News
	Date Posted:	10/12/2008
	Title:	Xilinx Offers First 5Gbps FPGA-Based Solution Compliant With PCI Express Version 2.0 ( 1257)
	Summary	Virtex-5 FXT FPGAs Added to PCI-SIG''''s Integrator''''s List as Part of Broad Solution from Xilinx Including IP, Reference Designs, Development Platforms and Characterization Reports
	Main Text	Xilinx has announced its Virtex(R)-5 FXT FPGA platform is fully compliant with version 2.0 of the PCI Express(R) standard, making it the first FPGA offering available to support the 5Gbps version of the widely-adopted serial interconnect standard. Having passed the last round of specification testing at the PCI-SIG^^s Compliance Workshop #62, the Virtex-5 FXT FPGA platform has been added to the PCI-SIG(R) Integrator^^s List as the centerpiece of a broad range of design resources from Xilinx and its alliance members that support PCIe(R) 2.0 applications. With built-in 6.5Gbps Rocket IO(TM) GTX transceiver technology, Virtex-5 FXT FPGAs are ideally suited to support the PCIe 2.0 specification, which doubles the interconnect bit rate over the previous version from 2.5Gbps to 5Gbps to support leading-edge high-bandwidth applications. The recently announced Virtex-5 TXT FPGA platform, which has up to 48 RocketIO GTX transceivers, also supports the PCIe 2.0 standard. Drawing less than 150mW typical, per transceiver at 5Gbps, the RocketIO GTX transceivers enable designers to realize high-speed PCIe 2.0 performance on an FPGA with minimal power consumption.