The World's First 65nm FPGA

Built on the revolutionary ExpressFabric™ architecture, the Xilinx Virtex-5 family is the ultimate system integration platform. With the industry’s highest performance, ultimate connectivity, optimized power, and lowest system cost, you can design next-generation systems for wired/wireless networking, audio/video, storage/server and other markets with maximum productivity.

Why Virtex-5

The Virtex-5 family of FPGAs offers a choice of four new platforms, each delivering an optimized balance of high-performance logic, serial connectivity, signal processing, and embedded processing. Virtex-5 LX FPGAs, optimized for high-performance logic, are the first FPGAs from the Virtex-5 family shipping today.

Meet Your Performance Targets Easily

• 30% higher fabric performance
• 550 MHz clocking
• Performance-tuned IP blocks
• 1.25 Gbps LVDS I/O
• More about Virtex-5 performance advantage

Reduce Your Power Budget

• 35% lower dynamic power with 65nm ExpressFabric and power-saving IP blocks
• Maintain low static power with 65nm triple-oxide technology

Ultimate Connectivity with SelectIO™

• 1.25 Gbps differential, 800 Mbps single-ended I/O
• 3.3V support at 65nm
• Second-generation sparse chevron packaging reduces crosstalk
• On substrate bypass capacitors simplify PCB design

Reduce System Cost

• Choose smaller device with efficient ExpressFabric technology and 65nm
• Meet aggressive performance targets in the least expensive speed grade
• Choose smaller heat sinks and fans with reduced FPGA power consumption