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Home: Company Info & Press : Press Room : Press Releases : Xilinx Press Release #0372
Xilinx Press Release #0372 
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BMW WILLIAMSF1 TEAM CHOOSES XILINX FOR MISSION-CRITICAL
SAN JOSE, Calif., and WEYBRIDGE, England, 30th May, 2003 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced that the BMW WilliamsF1 Team have selected Xilinx® Virtex-II™ Platform FPGAs as the leading technology in the Vehicle Control Module (VCM) of the team's 2003 Challenger - the WilliamsF1 BMW FW25. The Xilinx-enabled VCM is used to control essential vehicle components such as the gearbox, differential, traction control, launch control and telemetry. With leading edge technology - greater on-chip functionality and lower power consumption, Xilinx FPGAs have ensured that the VCM unit is reduced in size and weight, ultimately enhancing the performance of the car. "Xilinx technology provided us with ultimate flexibility throughout the design process," said Steven Wise, Head of Electronics at WilliamsF1. "In addition, the high-performance feature set of Xilinx FPGAs provided advanced technology we needed to enhance the car's performance." Xilinx' next-generation Virtex-II Pro FPGAs are also being designed in the next-generation Formula One VCM, which will benefit from the latest in leading-edge technology including a broad feature set consisting of programmable logic, Serial Gigabit IO and PowerPC embedded processors to deliver system-on-a-chip performance. The BMW WilliamsF1 Team will also be using Xilinx Titanium and Platinum support packages that will provide a suite of service and support tools including on-site design support and training. "Xilinx is proud to be associated with the BMW WilliamsF1 Team as a technology partner. As we work more and more closely with the team's engineers, we are convinced that our technology will enable the team to achieve even better results," said Paul McCambridge, vice president of Xilinx Europe. At the announcement of the collaboration, the BMW WilliamsF1 Team Principal Frank Williams said, "We are delighted that the team's relationship with an organisation of Xilinx' stature has moved a stage further than a long-standing and valued technical alliance. By partnering with a leading NASDAQ company such as Xilinx, we are confident of the benefits to the team and are certain we can offer significant benefits in return." About Xilinx Virtex-II Platform FPGAs
About WilliamsF1
Today, WilliamsF1 employs around 450 personnel at a 40ha technology campus based in the heart of the UK's 'Motorsport Valley' in rural Oxfordshire. The company's core competencies are the design and manufacture of Formula One race cars, and the deployment of this expertise in running the team's entries into the 16 Grands Prix each season. For more information, please visit: www.williamsf1.com About Xilinx
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