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AR# 20953 Virtex-4 - Speed File Revision History

Keywords: changes, updates, new, current, revised, release

This Answer Record contains the Revision History for Virtex-4 family speeds files.

Speeds Files Revision History

1.69 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes (11.1)
- Updated values for DCM (PSCLK) for -11 and -12 speed grades

1.68 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Updated values for FX100
- Updated values for IOBs

1.67 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Update to block RAM clock to out in NO_CHANGE mode
- Changed speed grades -10, -11, -12 to PRODUCTION for 4vFX40
- Changed speed grades -10, -11 to PRODUCTION for 4vFX140
- Changed speed grade -12 to PRODUCTION for 4vFX100
- Increases setup for IDELAY for speed grade -12 (4vFX100)

1.66 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Updated DCM component

1.65 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Changed FX20 and FX60 for -12 speed grade to PRODUCTION

1.64 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Overall slowdown of 2% for CLB delays
- Updated IDELAY min values

1.63 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Made SLICEM delays specific to device

1.62 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Increase in delays for ShiftReg(Clk 2 Out) and Flip-Flops (Setup/hold Times)
- Decrease in frequency for PPC405 components for each speed grade
- Available upon request only

1.61 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Change speed grade to PRODUCTION for FX12, FX20, FX60, and FX100 for -10 and -11
- Updated DCM max and min period delay parameters for FX/LX/SX
- Shift Register delays are increasing in -12 devices

1.60 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- SX and LX devices are now PRODUCTION for -MIN speed grade (except LX300)
- Updates for DCM, IOI, EMAC, and PPC components
- Added derating support for temperature and voltage, and absolute min values

1.58 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- This is the required minimum speeds file for all Virtex-4 LX and SX production devices
- All SX and LX devices are now PRODUCTION
.....- No change to LX25, LX60, SX35 ES and production SCD devices
.....- No timing changes
- For all other Virtex-4 devices, the following are timing changes:
- A decrease in the delay through the DCM (Tdmcko_CLK*) for STEPPING 1 devices
.....- Overall or Total Clock Path delay with a DCM will increase for OFFSET constraints
- Default DESKEW_ADJUST value changed for LX160 and FX140 from 17 to 20
- Default DESKEW_ADJUST value changed for LX200 from 17 to 21
- DS302 v1.11 reflects timing from this speeds file

1.57 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Added PRODUCTION timing for LX15, LX25, LX40, LX60, and SX35 devices (-10 and -11 speed grade)
- Updated data sheet for this version of the speeds file
.....- DS302 v1.10 reflects timing from this speeds file
- Updated CLB, clocking, DCM, DSP, IOB, and PPC components to create stepping-based delays
- Supports ES/SCD/Production timing based on CONFIG STEPPING setting
.....- LX/SX will have only stepping 1
.....- SCD/ES will have stepping 0

1.56 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Updated values for the CLB, DCM, DSP, EMAC, and IOB components

1.54 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Decreased negative hold values
- Decreased the frequency for FX pin of DCMs
- Updated models for GT11 and PPC
- Package flight time delays support

1.53 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Provided new parameters for jitter and phase-checking
- Updated I/O Standard support
- Updated parameters for clocking

1.52 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Updated values in the IOB components for differential I/Os
- Added an additional speed grade (-12)
- Updated clocking parameters
- Updated parameters for DCM, DSP, block RAM, and FIFO components
- Updated IDELAY default values to produce a zero hold time in legacy mode
- Updated parameters for DCI on IOB components
- Changed the -10 and -11 speed grades to ADVANCED

1.49 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Updated IOB and SERDES components

1.47 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Corrected values for the clocking component
- Updated parameters for DSP, SERDES, block RAM, FIFO, and IOB components

1.46 Release: Description and Explanation of Changes
- Updated parameters for CLB, GT11, and SERDES

For information on current speeds files versions for design tool releases, see (Xilinx Answer 12201).

AR# 20953
Date Created 09/04/2007
Last Updated 11/01/2009
Status Active
Type
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