FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Xilinx Simplifies High-Speed DDR-I Memory Interfacing with
New Turn-Key Design Kit
Provides complete DDR400/PC3200 design solution including tools, boards and free reference designs with guaranteed 200MHz performance in Virtex-II Pro FPGAs

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9, 2004 – Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of the industry's first programmable turn-key DDR400/PC3200 memory solution, a comprehensive, fully hardware characterized resource for system designers interfacing to 200MHz DDR-I SDRAM memory devices. Leveraging the high-performance Virtex-II Pro™ Platform FPGA, the DDR400/PC3200 performance can be easily achieved using mid-speed grade devices, providing substantial cost savings while increasing reliability and reducing time-to-market.

Fully characterized across process, voltage and temperature on hardware platforms for both DIMM and component interface options, the DDR-I memory interface reference design includes innovative patented design techniques providing high design margins to maximize DDR400/PC3200 system design performance. Xilinx® memory solution is designed with a modular approach to provide distinct physical layer and controller blocks, enabling easy migration to different memory types. The DDR400/PC3200 reference design is available in both Verilog and VHDL options for download free of charge. The Virtex-II Pro DDR-I memory interface reference design is flexible to support any device/package combinations. In addition, the DDR-I memory interface can be implemented in any Virtex-II Pro I/O, providing additional flexibility for system designers looking to simplify their PCB designs.

“By providing a pre-engineered and fully hardware verified turn-key solution on Virtex-II Pro mid-speed grade devices, we are helping our customers achieve further cost savings while substantially reducing their time-to-market and design risk” said Rina Raman, director of Applications for the Advanced Product Group at Xilinx. “This will enable system architects and designers to quickly and easily implement a robust and reliable DDR-I memory interface resulting in competitive end products.”

The solution leverages advanced Virtex-II Pro system features such as digital clock managers (DCMs), abundant low skew local clock resources, flexible SelectIO™-Ultra I/O technology (supporting SSTL2, Class I and II I/Os required for DDR-I memory interfaces), programmable DDR I/O banks, and XCITE™ digitally controlled impedance - ideally suited for the clock and data synchronization tasks required to interface to the newest generations of memory technologies.

About Xilinx Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGAs
Xilinx Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGAs offer the ideal connectivity solutions, providing the high-speed programmable fabric and system-level building blocks needed to successfully interface to the latest generation of advanced memory devices. The Virtex-II Pro device is the world's first and only FPGA to offer integrated PowerPC embedded technology and multi-gigabit transceivers at no additional charge. With over 10,000 worldwide customer engagements, Virtex-II Pro FPGAs are experiencing rapid adoption in a wide-range of applications.

About Xilinx Memory Corner
Memory Corner is a dedicated web portal for Xilinx and its partners to contribute and post new memory solutions. The website provides free, pre-engineered memory interface reference designs for a wide range of memory types interfacing to Xilinx FPGAs and a complete overview of various memory interface solutions in the form of application notes and tutorials to help simplify the memory selection process. Memory interface solutions including QDR SRAM, RLDRAM, and FCRAM memory interfaces are also available. For more information on Xilinx memory solutions, visit Memory Corner at www.xilinx.com/memory.

Pricing and Availability
Xilinx DDR SDRAM Memory Tool Kit provides a one-stop shop for customers interested in implementing DDR400/PC3200 memory interface designs, including comprehensive design resources such as reference designs, hardware platforms, schematics and gerber files. Also available to support Virtex-II™ Series Platform FPGAs, the DDR Memory Tool Kit contains reference design boards supporting 2VP20-6 FF1152 and 2V1000-6 FG456 devices. The kit is immediately available from Xilinx for USD $4,800.

About Xilinx
Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) is the worldwide leader of programmable logic solutions. Additional information about Xilinx is available at www.xilinx.com.

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