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Application Notes

Title	Size
How New Spartan/XL FPGAs Compete for Gate Array Production	70 KB
SpartanXL Family
XAPP099: How to Design Today for the Upcoming SpartanXL FPGA Family	40 KB
XAPP088: I/O Characteristics of the 'XL FPGAs	30 KB
SelectRAM Memory
XAPP065: Edge-Triggered and Dual-Port RAM Capability	50 KB
XAPP057: Using SelectRAM Memory in FPGAs	210 KB
XAPP053: Implementing FIFOs in RAM	230 KB
XAPP051: Synchronous and Asynchronous FIFO Designs	140 KB
XAPP052: Efficient Shift Registers, LFSR Counters, and Long Pseudo-Random Sequence Generators	70 KB
Carry Logic
XAPP013: Using the Dedicated Carry Logic	100 KB
XAPP023: Accelerating Loadable Counters	30 KB
XAPP018: Estimating the Performance of Adders and Counters	40 KB
XAPP014: Ultra-Fast Synchronous Counters	40 KB
XAPP027: Implementing State Machines in FPGA Devices	30 KB
XAPP009: Harmonic Frequency Synthesizer and FSK Modulator	20 KB
Digital Signal Processing
16-Tap, 8-Bit FIR Filter	170 KB
Using Programmable Logic to Accelerate DSP Functions	190 KB
A Guide to Using Programmable Gate Arrays for Application-Specific DSP Performance	160 KB
XAPP054: Constant Coefficient Multipliers	110 KB
XAPP055: Block Adaptive Filter	120 KB
Building High Performance FIR Filters Using KCMs	20 KB
The Fastest FFT in the West	70 KB
The Fastest Filter in the West	30 KB
Plug and Play ISA in Xilinx FPGAs	1.9 MB
Dynamic Microcontroller	810 KB
Pulse-Width Modulation in Xilinx	80 KB
Configuration
XAPP091: Configuring Mixed FPGA Daisy Chains	20 KB
XAPP015: Using the Readback Capability	60 KB
XAPP017: Boundary Scan in Xilinx Devices	110 KB

Application Briefs

Title	Size
XBRF001: SelectRAM: Flexibility with Speed	20 KB
XBRF002: Low Power Benefits: Overview	30 KB
XBRF003: SelectRAM: Maximum Configurability	20 KB
XBRF007: Xilinx FPGAs: The Best Choice for Delivering Logic Cores	30 KB
XBRF014: A Simple Method of Estimating Power in FPGAs	30 KB
XBRF015: Speed Metrics for High Performance FPGAs	100 KB

Data Book

Title	Size
Spartan and SpartanXL Series Datasheet v1.1, 5/98	530 KB
3.3 V and Mixed Voltage Compatible Products v2.1, 11/97	30 KB
Spartan Serial Configuration PROMs Datasheet v1.1, 7/98	60 KB

XCell Articles

Title	Issue
New Spartan -4 Devices for High Speed Applications	Q3 '98
Esaote Biomedica: A Spartan Success Story	Q3 '98
The Low Cost PCI Solution	Q3 '98
Spartan Series Takes the Lead with Low Power	Q2 '98
Designing with the Spartan Series FPGAs local	Q2 '98
Introducing the New Spartan FPGA Family for Low Cost Applications	Q1 '98
I/O Characteristics of the XC4000XL/XV and SpartanXL Families	Q1 '98
Xilinx DSP LogiCORE Advantages	Q3 '97
Implementing Median Filters in FPGAs	Q4 '96
SelectRAM Memory: Advantages and Uses	Q3 '96
FIFO Buffer Designs in FPGA Families	Q1 '96
Synchronous RAM Improves System Speed	Q4 '95
Synchronous RAM Timing	Q4 '95
Advanced Carry Logic Techniques	Q2 '96
Distributed Arithmetic Laplacian Filter	Q1 '96
Manchester Decoder in 3 CLBs	Q2 '95
PCI Based Reconfigurable Computers	Q2 '96

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