SYSTEM-INTEGRATION FEATURES AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS KEY TO FPGA DESIGN

The Xilinx XC4000 family of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) features a third-generation architecture implemented with a sub-micron process technology, resulting in up to twice the density and performance of the prior generation of devices. Advanced system integration features allow many varying system functions to be incorporated within the XC4000 FPGAs, further increasing system performance and density. These advances in FPGA component technology have been matched by equally dramatic improvements to the CAE development tools. A design example illustrates how these advanced device features and software tools are applied in a system-level application.