Virtex-4

Features: Virtex-4 offers designers a choice of 17 devices across three domain-optimized platform FPGA architectures: Virtex-4 LX FPGAs (logic-intensive designs), SX FPGAs (high-performance signal processing), and FX FPGAs (high-speed serial connectivity and embedded processing).

The Virtex- ASMBL architecture is good for telecom/datacom applications, as well as a lot of other applications including high-speed signal processing, imaging processing and replacing ASICs, etc.

Price and Availability: The first device in the Virtex-4 family, the Virtex-4 LX25, is immediately available with pricing starting at $39.99 each for 25,000 unit quantities in 2005. The first devices of the Virtex-4 SX platform will be available in Q4 2004, with prices for the SX25 starting at $59.99 each for 25,000 unit quantities in 2005. The first devices of the Virtex-4 FX platform will be available in Q1 2005 with prices to be announced at time of shipment.