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Xilinx at Embedded Systems Conference San Francisco and Microprocessor Summit

   Xilinx is the worldwide leader of programmable logic solutions. (PRNewsFoto)

SAN JOSE, CA USA
     - What:      Xilinx Showcases Embedded Processing Solutions at ESC
                  San Francisco
     - Where:     Moscone Center, San Francisco, Calif., Booth #1525
     - When:      March 6 - March 10, 2005
     - Exhibits:  Tuesday, March 8: 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
                  Wednesday, March 9: 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
                  Thursday, March 10: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

    SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX)
today announced that the latest advancements in embedded processing
development will be showcased at the Embedded Systems Conference to be held on
March 6 through March 10, 2005 in San Francisco, Calif.
    (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO )
    Xilinx will host a series of 90-minute technical workshops, in addition to
in-booth theatre presentations and product demonstrations highlighting
innovative embedded system and DSP applications. Industry experts from Xilinx
have been tapped to present numerous technical papers as part of the ESC
Technical Program, including the new Easy Paths to Silicon Design Seminar.
    Xilinx will also be among featured presenters at the Microprocessor
Summit, an event to be held for the first time this year with ESC San
Francisco on March 7th at the Argent Hotel.

    Xilinx Hands-On Workshops
    For complete descriptions and to pre-register for these FREE in-depth
workshops, visit:
http://www.xilinx.com/events/tradeshows/esc_sf05/workshop.htm .

    Implementing a Virtex(TM)-4 FX PowerPC(TM) System with Floating Point
Co-Processor using Platform Studio Suite
    Location:  Room 256       Tues., 3/8:    10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
                                             2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
                                             4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
    Accelerating an IDCT Software Application using the Configurable
MicroBlaze(TM) 32-bit RISC Processor
    Location:  Room 256       Wed., 3/9:     10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
                                             2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
                                             4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
    High Performance DSP on an FPGA Made Easy
    Location:  Room 256       Thur., 3/10:   9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
                                             11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
                                             1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

    In-Booth Theatre Presentations Every 30 Minutes

    -- A Complete Spectrum of Programmable Processing Solutions
    -- Boot A Live Embedded System in Just 15 Minutes
    -- Breakthrough Performance with Virtex-4 Platform FPGAs
    -- Eclipse-based Hardware/Software Debug
    -- Breakthrough DSP Performance at the Lowest Cost

    Product Demonstrations in Xilinx Booth #1525

    -- Intelligent Tools Accelerate Development
       Create embedded hardware/software/IP system and boot real-time
       operating system with Xilinx Platform Studio suite. Accelerate embedded
       processing development for programmable systems via the IDE, as well as
       powerful design wizards, BSP and application code generators.
    -- Low Cost & Flexible Processing
       New Spartan(TM)-3 SP305 board implements complex embedded motor control
       using the MicroBlaze soft 32-bit processor, a Floating Point Unit, PID
       control loops, PWM, DAC and ADC to control both a brushless DC and a
       3 Phase AC induction motor.  See frequency generator using the
       PicoBlaze(TM) 8-bit processor capable of frequency range up to 640 MHz
       incremented at 1 Hz.
    -- High Performance Processing
       Dual processor system with inter-processor communication implemented
       using Xilinx ML310 Embedded Development Platform Board with Multi-OS
       boot (Linux, VxWorks and QNX) and the Xilinx Platform Studio (XPS) tool
       suite.  First processor used as a compute engine utilizing the FPU.
       Second is host processor managing data flow and I/O.
    -- Accelerate Programmable Embedded Platform Performance
       Accelerate system performance with the Virtex-4 FX family of devices
       using the Auxiliary Processor Unit (APU) controller. Introduces the
       Xilinx ML403 FX Embedded Development Platform Board. Demonstrates
       algorithm code acceleration with APU implementation and graphical
       display of output. Utilizes Xilinx Gigabit System Reference Design with
       TCP/IP acceleration and Linux eOS.
    -- High-Performance DSP Implementation and Embedded Development Kit
       Integration Using System Generator
       Build DSP microprocessor-based control circuits for high-performance
       DSP systems with Xilinx System Generator for DSP 6.3 and DSP IP cores.
       Demonstrates unrivaled design solutions for FPGA-based DSP systems.

    Xilinx Technical Conference Papers

    -- Virtex-4 FX Platform FPGA Extends PowerPC Instructions
       Microprocessor Summit, Argent Hotel:  MPS-900
       Monday, March 7, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
       Presenter:  Dan Isaacs, Product Marketing Manager
    -- Approaches in FPGA Design
       Easy Paths to Silicon Design Seminar:  EPD-664
       Tuesday, March 8, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
       Presenter:  Tim Tripp, Advanced System Tools Product Marketing
    -- Switching Fabrics at Layers 1 and 2
       Network Systems Design Seminar:  NSD-707
       Wednesday, March 9, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
       Presenter:  Hamish Fallside, Senior Manager, Networking Systems
       Solutions
    -- Hardware/Software Codesign for Platform FPGAsEmbedded Training Program:
       ETP-423
       Thursday, March 10, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
       Presenter:  Don Davis, Senior Manager, High Level Tools
    -- Software Defined Radio with Reconfigurable Hardware and Software
       Embedded Training Program:  ETP-442
       Thursday, March 10, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
       Presenter: Peter Ryser, Embedded Software Systems Engineering Manager

    For additional Xilinx ESC show information, visit:
http://www.xilinx.com/events/tradeshows/esc_sf05/index.htm .
    To register for ESC San Francisco and Microprocessor Summit, visit:
http://www.esconline.com/sf/register .

    About Xilinx
    Xilinx, Inc. is the worldwide leader of programmable logic solutions.
Additional information about Xilinx is available at http://www.xilinx.com.


SOURCE Xilinx, Inc.




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