Virtex-5 FXT a new FPGA platform, plus a look into the future

This article consists of a collection of slides from the author´s conference presentation. Virtex-5 is the winner, without any real competition - Xilinx strategy of sub-families proved to be very successful Multi-gigabit transceivers are very popular Moore´s Law will give us much more logic and lower cost - Speed and power consumption pose a difficult challenge Users want and need to improve design productivity - The pace is becoming faster and more competitive.