Past Meeting - February 26, 2004

Learn about Xilinx Embedded Processors
Thursday, February 26, 2004
6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

Sun Microsystems
9540 Towne Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92121

Summary:

Dan Copley gave a riveting lecture on the organization and capabilities of the Xilinx embedded processors. He outlined their evolution from the early FPGA products through the current generation, which also includes various flavors of serial ports, memory, electrical interfaces, and entire (multiple) Power PC processors. Clearly, these parts are amazingly versatile! Dan also brought a number of development systems, and was still demonstrating to interested audiences long after the presentation was complete.

Abstract

Xilinx is a leading developer and provider of embedded processor-based technology. Dan's presentation will explain how using an embedded processor in a system design can yield superior performance at a lower cost point than many alternatives.

Xilinx produces a number of lines of embedded processors, including the Virtex and the Microblaze -- all with development tools that make a very real possibility for use in complex systems.

Presenter Bio

Dan Copley has is degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona and is currently a Field Applications Engineer in San Diego for Xilinx, Inc. Before joining Xilinx, Dan worked as a Field Applications Engineer for a Semiconductor distributor, and he has held several Digital design and Hardware design positions at Hughes Missile Systems, Raytheon and Photometrics.

He is a resident of Escondido, CA and enjoys spending time with his two children.