Xilinx Returns to DAC Asking - Why ASIC When You Can Go All Programmable?

Wednesday May 23rd 2012 02:09:55 PM

Xilinx exhibits for first time since 2002 to mark FPGA transition to All Programmable devices and the introduction of the Vivado Design Suite as a bridge from ASICs SAN JOSE, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced participation at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) in San Francisco from June 3 - 7, 2012, including its first booth exhibition in 11-years where the new Vivado™ Design Suite will be showcased. As the costs and risks associated with application-specific devices can only be justified for a short list of ultra-high volume commodity products, programmable platforms have become the only viable means for meeting increasingly stringent ...

UBM & Xilinx Launch All Programmable Planet

Tuesday May 22nd 2012 04:45:00 PM

New Xilinx-sponsored community keeps engineers abreast of the rapid expansion from logic to ‘All Programmable’ devices, and lets beginners and experts alike share insights and access the latest news, product information, and training NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 – UBM DeusM, the integrated marketing services arm of UBM, and UBM Electronics, the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry’s decision makers, today launched All Programmable Planet (www.allprogrammableplanet.com), a new online community exclusively sponsored by Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) devoted to inspiring and empowering users of programmable devices and sharing of insights derived fr...

Xcell Journal Magazine Spring 2012 Edition Takes a Deep Dive into Xilinx's Vivado Design Suite

Monday May 7th 2012 07:17:00 AM

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced immediate availability of the Spring 2012 edition of Xcell Journal magazine, featuring an in-depth look at the Vivado(TM) Design Suite, the new IP and system-centric design environment built from the ground up to accelerate design productivity for the next decade of 'All Programmable' Devices. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO) In addition to the Vivado Design Suite cover story, Xcell Journal issue 79 is packed with a number of insightful articles including a how-to piece on implementing the CORDIC algorithm in FPGA designs, an article describing a new methodolog...

Simplified Design and Lower Total Cost of Ownership Highlight Xilinx 7 Series FPGAs at Interop 2012

Monday May 7th 2012 07:02:00 AM

FPGA Solutions Enable Backplane Connectivity and Traffic Processing for Next Generation Networking and Data Center Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced participation at the Interop IT Expo and Conference in Las Vegas, from May 8-10, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Booth #2158. At the conference, attendees will see the Virtex®-7 X690T FPGA , the first chip in the Xilinx® 7 series FPGA family highlighting advanced high-performance networking applications that require low power and a highly integrated, single-chip implementation. Xilinx experts will also show 40 Gbps transfer over a PCI Express® Gen 3 x8 link...

Xilinx Unveils the Vivado Design Suite for the Next Decade of 'All Programmable' Devices

Tuesday April 24th 2012 07:31:00 PM

IP and system-centric tool suite built from the ground up to accelerate programmable systems integration and implementation by up to 4X SAN JOSE, Calif., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced the Vivado(TM) Design Suite, a new IP and system-centric design environment built from the ground up to accelerate design productivity for the next decade of 'All Programmable' Devices. Vivado tools not only speed the design of programmable logic and I/O, but accelerate programmable systems integration and implementation into devices incorporating 3D stacked silicon interconnect technology, ARM® processing systems, Analog Mixed Signal (AMS), and a signifi...

Xilinx to Deliver Keynotes at SEMICON Singapore 2012

Sunday April 22nd 2012 08:02:00 PM

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced its participation at SEMICON Singapore 2012 taking place at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center in Singapore from April 24 - 26, 2012. What: SEMICON Singapore 2012 Where: Marina Bay Sands (MBS) Expo & Convention Center, Singapore When: April 24 - 26, 2012 Vincent Tong, Xilinx senior vice president of worldwide quality and new product introductions, and Asia Pacific executive leader, will join semiconductor industry leaders in two forums taking place at SEMICON Singapore: Southeast Asia Entrepreneurship Seminar and 2.5D/3D IC Forum. The Southeast Asia Entrepreneurship Sem...

Enhanced Xilinx Real-Time Video Engine Accelerates Path to Production for Next Generation Video Processing Equipment

Monday April 16th 2012 07:38:00 AM

Targeted Reference Design is key to Rapidly Developing and Deploying Broadcast Solutions LAS VEGAS, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced at the National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB), Booth #N4319, that its Real-Time Video Engine (RTVE) reference design now allows equipment makers to leverage Xilinx video processing LogiCORE(TM) IP cores for quick implementation of video processing-intensive designs. The RTVE enables AMBA® AXI-4 interconnects and directly supports Kintex(TM)-7 field programmable gate array (FPGA) devices to power the next generation of multiviewers while accelerating the path to production for OEMs and broadcast equi...

Xilinx Display Targeted Design Platform Accelerates Development of Super High Resolution 4K2K Displays

Monday April 16th 2012 07:16:00 AM

Premier Xilinx Alliance Member Tokyo Electron Device Ltd. Provides ACDC 1.0 Hardware Platform for Display Targeted Design Platform LAS VEGAS, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced at the National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB), Booth #N4319, availability of the Display Targeted Design Platform (TDP) based on the ACDC (acquisition, contribution, distribution and consumption) 1.0 hardware platform from Premier Xilinx Alliance Program member Tokyo Electron Device Ltd. (TED). The Display TDP accelerates development of 4K2K monitors and high resolution projection systems by stitching together existing 1080i or 1080p video sources into virtu...

BBC R&D Designs Xilinx FPGAs into New Camera-Back Mount to Support Transmission of Video Over IP

Monday April 16th 2012 07:04:00 AM

Move to IP Networking Eliminates SDI Cabling at Source and Provides the System Performance to Provide Broadcast Quality Video Transport LAS VEGAS, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --BBC R&D and Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) are demonstrating a prototype camera-back device (Stagebox) at the National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB), Booth #N4319, that enables the transport of professional quality video over internet protocol (IP)-based networks. The BBC R&D Stagebox can be attached to the back of any broadcast-quality camera. Due to the integration of more system functionality onto a Xilinx field programmable gate array (FPGA), expensive and cumbersome SDI/audio/talkback a...

Xilinx Accelerating Design Productivity and Increasing System Performance Along the Video Production Chain at NAB 2012

Monday April 9th 2012 07:00:00 AM

Real-Time Video Engine and Display Platforms Showcase How Broadcast Engineers Can Build Better Systems and Get to Market Faster SAN JOSE, Calif., April  9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced its attendance at the National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB), Booth #N4319, April 14-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, where it will unveil and demonstrate programmable platforms for building the next generation of broadcast video production equipment. What: NAB 2012 Where: Las Vegas, NV, Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth #N4319 When: Conferences – April 14 – 19, 2012 Exhibition – April 16 – 19, 2012 Booth presentat...