Autumn 2014 Issue of Xcell Journal Examines the Productivity Benefits of Xilinx's UltraScale Devices

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx®, Inc. XLNX today announced immediate availability of the autumn 2014 edition of its award-winning user magazine, Xcell Journal. Xcell Journal issue 89's cover story takes a closer look at how the capabilities of the Xilinx® UltraScale™ architecture combined, with time-saving tools in the Vivado® Design Suite, help build superior systems faster. Xcell Journal is available as a one-click PDF download or can be read online in iPad/iPod-compatible ISSUU electronic magazine format.

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Xcell Journal issue 89 also includes a balanced mix of methodology and how-to articles. In one of these methodology articles, Xilinx customers describe how they implemented a state-of-the-art Mulit-User MIMO architecture for next-generation wireless communications networks with Xilinx All Programmable devices. Another methodology feature details how Canadian researchers are using Xilinx All Programmable devices in the CHIME Telescope in a quest to search for dark energy across the universe. Feature articles in this issue include:

• Productivity Skyrockets With Xilinx's UltraScale Architecture
• UltraScale Brings Interlaken Onboard for High-Bandwidth Designs
• FPGAs Help Characterize Massive-MIMO Channels
• 4K TV Development Made Easy with the Zynq SoC
• FPGAs Aid Search for Dark Energy with CHIME Telescope
• Efficient Parallel Real-Time Upsampling with Xilinx FPGAs
• A Framework for FPGA Design Planning
• Faster Design Entry with Vivado IP Integrator and Xilinx IP
• Getting the Most out of Your PicoBlaze Microcontroller
• Changing Utilization Rates in Real Time to Investigate FPGA Power Behavior

Additionally, be sure to visit Xilinx's new Xcell Daily, in which editor Steve Leibson highlights the 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 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 www.xilinx.com.

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