Winter 2014 issue of Xcell Journal Highlights Xilinx Shipping Industry's First 20nm FPGAs, Unveiling New UltraScale Portfolio that Breaks World Records

Winter 2014 issue of Xcell Journal Highlights Xilinx Shipping Industry's First 20nm FPGAs, Unveiling New UltraScale Portfolio that Breaks World Records

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced immediate availability of the winter 2014 edition of its award-winning user magazine, Xcell Journal. Issue 86's cover story examines how Xilinx has become the first programmable logic vendor to ship a 20nm device to customers. It also examines the upcoming products in Xilinx's Kintex® and Virtex® UltraScale(TM) families, including the UltraScale VU440 - a 3D FPGA that breaks Xilinx's previous world records for capacity and transistor counts. Xcell Journal is available as a one-click pdf download or in iPad/iPod-compatible ISSUU electronic magazine format.

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Xcell Journal issue 86 includes numerous informative how-to articles for every technical skill level. The issue includes a piece on using Vivado® Design Suite's high-level synthesis to create a better sorting network for embedded video applications. The issue also includes a tutorial on how to create an effective test bench as well as a more advanced tutorial on how to load a real-time operating system on the Zynq®-7000 All Programmable SoC. Other notable articles in this issue include:

    --  Xilinx Ships Industry's First 20-nm All Programmable Devices
    --  Median Filter and Sorting Network for Video Processing with Vivado HLS
    --  Ins and Outs of Creating the Optimal Testbench
    --  How to Add an RTOS to Your Zynq SoC Design
    --  Kintex-7 Receiver Mines TV 'White Space' for New Comms
    --  How to Make a Custom XBD File for Xilinx Designs
    --  Selecting the Right Converter: JESD204B vs. LVDS
    --  How to Bring an SMC-Generated Peripheral with AXI4-Lite Interface into
        the Xilinx Environment
Additionally, be sure to visit Xilinx's new Xcell Daily, in which veteran editor Steve Leibson highlights the daily happenings at Xilinx and the many remarkable innovations Xilinx users are bringing to market with our All Programmable devices.

About Xcell Journal

Xcell Journal is an award-winning quarterly magazine that provides electronic designers of programmable digital systems with in-depth technical information regarding the latest advances in hardware and software technologies, systems, applications, services and support. This digital magazine is available free and is accessible on any standard Internet browser, requiring no software downloads and allowing readers to browse, search, make notes, email authors and click through to advertiser websites. For additional information, or to download individual Xcell Journal articles in PDF format, go to Xcell Online. To subscribe now, go to http://www.xilinx.performark.com/subscriptions/.

About Xilinx
Xilinx is the world's leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs and 3D ICs. These industry-leading devices are coupled with a next-generation design environment and IP to serve a broad range of customer needs, from programmable logic to programmable systems integration. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com.

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