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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XILINX EXECUTES ON FPGA PROCESSOR LEADERSHIP
STRATEGY,
FORMS NEW EMBEDDED PROCESSING DIVISION
New Division Combines Processor Cores, Software
and IP Development
to Accelerate Customer Success with Platform FPGA Embedded Systems
SAN JOSE, Calif., September 6, 2004 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX)
today announced the formation of a new Embedded Processing Division
that combines the Company's domain expertise and comprehensive offering
of embedded systems solutions with its leading-edge portfolio of
multiple processor cores, embedded intellectual property (IP) blocks
and embedded development tools. The new structure reinforces the
programmable logic leader's commitment to the increasingly diverse,
changing embedded systems market, in which Xilinx already has more
than 10,000 customers since launching the FPGA industry's first
embedded products two years ago
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This corporate development is the evolution of three years of embedded
experience that includes delivery of the MicroBlaze , PicoBlaze
and immersed IBM PowerPC processor cores for Xilinx FPGAs; acquisition
of Triscend Corp., a pioneer of configurable embedded microcontroller
technology; and now the creation of a new division dedicated to
driving the Xilinx embedded business. Leading the Embedded Processing
Division is industry veteran Mark Aaldering, who has more than 20
years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including the
past five years managing the IP Division at Xilinx.
"In today's world, just about everything involves some form
of processing, and Xilinx has all the elements required for a complete
and robust range of embedded solutions," said Rich Sevcik,
executive vice president, Programmable Logic Solutions Group at
Xilinx. "The Embedded Processing Division brings the talent
and technology together in an organization driven by a common vision
and mission. With these focused resources, we can accelerate development
of an even wider range of embedded system solutions that optimize
the full capabilities of our silicon architectures at multiple performance
and price points."
In his role as vice president of the Embedded Processing and IP
Divisions, Aaldering is chartered with executing a leadership strategy
that will further strengthen the Company's position and offerings
in the embedded marketplace. Prior to Xilinx, Aaldering held a range
of positions in the development of silicon and software for microprocessors
and programmable logic families for Philips Semiconductors, Cypress
Semiconductor and Intel Corporation.
"We've worked hard over the last few years to ensure that Xilinx
customers have access to the broadest, most powerful range of solutions
to meet their processing needs. These efforts have paid off with
the highest performance FPGA embedded cores and the most complete
development environment available today in the FPGA industry,"
said Aaldering. "I'm excited about the opportunities for Xilinx
in the embedded systems marketplace, and look forward to taking
our strategy and processing platform to the next level."
Industry-Leading Architectures
The Embedded Processing Division is focused on driving the rapid
adoption and successful deployment of embedded processor solutions
across an expanding range of low cost, high-volume and high performance
applications. It is also responsible for defining, developing and
delivering infrastructure IP, peripheral cores, as well as software
development and debug tools to support its processing architectures.
These currently include the:
- PowerPC 32-bit RISC hard core which is immersed in the Virtex-II
Pro and Virtex-4 Platform FPGAs to deliver the highest processor
performance;
- Xilinx MicroBlaze 32-bit soft core, a configurable and general-purpose
processor that can be used with both Spartan and Virtex FPGAs
depending on cost and performance requirements;
- Xilinx PicoBlaze 8-bit soft microcontroller, which can be used
with the Spartan FPGA family as well as with the CoolRunner family
of CPLDs for the most cost-effective solution.
Complete Embedded System Design
Xilinx provides a common flexible design and support infrastructure
that enables designers to scale their embedded processing platforms
to different performance requirements without extensive engineering
work or additional learning curve. The Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS)
and Embedded Developer Kit (EDK) provide all the design and debug
capabilities needed by both hardware and software designers to develop
platforms targeting PowerPC hard processors or MicroBlaze soft processor
cores within a single environment. The Xilinx embedded solution
also features an extensive library of peripherals IP, reference
designs, development boards, internal and third party tools, and
the most widely used operating systems. A variety of optional embedded
design services and training are also available to help companies
jumpstart their designs and ensure first-time design success.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic
solutions. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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