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Maximize Your Success
with Spartan-3 Designs
Xilinx Global Services helps you get the most
from your Spartan-3 designs.
by Bill Okubo
Solutions Marketing Manager, Global Services
Xilinx, Inc.
bill.okubo@xilinx.com
Increasingly, FPGAs are being used as systems
platforms because they are a more
strategic purchase for customers who
require a comprehensive solution that
includes software, silicon, intellectual property
(IP), and specialized services.
At the same time, FPGAs are expanding
into new application areas such as digital
signal processing (DSP), automotive, medical
imaging, and video broadcast, where
engineers new to FPGA technology need to
learn quickly. Xilinx Global Services
enables customers to reduce the learning
curve and development costs associated
with creating programmable system solutions
using the Spartan-3 family.
Xilinx Global Services Portfolio
Xilinx 90 nm Spartan-3 Platform FPGAs
are reshaping the semiconductor landscape,
and “on-demand” application engineers,
global support centers, and
personalized online support are some
examples of how Xilinx is expanding its
services to meet this evolving market
trend. For Spartan-3 designs, the portfolio
of support and services to meet these
advanced requirements includes Education
Services, Support and Titanium Technical
Service, Xilinx Design Services, and the
Xilinx Productivity Advantage Program.
Education Services
On any given business day, as many as six
Xilinx Education Services classes may be
taking place simultaneously at any number
of cities around the world. Xilinx Education
Services has new locations that expand our
presence to 50 locations in North America,
Europe, and Asia Pacific. In addition to
public classes at Xilinx training facilities and
regional training centers, we also offer private
classes that can be taught either at your
location or a nearby facility.
For Spartan-3 and ASIC designers, Xilinx
offers several new and free technical lecture
modules to help get you up to speed quickly:
• Overview of the Spartan-3 Family –
Learn about the Spartan-3 architecture,
its underlying technology and target
markets, and software support features.
• ASIC User to FPGA Design – Choose
from three modules that include a
technology comparison between
FPGAs and ASICs, design flow differences,
and how to optimize ASIC code
for implementation in Xilinx FPGAs.
For an in-depth curriculum on design
methodology for the Spartan-3 family,
Education Services has recently updated
several key courses, including:
• Fundamentals of FPGA Design
• Designing for Performance for the
FPGA User
• Designing for Performance for the
ASIC User
• Advanced FPGA Design.
To help reduce your overall development
and education costs, FPGA Essentials
is a new promotional package that delivers
both the Fundamentals of FPGA Design
and the Designing for Performance courses
at a savings of $200.
For course schedules or more information
about Education Services for Spartan-3
FPGAs, visit www.xilinx.com/education and
select the region where you would like to
take a course.
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