Xilinx Ramps Virtex-4 Shipments, Delivers Breakthrough Performance At The Lowest Cost

World's first multi-platform FPGA provides up to 10X better performance/price ratio and 2X higher performance and density, while reducing power by 50%

Xilinx, Inc. today announced immediate availability of silicon and a complete suite of design tools for its new Virtex-4 flagship product line - executing on delivery of the world's first multi-platform FPGA family produced using 90nm/300mm chip-making process technology. Notably, the Virtex-4 family is the company's second 90nm product line. Xilinx leads the PLD industry by more than a year on its proven 90nm process with manufacturing partner UMC.