination for designers of high-performance
signal processing systems," said Ken Karnofsky, marketing director
for Signal Processing and Communications at The MathWorks. "System
Generator's high-bandwidth, DMA burst mode capability improves
simulation time by over two orders of magnitude than previous generation
tools."
System Generator for DSP Solution
System Generator automates the design, debug and deployment of FPGA-based
processing systems with push-button performance. Systems architects,
DSP engineers, and hardware designers can model complete DSP systems
in an integrated system-level design environment. In addition to
the industry's richest simulation libraries for high level modeling
and automatic validation code generation, System Generator provides
a high-speed HDL co-simulation interface to the ModelSim simulator
from Model Technologies, Inc. Other unique capabilities include
MATLAB m-code compilation, fast system-level resource estimation,
and high-speed hardware co-simulation interfaces, both a generic
JTAG interface and PCI-based co-simulation for FPGA hardware platforms.
Comprehensive DSP Cores Library
In related news, Xilinx today announced the immediate availability
of a DSP core library for use with its Virtex-4 Platform FPGA family.
Through high levels of parameterization, the core library leverages
unique Xilinx silicon capabilities like SRL16s and the XtremeDSP
Slice to yield the fastest and smallest implementations in the FPGA
industry. The new cores include a DOCSIS ITU-T J.83 Annex A/C Modulator
core for cable modem head-end equipment and an enhanced Digital
up-Converter (DUC) core for wireless infrastructure. The DUC core
can be used in the upstream path along side a DSP processor. The
cores enable customers to develop faster, lower-cost designs for
multi-carrier, spread spectrum and narrow-band systems.
Pricing & Availability
The System Generator for DSP v6.3i tool is used with the Integrated
Software Environment (ISE) 6.3i FPGA design suite from Xilinx. The
tool is priced at $995 for a limited time - half the price of the
previous generation tool. The Annex A/C Modulator and DUC cores
are immediately available and are priced at $2000 and free of charge
respectively. For more information about System Generator for DSP
6.3i and Xilinx's XtremeDSP initiative, visit http://www.xilinx.com/dsp.
For complete information about the Xilinx DSP core library, visit
http://www.xilinx.com/ipcentral.
Xilinx XtremeDSP Initiative
The XtremeDSP initiative represents a major commitment by Xilinx
to bring the benefits of FPGAs to high-performance DSP solutions.
The company's XtremeDSP solution includes:
- First DSP domain-optimized Platform FPGAs with next-generation
Virtex-4 family
- First Platform FPGAs with dedicated DSP features in Virtex -II
and Virtex-II Pro FPGAs
- First FPGAs supporting DSP MAC functions in Virtex family
- First to market with proven DSP design methodologies through
strategic collaboration with The MathWorks
- Extensive library of proven DSP IP cores and advanced development
boards to accelerate the design cycle and maximize performance.
- Wealth of design resources including design services, dedicated
field specialists, and DSP education classes.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic
solutions. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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