Introduction / Roadmap

The Power of Innovation

Table of Contents

Why Programmable Logic?

What’s Been Holding You Back?

Agenda

1996 CMOS Programmable Logic Market

Xilinx Provides the Complete Solution for Programmable Logic

Process Technology and Supply Voltage

Speed

Technology, Speed, Size

Xilinx PLDs Support Mixed-Voltage Designs

Power Dissipation (for given logic and frequency)

Exponential Growth in Density

The Next Two Years

Shrinking Transistor Geometries FPGA Die Size = Gate Array Die Size FPGA Cost = Gate Array Cost

Xilinx Pioneers PLD Packages

Xilinx Supports Evolving Design Methodologies

Software Roadmap Focuses on Reducing Time-to-Market

Technical Support

Xilinx Uses the Technology of Tomorrow to Bring You Complete Solutions Today