Xilinx Accelerates Time-to-Market With Latest Development Platforms for 65nm Virtex-5 FPGAs

Feature-Rich Development Platforms Simplify Design for Serial Connectivity and DSP Applications With 65nm Virtex-5 LXT and SXT FPGAs

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx today announced immediate availability of its low-cost, feature-rich ML505 and ML506 development platforms for serial connectivity and DSP applications based on its industry-leading 65nm Virtex(TM)-5 FPGAs. These two development platforms combine the robust features and benefits of Virtex-5 FPGAs with all required mainstream interfaces and connectors, further simplifying designs and giving customers a time-to-market advantage.

The ML505 development platform based on the Virtex-5 LX50T device and ML506 development platform based on the Virtex-5 SX50T device allow designers to immediately begin taking advantages of the high-performance and low-power logic fabric, serial connectivity and DSP capabilities of Virtex-5 FPGAs. Both the Virtex-5 LXT and SXT platforms offer 3.2Gbps low-power transceivers with built-in PCI Express(R) endpoint and tri-mode Ethernet MAC blocks, allowing engineers to implement serial interfaces with the greatest ease of use. The Virtex-5 SXT FPGA also has abundant DSP48E resources ideal for DSP intensive designs.

Both the ML505 and ML506 development platforms include many commonly used interfaces such as RJ-45 connectors for 10/100/1000 Ethernet networking, USB, PS/2 and RS-232 serial ports for computer peripherals, DVI and VGA ports for video applications, serial ATA for storage applications, and an SFP module for telecom applications. Both development platforms feature on-board SODIMM sockets with 256 MB of DDR2 memory that can be expanded by the user, and on-board flash memory for multiple configuration options. Single-ended and differential I/O expansion headers are also provided, enabling access to host modules and daughter cards. These two development platforms are designed to support other Virtex-5 FPGAs in the same FF1136 package allowing customers to upgrade functionality with a common development platform in the future.

Pricing and availability

The ML505 and ML506 development platforms include a user guide, getting started tutorial, reference designs, board schematics and Gerber plots. Both development platforms are priced at USD $1195 and are immediately available online through the Xilinx global distribution network. Visit www.xilinx.com/virtex5 for more information.

About Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs

Named Product and Innovation of the Year by EDN Magazine, the Virtex-5 family represents the fifth generation in the award-winning Virtex product line. Built upon the industry's most advanced 65nm triple-oxide technology, breakthrough new ExpressFabric technology and proven ASMBL(TM) architecture, the Virtex-5 family includes four domain-optimized platforms for high-speed logic, digital signal processing (DSP), embedded processing and serial connectivity applications. Xilinx has been delivering the benefits of 65nm Virtex-5 FPGAs since May 2006, and is now shipping 12 devices across three of the four platforms (LX, LXT, and SXT). Devices may be purchased online or through Xilinx distributors. Visit www.xilinx.com/virtex5 for more information.

About Xilinx

Xilinx, Inc. is the worldwide leader of programmable logic solutions. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com