Introduction: Xilinx was founded in 1984 and is located in San Jose, California, USA. It is a leading global supplier of complete programmable logic solutions, mainly providing a complete set of products and services including semiconductor ICs, software development tools, customized systems, and technical support. Xilinx researches, manufactures, and sells a wide range of advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, and IP (Intellectual Property) cores as predefined system level functions. Xilinx pioneered the innovative technology of Field Programmable Logic Array (FPGA) and first launched a commercial product in 1985. Currently, Xilinx meets over half of the world's demand for FPGA products. The Xilinx product line also includes complex programmable logic devices, which are typically faster than FPGAs in certain control applications, but provide fewer logic resources. Xilinx programmable logic solutions have shortened the time for electronic device manufacturers to develop products and accelerated the speed of product launch, thereby reducing manufacturers' risks. Compared to traditional methods such as fixed logic gate arrays, using Xilinx programmable devices allows customers to design and validate their circuits faster. Moreover, as Xilinx devices are standard components that only require programming, customers do not need to wait for samples or incur huge costs like when using fixed logic chips. Xilinx products account for more than half of the current demand for such devices, and the products produced are applied in computers, peripheral devices, telecommunications, networks, industrial control, instruments, high reliability/military equipment, and consumer electronics devices. Nowadays, Xilinx is a leading provider of programmable platforms in the industry. According to market analysis firm iSuppli, Xilinx generated $1.8 billion in revenue in the 2010 fiscal year and holds over 50% of the market share in the semiconductor industry's programmable logic device (PLD) field. Since its establishment o
