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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XILINX AND STMICROELECTRONICS COMBINE FPGA AND
MEMORY EXPERTISE TO DELIVER PLATFORM FLASH SOLUTION
No compromise FPGA Configuration Solution offers high density
and low cost
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 29, 2003 -Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), today
announced the immediate production availability of its Platform
Flash family of FPGA Configuration Solutions. Designed in collaboration
with STMicroelectronics, the Xilinx Platform Flash PROMs provide
drop-in configuration for all Xilinx FPGAs, including the flagship
Spartan™-3 Platform FPGA and Virtex-II Pro™ Platform FPGA
families. The Platform Flash family offers designers a no-compromise
solution by combining low cost, high density, in-system programmability,
a small footprint, and industry-standard interfaces in a single
device. Xilinx recommends the Platform Flash family for any new
Xilinx FPGA designs.
Collaboration of Industry Leaders Benefits FPGA Designers
The goal for the new configuration solution was to meet the challenging
demand for a single family with all the high-performance features
needed to configure a wide range of FPGAs at a very low cost. In
order to achieve that goal, Xilinx partnered with Flash Memory leader
STMicroelectronics early on in the product-planning phase.
"The Platform Flash family demonstrates the impressive results
industry leaders can achieve when they collaborate to deliver a
best-in class-solution," said Mustafa Veziroglu, general manager
of the Configuration Solution Division at Xilinx. "This is
the first result of the powerful partnership between Xilinx and
STMicroelectronics. We will continue to work together to develop
innovative solutions for FPGA designers."
"The Xilinx FPGA expertise helped us to jointly define the
right product for the market," said Reza Kazerounian, vice
president and general manager of the Programmable System Memory
Division at STMicroelectronics. "Based on our substantial market
presence in non-volatile memories, we provided the design expertise
and state of the art 0.15u flash technology capable of delivering
high density and high performance products. ST's seasoned team of
system and IC designers rapidly integrated the Xilinx FPGA configuration
management expertise, developing a cost-effective, high quality
product."
Under the terms of the collaboration, Xilinx retains the sole rights
for marketing and selling the Platform Flash devices and STMicroelectronics
provides a turnkey manufacturing solution.
Pricing and availability
The 1, 2 and 4 Mbit solutions, XCF01S, XCF02S, and XCF04S respectively
are available today with pricing for the XCF01S at $1.05 for 100K
units in 2005. Xilinx ISE development tools support the entire Platform
Flash family. Programming support is available from Xilinx programming
hardware as well as many suppliers of device programmers; automatic
test equipment system and boundary scan equipment.
About Xilinx Configuration Solutions
Xilinx Platform Flash PROMs comply with the industry standard IEEE1532
interface, allowing designers to use existing equipment to program
and test the PROMs. With the higher density devices, designers can
program multiple designs into a single PROM, allowing one PROM to
support multiple FPGAs in a daisy-chain configuration, thereby reducing
part count and component costs. The high-density devices also offer
'Design Revisioning' capabilities, allowing customers to use the
same board level product and components for multiple applications,
reducing manufacturing and inventory costs.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering
semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics
applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise,
manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and
strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip
(SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's
convergence markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New
York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In 2002, the Company's net revenues were $6.32 billion and net earnings
were $429.4 million. Further information on ST can be found at http://www.st.com.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic
solutions. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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