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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XILINX COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL UNH INTEROPERABILITY
TESTING FOR ETHERNET SOLUTIONS SUITE WITH VIRTEX-II SERIES FPGAS
FPGA industry's premiere solution tested for Ethernet interoperability,
Ensures seamless operation with standard devices and further reduces
system validation cycles
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 10, 2004 -Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) announced
today that its Ethernet solutions suite has successfully completed
interoperability testing at the University of New Hampshire's Interoperability
Lab (UNH IOL). Xilinx, the leading provider of programmable logic
solutions, is working with the UNH IOL to ensure that its Ethernet
offering provides systems designers with the highest probability
of first-time design success and design portability, while also
reducing hardware testing requirements.
Interoperability tests for Xilinx's Ethernet offerings were conducted
with networking equipment incorporating standard Ethernet devices.
Xilinx's Media Access Controller (MAC) cores for all three classes
of Ethernet were tested: 100 Mb Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and 10
Gigabit Ethernet. The intellectual property (IP) cores were tested
for standards conformance as well as interoperability, as outlined
in the IEEE 802.3 family of standards, using Xilinx Virtex-II Series
Platform FPGAs with development boards from Xilinx and its partners.
"The industry-wide success of Ethernet hinges on thorough testing
of device conformance and interoperability," said Bob Noseworthy,
technical director at UNH-IOL. "Xilinx's commitment to prove
out their solutions, including UNH-IOL testing, demonstrates their
desire to bring the best, most interoperable, solution to the market."
"We're extremely pleased to have completed this rigorous testing
for our popular Ethernet cores," said Mark Aaldering, senior
director of IP Solutions at Xilinx. "UNH provides a tremendous
service to the industry because it allows companies like Xilinx
to offer low-risk IP solutions with a pre-validated level of performance
and interoperability. This means systems designers can be confident
that their Xilinx FPGA-based designs will work seamlessly with standard
Ethernet devices and third-party equipment."
Complete Ethernet Solutions Suite
Xilinx's Ethernet solution includes Layer 2 data link MAC IP cores
for 10 GbE, 1 GbE and 10/100 Ethernet interfaces, with a variety
of Layer 1 physical layer interfaces including XAUI, 1000BASE-X
PCS/PMA, and XGMII, GMII, MII and RMII. All three MACs support Virtex-II
series FPGAs. The 1GbE and 10/100 Ethernet MAC cores also support
Spartan-IIE and Spartan-3 devices.
The cores are provided through the Xilinx Core Generator in ISE
or through Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS), included with the Xilinx
Embedded Development Kit. The deliverables include Verilog and VHDL
simulation models, timing constraint files, sample compile scripts
to aid implementation, as well as a variety of application reference
design and development board options and world-class technical support.
For more detailed information about Xilinx's 10 GbE, 1 GbE and 10/100
Ethernet MAC solutions, visit:
http://www.xilinx.com/systemio/interop/index.htm.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic
solutions. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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