Date: 07/10/2009

New Spartan-6 FPGA from Xilinx with PCIe 1.1 specification for single-lane config

Xilinx has released the Spartan-6 FPGA family with compliant PCI Express 1.1 specification for consumer, automotive, wireless markets and suitable for the applications such as in-vehicle infotainment, flat-panel displays, and video surveillance.

The PCIe 1.1 is implemented in Spartan-6 LXT devices with Xilinx GTP serial transceivers capable of up to 3.125Gbps and the LogiCORE solution using the integrated Endpoint block for PCI Express. The configurable PCIe core with PHY is the low-cost, single-lane integrated programmable implementation. The GTP serial transceivers are fully characterized across process, voltage, and temperature (PVT).

"With the ubiquity of PCIe, system developers across the full spectrum of markets and applications are looking to Xilinx FPGAs for flexible connectivity solutions with proven low-power, low-cost silicon," said Tom Feist, senior marketing director for ISE Design Suite at Xilinx. "Our Spartan-6 FPGAs provide the lowest cost PCIe implementation for programmable devices with twice the capability and less than half the power of previous Spartan-3 generation two-chip offerings. Developers can now design PCIe compliant systems based on the connectivity requirements of their applications and not be constrained by the cost of silicon."

For more details visit www.xilinx.com

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