Xilinx Part Family History

Compiled by John Lazzaro

1985: XC2064

Data Sheet: xc2000.pdf

CICS paper on XC2000 series (1986) [apparently not available online]

W. S. Carter, K. Duong, R. H. Freeman, H.-C Hsieh, J. Y. Ja, J. E. Mahoney, L. T. Ngo, and S. L. Sze, "A user programmable reconfigurable logic array," Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, pp. 233-235, 1986.

This was fabbed in a 2um process, according to (see page 2) of Xcell15.pdf, copied from from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell15.pdf.

1988: XC3020

Data Sheet: xc3000.pdf

This was the original product data sheet, a current data sheet that has a compatible version of this part is available here, copied from http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/data_sheets/xc3000.htm.

See also: CICS paper on the XC3090 (1998):

"A 9000-gate user-programmable gate array", or locally here.

1991: XC4000

Data Sheet: xc4004.pdf

This was the original product data sheet, copied from http://www.alldatasheet.com/view.jsp?sSearchword=XC4004.

Data sheets for a forward-compatible version of the part are available at: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/xc4000.htm

See also: CICS paper on the XC4000 series (1990): "Third-generation architecture boosts speed and density of field-programmable gate arrays", or locally here.

FPGA conference paper on interconnect of XC4000EX, or locally here.

jbits.pdf, copied from http://www.imamu.edu.sa/dcontent/IT_Topics/java/jbits.pdf. XC4000 Jbits paper by Xilinx authors.

xcell3.pdf. Xcell XC4000 description (page 4), copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell3.pdf.

xcell10.pdf. Xcell descriptions of XC3000 and XC4000 product updates (page 11), copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell10.pdf.

xcell13.pdf. Xcell XC4025 description (page 14). Copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell13.pdf.

xcell18.pdf. Xcell XC4000E RAM and FIFO capabilities (page 31). Copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell18.pdf.

1992: XC3100

xcell8.pdf. Xcell XC3100 series preview (page 1, page 3). Copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell8.pdf.

1992: XC3200

1994: XC5000

Xilinx data sheet dated 1999, I'm guessing its too close to 1994 to be describing a redesigned version of the part ... Coped from http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/data_sheets/5200.pdf.

CICS paper on the XC5000 (1995): "Logic block and routing considerations for a new SRAM-based FPGA architecture"

xcell15.pdf. Xcell XC5000 introduction (page 14). Copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell15.pdf.

1995: XC8100 (one-time programmable; discontinued 1996)

Data sheet: xc8100fpga_family.pdf. Copied from http://www.elektronik.ropla.eu/pdf/stock/xil/xc8100fpga_family.pdf.

CICS paper on XC8100 (1996): Here.

xcell18.pdf. Xcell introduction (page 20), copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell18.pdf.

1995: XC6200 (reconfigurable)

Data sheet: Could not find one.

xcell18.pdf. Xcell introduction (page 22), copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell18.pdf

Paper by Xilinx authors: "The XC6200 FastMap Processor Interface", Stephen Churcher, Tom Kean, and Bill Wilkie (Xilinx Inc). Copied from http://www-bd.fnal.gov/icalepcs/abstracts/PDF/m4ad.pdf.

Many papers exist by academic users, example paper: "Run-time parameterised circuits for the Xilinx XC6200", Rob Payne.

1998: Virtex

Xilinx Data Sheet page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/virtex.htm

xcell27.pdf. Xcell preview (pages 4-5), copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell27.pdf

xcell31.pdf. Xcell product release (page 4), copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell31.pdf

1998: Spartan

Xilinx Data Sheet page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/spartan-xl.htm

xcell27.pdf. Xcell preview (page 6), copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell27.pdf

xcell28.pdf. Spartan power consumption analysis (page 6), copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell28.pdf

1999: Virtex-E

Xilinx Data Sheet page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/virtex-e.htm

xcell34.pdf. Xcell feature (page 5), copied from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell34.pdf

2000: Spartan-II

Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/spartan-ii.htm

2000: Virtex-EM (1 Mb memory on-chip)

Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/virtex-e_em.htm

2001: Virtex-II

Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/virtex-ii.htm

Xcell feature (page 4) http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell40.pdf

FPGA Conference Paper by Xilinx Authors Dynamic power consumption in Virtex-II FPGA family http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=503072

DATEC Paper by Xilinx Authors (follow-ons also exist) A lightweight approach for embedded reconfiguration of FPGAs "http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1253642"

2002: Virtex-II Pro (PowerPC hard core)

Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/virtex-ii_pro.htm

Xcell special issue (page 6, page 10) http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell42.pdf 2003: Spartan-3 Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/spartan-3.htm

Xcell special issue (page 7) http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell46.pdf

FPGA conference paper by Trimberger http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1117201.1117203

2003: Virtex-II Pro X (Rocket PHY)

Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/virtex-ii_pro.htm

Xcell cover story (page 9) http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell45.pdf

2005: Virtex-IV

Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/virtex-4.htm

Hot-Chips Slides http://www.hotchips.org/archives/hc17/3_Tue/HC17.S7/HC17.S7T2.pdf

Xcell introduction (page 33) http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell51.pdf

Xcell special issue: http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell52.pdf

2005: Spartan-3E

Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/spartan-3e.htm

Xcell introduction (page 13) http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell53.pdf

2006: Virtex-5

Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/virtex-5.htm

Hot-Chips Slides: http://www.hotchips.org/archives/hc18/2_Mon/HC18.S4/HC18.S4T1.pdf

CICC paper, Xilinx authors CAD Techniques for Power Optimization in Virtex-5 FPGAs http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4405687

Xcell special issue: http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell59.pdf

2007: Spartan-3A(N)

Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/spartan-3a.htm

http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/spartan-3a.htm

2008: Virtex-5 FXT

Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/virtex-5.htm

Hot-Chips Slides: http://www.hotchips.org/archives/hc20/3_Tues/HC20.26.511.pdf

Xcell cover story: http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell64.pdf

2009: Virtex-6, Spartan-6

Xilinx Data Sheet Page: http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/virtex-6.htm

Hot-Chips Slides: http://www.hotchips.org/archives/hc21/3_tues/HC21.25.700.FPGAs-Epub/HC21.25.7300.Alfke-Xilinx-Virtex6-Spartan6.pdf

Xcell feature story (page 8) http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell68.pdf

2010: Xilinx 7: Virtex, Artix, Kintex

Xilinx White-Paper Page: http://www.xilinx.com/technology/roadmap/7-series-fpgas.htm

Xcell Xilinx-7 preview (page 6) http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell72.pdf

Xcell ARM architure preview (page 6) http://www.xilinx.com/publications/archives/xcell/Xcell71.pdf