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In this Q2 '95 issue...
Editorial
: Total Cost and Time-to-Volume: The New Reality : By Bradly Fawcett
...determining the true "total cost" of a given technology in
a given application is not at all a simple matter...
The Xilinx-NeoCAD Merger
While continuing our efforts to make programmable logic devices faster,
denser and less expensive, we also realize that the design software needs
to be easier to use, must provide more powerful design and debug capabilities,
and should be supplied to users in advance of device availability...
Xilinx ASIC Estimator Available for PC : Calculate the total cost of your project using Xilinx FPGAs, FPGAs and Xilinx HardWire gate arrays, or traditional mask-programmed ASICs. The Xilinx ASIC Estimator operates on IBM-compatible computers and allows you to enter your own specific costs. Download it via the Internet at ftp://www.xilinx.com/pub/utilities/fpga/asic_est.zip. The file contains a readme.est file and the executable estimate.exe. You may also contact your local Xilinx sales representative for a floppy disk copy.
FINANCIAL REPORT : Record Revenue in Fiscal Year 1995 Xilinx again achieved record revenues in fiscal year 1995...
CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY :155 Mbit/s Codec Uses Xilinx FPGAs
New XC4000 Family -3 Speed Grade Offers Higher
Performance
The improved performance of the -3 devices allows the XC4000 family to
be fully PCI compliant.
MIL-STD-883B Compliant Serial PROMs
The XC1765D and XC17256D Serial Configuration PROMs are now available
in full MIL-STD-883B compliant versions...
XC5200 FPGA Family Grows
For lower-density designs that do not require the use of on-chip user RAM,
the new XC5202 and XC5204 FPGAs provide a feature-rich solution.
Introducing The New, Low-Power XC7336Q CPLD
SOFTWARE : XACTstep Version 6 Development
System
...combines power and ease-of-use to provide the highest productivity
toolset in the industry...
SOFTWARE : Full-featured Floorplanner Boosts
Performance
...the industry's first graphics-based hierarchical floorplanner...
SOFTWARE : Cadence Interface Now Available From Xilinx
SOFTWARE : Upgrading to NeoCAD Foundry
...useful for implementing certain high-density designs...
SOFTWARE : Solaris Support Status
SOFTWARE : HW-130 Universal Programmer Now
Available
...supports all Xilinx CPLDs, PROMs, and the 8100 FPGA Family...
SOFTWARE : Full XC7000 CPLD Support Available
from ISDATA
...LOG/iC2 development system...
SOFTWARE : Designing FPGAs with HDLs and
Synthesis Tools
...device performance and area utilization can be optimized by creating
HDL code that takes advantage of special FPGA architectural features.
Measuring Speed and Temperature
SOFTWARE : Board-Level Simulation with OrCAD
VST
...with v1.20, users can now simulate a design with multiple FPGAs
and CPLDs.
Technical Q&A
Answers to common issues from the Hot-line.
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