Xilinx EPLDs now supported by Logical Devices; Seamless HDL-based path established from CUPL design entry to XC7000 implementation.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 1995--Xilinx Inc. and Logical Devices Inc. Monday announced a fully integrated CUPL CUPL - Cornell University Programming Language. A language for simple mathematics problems, based on CORC, with PL/I-like syntax. ["An Instruction Language for CUPL", R.J. Walker, Cornell U, Jul 1967]. fitter for the Xilinx XC7000 family of erasable programmable logic devices (EPLDs). The CUPL fitter provides designers an inexpensive, effective HDL-based design path for the Xilinx XC7000 family of EPLDs. "As designers migrate from low density PLDs to higher density EPLDs, it's important that they be able to remain in their familiar design environment," said Jeff Goldberg, product manager for Xilinx EPLD See EEPLD. software. "With the CUPL fitter now incorporated into the Logical Devices tool, designers can immediately implement designs using high performance Xilinx EPLDs." "CUPL HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. gives designers the ability to take full advantage of the Xilinx EPLD architectures while making it easier and quicker to implement designs," said Jeff Williams, CUPL product manager at Logical Devices. Using the industry standard CUPL design language, designers can perform design entry, logic synthesis and functional simulation. The design is entered using state machine, truth table and Boolean equation formats, then targeted to an XC7000 device. The Xilinx-developed XC7000 fitter maps the design into the selected XC7000 EPLD and creates a device programming file. Pricing and availability The XC7000 fitter is included in Logical Device's Total Designer v4.6 development system. Available now from Logical Devices, Total Designer v4.6 is priced for MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. at $2,295. Upgrades to Total Designer are available at $295 from v4.4, and $595 from v4.3 or earlier. Current users of the PLD (Programmable Logic Device) Refers to a variety of logic chips that are programmable at the customer's site, the customer being the vendor of the finished chip, not the end user. Master may upgrade for $795. Total Designer also supports design entry for the Xilinx XC2000, XC3000 and XC4000 families of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). XC7000 EPLD family The XC7000 family of devices are the industry's only EPLDs to combine world class performance (5ns pin-to-pin combinatorial delays) with a fully populated interconnect matrix that delivers 100 percent routability with 100 percent utilization. In addition, Xilinx is currently shipping the industry's first EPLD to be fully compliant with the Peripheral Component Interconnect See PCI. (hardware) Peripheral Component Interconnect - (PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993. PCI is supported by most major manufacturers including Apple Computer. (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). ) specification. Company Backgrounds Founded 10 years ago, Xilinx is the world's leading supplier in the billion dollar CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. programmable logic industry. The company pioneered the market for field programmable gate arrays (FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. ), semiconductor devices that provide high integration and quick time-to-market for electronic equipment manufacturers in the computer peripherals, telecommunications, industrial control, instrumentation, and military markets. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the company produces innovative device architectures and associated development system software. Logical Devices Inc. is a leading producer of device programming tools. Among its products is CUPL, the world's first universal software language for programmable logic devices. Logical manufactures a complete line of hardware including universal and device specific programmers as well as erasers. The company maintains facilities in Deerfield Beach, Fla. and Golden, Colo. CONTACT: Xilinx, Inc. Vallee Hubbard, 408/879-5085 |
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