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ISSUE 53, SECOND QUARTER 2005ISSUE 53, SECOND QUARTER XCELL JOURNAL XILINX, INC. Issue 53 Second Quarter 2005 XcellXcelljournaljournal THETHE AUTHORITATIVEAUTHORITATIVE JOURNALJOURNAL FORFOR PROGRAMMABLEPROGRAMMABLE LOGICLOGIC USERSUSERS PluggingPlugging intointo High-VolumeHigh-Volume ConsumerConsumer ProductsProducts HIGH VOLUME Spartan-3E: A New Era Multimedia for Automotive DSP Algorithms DESIGN TOOLS New ISE 7.1i Software Control Your Designs SERIAL I/O Extend Your Reach SUBSCRIBE NOW R SEE PAGE 3 Xilinx is the only FPGA supplier in the world to have achieved high-volume 90nm production, resulting in the lowest-cost FPGAs in the industry. Our leadership in 90nm products gives you all the performance and features you need, at the lowest price points ever. Both our SpartanTM and VirtexTM product lines__ the world's most widely adopted FPGAs__ are shipping on our optimized 90nm process now. Contact your Xilinx rep today and let's ramp up for success together. The Programmable Logic CompanySM www.xilinx.com/spartan3 Pb-free devices available now ©2004 Xilinx, Inc., 2100 Logic Drive, San Jose, CA 95124. Europe +44-870-7350-600; Japan +81-3-5321-7711; Asia Pacific +852-2-424-5200; Xilinx is a registered trademark, Spartan and Virtex are trademarks, and The Programmable Logic Company is a service mark of Xilinx, Inc. LETTER FROM THE EDITOR What’s Both High and Low, and Used Everywhere...? This issue of the Xcell Journal focuses on high-volume, low-cost consumer applications and the design tools used to implement them. Business Viewpoints Our Business Viewpoints column offers an independent business perspective by Rich Wawrzyniak, Senior Analyst, ASICs Services for Semico Research Corporation. His article, EDITOR IN CHIEF Carlis Collins “Changing the Systems Landscape with Low-Cost FPGAs,” discusses how advanced processing [email protected] technology is driving down the costs of FPGAs and changing the ASSP/ASIC crossover point. 408-879-4519 T High-Volume Solutions MANAGING EDITOR Forrest Couch Approximately one year ago Xilinx® engineers were asked to develop the lowest cost, highest density [email protected] 408-879-5270 FPGA family on the market. This section features articles using the new Spartan™-3E devices in several high-volume applications. Their low cost makes these devices successful in applications ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Charmaine Cooper Hussain previously reserved for ASIC and gate-array technologies. XCELL ONLINE EDITOR Tom Pyles Industry Expert [email protected] In “Extend Your Reach,” well-known signal integrity expert Howard Johnson discusses the 720-652-3883 Virtex™-4 RocketIO™ transceiver, which incorporates three forms of equalization to stretch the ADVERTISING SALES Dan Teie reach and performance of serial links. 1-800-493-5551 Design Tools ART DIRECTOR Scott Blair Software support for the Spartan-3E family is available with the newly announced ISE™ 7.1i tools. This section has articles from Xilinx and some of its partners describing the use of their design tools to implement a complete solution. Board Room The Board Room section describes some of the Spartan-3 hardware development boards and other design solutions to help you determine which platform is best for your application and design task. Power Play The new Power Play section features technical descriptions of our partners’ power solutions. In Steve Sharp’s lead article, “Conquering the Three Challenges of Power Consumption,” he writes, Xilinx, Inc. “To conquer the key challenges of power consumption, it takes a combination of good product 2100 Logic Drive San Jose, CA 95124-3400 design, proper device technology, and tools that let you take control of system power management.” Phone: 408-559-7778 FAX: 408-879-4780 And... It’s Time to Re-Subscribe www.xilinx.com/xcell/ Periodically, we must clean our mailing database. As of January 1, 2005, you must re-subscribe to continue receiving the Xcell Journal FREE. If you subscribed after January 1, 2005, you do not © 2005 Xilinx, Inc. All rights reserved. XILINX, the Xilinx Logo, and other designated brands included have to re-subscribe. If you subscribed before this date, please visit our website at herein are trademarks of Xilinx, Inc. PowerPC is a trade- mark of IBM, Inc. All other trademarks are the property www.xilinx.com/xcell/subscribe/ and take a minute to renew your FREE subscription and ensure of their respective owners. uninterrupted delivery. The articles, information, and other materials included in this issue are provided solely for the convenience of our readers. Xilinx makes no warranties, express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, and accepts no liability with respect to any such articles, information, or other materials or their use, and any use thereof is solely at the risk of the user. Any person or entity using such information in any way releases and waives any claim it might have against Xilinx for any loss, damage, or expense caused thereby. Forrest Couch Managing Editor TABLE OF CONTENTS INDUSTRY EXPERT DESIGN TOOLS 63 This section comprises articles from Xilinx and its partners describing the use of the newly announced ISE 7.1i software, 66 as well as other design tools. This article, by well-known signal integrity expert Howard POWER PLAY Johnson, discusses the Virtex-4 RocketIO transceiver, which incorporates three forms of equalization to stretch the reach and performance of serial links. 104 High-Volume Solutions The latest FPGAs from Xilinx set new records in capacity, capability, performance, power efficiency, and value. 13 The new Power Play section features technical descriptions of our partners’ power solutions. BOARD ROOM 112 This section describes some of the Spartan-3 hardware development boards and other design solutions. SECOND QUARTER 2005, ISSUE 53 Xcell journal INDUSTRY EXPERT Extend Your Reach -- Using RocketIO Transceivers.....................................................................6 BUSINESS VIEWPOINTS Changing the Systems Landscape with Low-Cost FPGAs ..........................................................10 HIGH-VOLUME SOLUTIONS Leading the High-Volume Programmable Revolution ...............................................................13 Spartan-3E FPGAs Introduce a New Era in Low-Cost Programmable Logic...................................14 Implementing New Configuration Options for the Spartan-3E Family.........................................16 Encoding High-Resolution Ogg/Theora Video with Reconfigurable FPGAs...................................19 Implementing DSP Algorithms Using Spartan-3 FPGAs ............................................................22 Designing a Spartan-3 FPGA DDR Memory Interface...............................................................26 Signal Processing Capability with the Nu Horizons Spartan-3 Development Board.......................28 CoolRunner-II CPLDs Offer New Features...............................................................................31 Reducing Bill-of-Materials Cost Using Logic Consolidator ..........................................................34 Using CoolRunner-II Silicon Features to Reduce Cost...............................................................36 Using Spartan-3/3E Features to Area-Optimize Your Design....................................................39 Low-Cost EasyPath FPGAs Offer Promise to ASSP Companies...................................................42 Applications of the Spartan Family in Flat-Panel Displays.........................................................46 Managing Signal Quality ....................................................................................................49 Meeting Timing and Reducing Area with the Synplify Pro Tool .................................................52 The Changing Face of Automotive ECU Design.......................................................................54 A Multimedia Platform for Automotive and Consumer Markets.................................................57 A Low-Cost PCI Express Solution..........................................................................................60 DESIGN TOOLS Design Leadership From Xilinx -- Introduction.........................................................................63 Design Performance Leaps Forward with ISE 7.1i Software.....................................................64 Debugging with Combined Oscilloscope and Logic Analyzer Measurements................................67 Real-Time Debug That Dominates ........................................................................................70 Integrating MATLAB Algorithms into FPGA Designs..................................................................73 Complex FPGAs Require Equivalence Checking.......................................................................76 Complete FPGA and CPLD Power Analysis .............................................................................80 Increase Performance and Lower Cost Through System Design.................................................83 Control Your Designs with the PlanAhead Hierarchical Design and Analysis Tool ..........................86 Building High-Performance Measurement and Control Systems with FPGAs................................90 GENERAL The Hydra Project (Chess Program)......................................................................................94 Accelerating Time to Market with Embedded Processing QuickStart!.........................................98 Bioinformatics Algorithms on Nallatech-Configurable