Summer 2014 Issue of Xcell Journal Examines How Zynq All Programmable SoC-based Platforms Provide Effective Alternatives to ASICs and ASSPs

Summer 2014 Issue of Xcell Journal Examines How Zynq All Programmable SoC-based Platforms Provide Effective Alternatives to ASICs and ASSPs

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced immediate availability of the summer 2014 edition of its award-winning user magazine, Xcell Journal. Issue 88's cover story takes a look at silicon finances, showing how the Zynq®-7000 All Programmable SoC is far better suited than ASICs and ASSPs for building platforms, enabling enterprises to maximize profitability. The issue also includes a variety of fantastic methodology and how-to articles for Xilinx users of all skill levels. Xcell Journal is available as a one-click pdf download or in iPad/iPod-compatible ISSUU electronic magazine format.

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Xcell Journal issue 88 includes numerous informative how-to articles for every technical skill level and features an article on how Xilinx's 20nm UltraScale(TM) All Programmable device architecture enables customers to create terabit systems. The issue also includes a fascinating feature on how scientists are using Xilinx® FPGAs in the South Pole to study the afterglow of the Big Bang and origins of the universe. Articles in this issue include:

    --  Products, Profits Proliferate on Zynq SoC Platforms
    --  The Search for Gravity Waves and Dark Energy Gets Help from FPGAs
    --  Virtex UltraScale FPGA Enables Terabit Systems
    --  Goodbye DDR, Hello Serial Memory
    --  Design Reliability: MTBF Is Just the Beginning
    --  Protocol-Processing Systems Thrive with Vivado HLS
    --  In FPGA Design, Timing Is Everything
    --  NI System-on-Module Brings Innovative Products to Market Fast
Additionally, be sure to visit Xilinx's new Xcell Daily, in which editor Steve Leibson highlights the daily happenings at Xilinx and the many remarkable innovations Xilinx users are bringing to market with All Programmable devices.

About Xcell Journal

Xcell Journal is an award-winning quarterly magazine that provides electronic designers of programmable digital systems with in-depth technical information regarding the latest advances in hardware and software technologies, systems, applications, services and support. This digital magazine is available free and is accessible on any standard Internet browser, requiring no software downloads and allowing readers to browse, search, make notes, email authors and click through to advertiser websites. For additional information, or to download individual Xcell Journal articles in PDF format, go to Xcell Online. To subscribe now, go to http://www.xilinx.performark.com/subscriptions/.

About Xilinx
Xilinx is the world's leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs and 3D ICs. These industry-leading devices are coupled with a next-generation design environment and IP to serve a broad range of customer needs, from programmable logic to programmable systems integration. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com.

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