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Xilinx Announces Release of Free ISE WebPACK 6.2i
Delivering up to 50% Faster Spartan-3 Design
Performance
Xilinx dramatically lowers total development
and logic costs
compared to other PLD, ASIC, and ASSP offerings
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9, 2004 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:
XLNX) today announced ISE WebPACK 6.2i – the company’s
latest version of its free, web-downloadable development system.
The new version of ISE WebPACK 6.2i boosts performance of
Xilinx’s low-cost Spartan™-3 family with new
“-5” speed and enhanced “-4” speed grades.
The combination of ISE WebPACK 6.2i and Spartan-3 FPGA features
offers up to 50% better performance, including faster block RAM
access speeds and embedded multipliers running at greater than 225
MHz. ISE WebPACK 6.2i is available for download now from www.xilinx.com/ise/webpack6.
ISE WebPACK offers local-clock support for Spartan-3 FPGAs to make
high-speed memory interface design faster and easier. With 15%
better device utilization than competing solutions, designers can
now target smaller, lower cost FPGAs while meeting performance
goals and lowering overall project costs. Additionally, Spartan-3
FPGAs clock-to-output times are 35% to 40% faster than the previous
generation ISE WebPACK tool. These performance improvements
combined with industry-leading cost advantages, are fueling the
rapid replacement of ASICs and ASSPs with Spartan-3 FPGAs in high
volume applications.
About WebPACK 6.2i
ISE WebPACK is the leading design solution for CPLD and low-cost
FPGA designs with over 150,000 users worldwide. The solution meets
design demands ranging from simple glue logic to complete
medium-density "system-on-chip" FPGA platforms. ISE WebPACK is a
subset of Xilinx's ISE Foundation design tools, providing fast and
convenient access to the ISE design environment at no cost. Using
an integrated GUI-based environment, users have access to
easy-to-use design entry tools, push-button synthesis, verification
from any point in the design flow, and lightning-fast programming.
By providing a complete design solution with easy downloading and
single file installation, Xilinx has created a design solution with
unmatched productivity and performance. With ISE WebPACK’s
integrated automatic update feature, designers are not only
notified when software updates are available, the download process
can automatically obtain and install only those files applicable to
their installation.
Price, platforms, and availability
ISE WebPACK 6.2i runs on both Windows 2000 and Windows XP with
support for all Xilinx leading-edge CPLD families, including
CoolRunner™-II, Spartan™-IIE and Spartan-3 FPGA
families, and the Virtex™-II Platform FPGAs including the
entry-level Virtex-II Pro™ Platform FPGA device. Visit the
Xilinx web site at www.xilinx.com/ise/webpack6
for complete information on the free ISE WebPACK and other ISE
products.
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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