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Jul 10, 2008 07:30 ET

Xilinx at the 2008 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference

What: Xilinx presents and demonstrates its reconfigurable solutions for space at the 2008 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC)

Where: JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, Tucson, Arizona, Booth # 18

When: July 14 - July 18, 2008

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced that its industry-leading programmable logic solutions for enabling space applications, will be showcased at the 2008 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC), July 14-18, 2008 in Tucson, Arizona. Xilinx in-booth demonstration and technology presentations are available for show registered attendees throughout the conference.

Booth Demonstration
-- Fault-Injection Upset Simulator -- Demonstration of a beam upset
simulator based on fault injection and uses the same hardware as
in-beam testing. The system, developed by the Radiation Test
Consortium (XRTC), leverages the reconfigurability of Xilinx(R) FPGAs
and is capable of injecting simulated upsets at a rate of over 3
million per minute while verifying design functionality.

Technical Papers Highlighting Xilinx Technology
Tuesday, July 15
-- An Automated Approach to Estimating Hardness Assurance Issues in
Triple-Modular Redundancy Circuits in Xilinx FPGAs
Heather Quinn, Paul Graham, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Session C-2, 3:40 p.m.

Thursday, July 17
Data Workshop
-- Xilinx(R) Virtex(R)-5 Field Programmable Gate Array Dose Rate Upset
Investigations
Alonzo Vera, Daniel Llamocca, University of New Mexico; Joe Fabula,
Xilinx; William Kemp, SES Consultants; Walter Shedd, David Alexander,
Air Force Research Lab
Session W-16, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

-- Static Upset Characteristics of the 90 nm Virtex-4QV FPGAs
Gary M. Swift, Carl Carmichael, Chen Wei Tseng, Greg Miller, Xilinx,
Inc.; Gregory R. Allen, JPL; Jeffrey S. George, The Aerospace
Corporation
Session W-18, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

-- Neutron Soft Errors in Xilinx FPGAs at Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory
Jeffrey George, Rocky Koga, The Aerospace Corporation; Margaret A.
McMahan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Session W-21, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Poster Paper
-- Upset-Induced Failure Signatures, Recovery Methods, and Mitigation
Techniques in a High-Speed Serial Data Link for Space Applications
Keith Morgan, Michael Caffrey, Mark Dunham, Paul Graham, Heather Quinn,
LANL; Carl Carmichael, Tony Duong, Austin Lesea, Greg Miller, Gary
Swift, Chen Wei Tseng, Yiding Wu, Xilinx; Roberto Monreal, SEAKR; Greg
Allen, JPL
Session PF-9

About NSREC

NSREC is an annual meeting of engineers and scientists presents the latest techniques for enhancing the performance of microelectronic devices and circuits that are used in radiation environments. For more information, visit http://www.nsrec.com/

About Xilinx Aerospace and Defense

Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic solutions providing uninterrupted support to the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) community since 1989. Comprehensive solutions include commercial grade to radiation tolerant field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), A&D focused intellectual property (IP) for applications from image processing to waveform generation, and advanced technology such as partial reconfiguration and Single Chip Crypto. Xilinx offers long product lifecycles, high reliability devices, unique manufacturing flows, specialized design services, and advanced security solutions for High Assurance applications to support the long term program needs of the A&D industry. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com/esp/mil_aero

About Xilinx

Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic solutions. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com/.