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Xilinx Logic Core Program
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DATE: january 1996
TITLE: Xilinx Logic Core Program



Xilinx Logic Core Program

(Contributed by Mark Bowlby of Xilinx)

Xilinx, Inc. has announced its new LogiCore program by delivering
the  industry's  first  100  percent  compliant PCI-Interface for
FPGAs. The Xilinx program is unique because it  offers  the  only
pre-implemented  and  fully  verified drop-in modules in the FPGA
industry today. As  a  result,  designers  can  dramatically  cut
development  time, significantly reduce design risk, and have ac-
cess to the best performance and lowest component cost available.

The new Xilinx PCI modules have been tested by 30 beta  customers
who  have successfully implemented the design in a Xilinx XC4000E
Series FPGA. The modules result in the highest transfer  rate  of
any programmable solution in the industry. They operate at 33 MHz
and include high speed burst synchronous FIFOs. The  modules  are
customizable  to fit individual design requirements and allow ad-
ditional logic for implementation of  customized  back-end  func-
tions resulting in a cost effective single chip solution.

The Xilinx LogiCore program will provide designers with addition-
al modules developed by Xilinx as well as leading third party in-
tellectual property (IP) providers that are optimized  and  veri-
fied for Xilinx programmable logic devices. Those include bus in-
terfaces such as ISA bus Plug-and-Play, ATM, DSP filters and mul-
tipliers,  UART and DMA.  Designers can choose from a broad range
of complexity and application  types  and  can  use  the  modules
without   the   need  for  extensive  programmable  logic  design
knowledge. The program includes the certification of third  party
modules.   LogiCore  partners will be provided with Xilinx design
training and development tools to ensure designers'  requirements
are met with the highest quality drop-in modules available.

Designers will have access to Xilinx's IP providers  through  the
Xilinx  worldwide web page. A LogiCore program catalog will offer
an increasingly wide range of modules and industry expertise. Xi-
linx  LogiCore products are supported by the Xilinx HardWire pro-
gram providing customers with a  no-risk  conversion  path  to  a
masked gate array implementation for high volume production.

Initial PCI Target Interface modules for  Xilinx  FPGAs  complete
with  a  data sheet and comprehensive user guide are available in
Viewlogic schematics for an introductory offer  of  $1,995  until
April  30,  1996.  The  PCI module will be available for the list
price of $4,995 effective May 1. Customers will  be  upgraded  to
PCI  Intitiator  modules  in mid-year 1996. Other modules will be
available in mid-year 1996 and prices will vary depending on  the
module  type. A schematic package from Mentor Graphics as well as
VHDL and Verilog simulation models will also be available in  the
first half of 1996.

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