1. XC9500 - Developed for a Better ISP Solution
Flexible, efficient, pin-locking architecture
Industry standard JTAG/ISP
High endurance
High performance
PC & WS software
Process
Technology
Software
Chip Architecture 2 1

2. ISP Supports the Product Life Cycle
Prototyping
System
Integration
Field
Upgrades
Manufacturing
Pre-production
High Volume
Easy prototyping:
Minimize fragile package handling
Develop - program - test - redesign - reprogram in an integrated software environment
System integration:
Advanced debugging tools via JTAG
Manufacturing:
Pre-production: allow last minute design changes
High volume: integrate device programming & board-level test
Field upgrades:
Allows for design upgrading/reconfiguration in the field 11 2

3. ISP Market Growth 4

4. In-System Programming (ISP) Drives CPLD Market Growth
CAGR (‘00/’95)
CPLD 27%
ISP 65%
Total
CPLD
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
ISP
CPLD
600
The market for CPLDs is growing at an exciting 27% CAGR (compounded annual growth rate), per PACE Technologies, one of the industry’s most respected PLD market forecasters. The fastest growing segment of the CPLD market is based on ISP (In-System Programmable) products. With an incredible 65% CAGR, ISP is without a doubt the market with the fastest CPLD growth potential and Xilinx will focus its CPLD product strategy specifically on SOLUTIONS for this growing market.
400
200
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Source:Pace Technologies 10/96 3

5. XILINX CPLDs Driving the ISP Evolution
Complete support of the ISP designer’s Product Life Cycle
Delivers new FLASH technology benefits to CPLDs
Provides industry’s best pin-locking CPLD at lowest price
Complete “state-of-the-art” software support
CPLDs key part of the Xilinx “total logic solution”
CPLD users are all going to ISP and Xilinx will be “driving” this ISP evolution process with the XC9500.
It offers the industry’s best product life cycle support, pin-locking, architecture and software to enable this evolution to take place. No other competitor offers this complete of a solution to the CPLD market. And now, with this roadmap, CPLD users can now see the Xilinx commitment to providing the next generations of CPLD products, all which will be design to fit the users needs. 6

6. XC9500 Supports Multiple Programming Methods
ISP via PC/Workstation download cable
Prototype programming/debug
Functional test/programming in manufacturing
Hardware programmer
Data I/O, BP Micro, etc.
ATE
HP, GenRad, Teradyne
Microprocessor/Microcontroller download 7

7. Benefits of ISP in Manufacturing
Maximize:
Profit
ROI for ATE time
Flexibility
Manufacturing efficiency
Minimize:
Risk
Overall manufacturing time
Board/part damage
Rework
Inventory management
Time-to-Market 8

8. Four Typical Manufacturing Flows
AssemblePC Program ATE Test
Assemble ATE Program/Test
Assemble ATE Test PC Program
Preprogram Assemble ATE Test 9

9. Flow 1 Assemble/PC Program/ATE Test
Blank Chips
Program
on PC
Test on ATE
& Burn-in
Inventory
& Ship
Programming Considerations
PC Cost
Handling fallout
Programming personnel
Cable
Floor space
Fixture development
Xilinx Solutions
JTAG Programming Software
Download Parallel/Serial Cables
Win 95/NT support
Concurrent Programming (available 3Q97) 10

10. Flow 2 Assemble/ATE Program & Test
Blank Chips
Program &
Test on ATE
Inventory
& Ship
Burn-in
Xilinx Solutions
HP 3070 Support
GenRAD GR228X Support
Teradyne L-200/300 &Z1800
(available June ‘97)
Generates Industry Standard SVF files
Full JTAG Support
Programming Considerations
ATE memory
More tester time 11

11. Flow 3 Assemble/ATE Test/PC Program
Blank Chips
Test on
ATE
Program on PC
Functional
Test
Inventory
& Ship
Programming Considerations
PC Cost
Handling fallout
Programming personnel
Cable
Floor space
Fixture development
Xilinx Solutions
JTAG Programming Software
Download Parallel/Serial Cables
Win 95/NT support
Concurrent Programming
(available 3Q97) 12

12. Flow 4 Preprogram/Assemble/ATE Test
Board Assembly of
Programmed Chips
Inventory &
Ship
Test on ATE
Xilinx Solutions
3rd Party Programmer
Certification
HW130 Programmer Support
Distribution Programming Center
Factory Programming
Programming Considerations
Programming cost
Inventory cost
Insertion handling fallout
Programmer cost 13

13. Robust JTAG Instruction Set
Industry standard 4-pin IEEE JTAG
Design, debug, chip test & programming through JTAG
Basic JTAG support: EXTEST, SAMPLE/PRELOAD, BYPASS
Industry-leading extended JTAG manufacturing support
USERCODE: built-in version control capability
IDCODE: identification of manufacturer, part number, silicon revision
INTEST: drive/read internal logic
HIGHZ: all outputs in high impedance mode, sophisticated interconnect test

14. XC9500 Fits In Industry Standard JTAG Chains
TDI
XC9500
DSP
XC4000EX
TMS
TCK
TDO uP
XC9500
ASIC

15. Xilinx Supports All Flows
Key
Flow
Flow
Flow
Flow  C
Benefits/
Attribute 1 2 3 4
Option
Comments
Mfg Time X X
Fewer steps
Inventory Savings X X X X
Lower cost
Yield Enhancement X
Lower Handling Fallout
HW Cost Savings X X
No need for PCs,
cables, handlers
Floor Space X X
Less equipment
Savings
needed
Process X X X X
Easy upgrades during
Adaptability
prototyping phase
Outsource X X
Consistent with well
Programming
known mature flow
Use of X X X X
More focus on core
Subcontractors
competency 14

16. Xilinx Provides Total ISP Manufacturing Solution
Many ways to program XC9500 devices in manufacturing
Xilinx provides support for all flows
resources, tools, relationships
XC9500 has most complete JTAG support
GOAL: Make customers successful in applying ISP to their manufacturing process 16

17. Xilinx Third Party Solutions
HP 3070 ATE kit
GenRAD ATE kit
Teradyne ATE kit (6/97)
Corelis
JTAG Technologies
Asset Intertech
Many others…. 15