FPGAs and software are up for awards

The Virtex-5 family of platform FPGAs and PlanAhead 8.2 design planning and analysis software have been named finalists in two prestigious industry award competitions.

The Xilinx 65nm Virtex-5 family of platform FPGAs and the company's PlanAhead 8.2 design planning and analysis software have been named finalists in two prestigious industry award competitions.

Introduced in May 2006, the 65nm Virtex-5 family of high-performance FPGAs is a finalist in the EE Times ACE Awards "Ultimate product" category.

The Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards celebrates the creators of technology who demonstrate leadership and innovation in the global industry and shape the world we live in.

Winners are selected by more than 3500 unique votes from a pool of registered users and will be announced at an awards gala on 3rd April 2007 at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, California.

Xilinx PlanAhead 8.2 design and analysis software is a finalist in the DesignCon 2007 DesignVision awards in the category of "Structured/platform ASIC, FPGA and PLD design tools".

The intuitive hierarchical design and analysis solution was selected among a record number of competing products and technologies by independent industry experts representing the International Engineering Consortium (IEC).

Giving tribute to pioneering developments judged as the most beneficial to the design engineering community, this year's IEC Technical Programme Committee consisted of 96 of the industry's top thought leaders.

The DesignVision awards programme recognises new technologies, applications, products and services judged to be the most unique and beneficial to the industry.

IEC President John Janowiak commented: "Our DesignVision awards honour those catalysing positive change in high-technology, business and academia, completely in line with the IEC's mission".

"We are delighted to recognise our DesignVision finalists and share the best design advancements and innovators with the entire industry".

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