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Available for as little as $100 for non-commercial, non-profit, personal use

Wheaton, Ill. -- Sept. 12, 2005 --  Brace Design Solutions (BDS), an IP core developer, today announced immediate availability of BDS XPCI PCI IP core, a Xilinx LogiCORE PCI compatible PCI IP core.

"Now ordinary Xilinx FPGA users have access to a professional grade PCI IP core for for the first time," said Kevin Brace, owner of Brace Design Solutions. "This allows FPGA beginners, FPGA hobbyists, computer hardware enthusiasts, or students to develop their own PCI devices for as little as $400."

In addition to serving individual FPGA user market, Brace Design Solutions intends to market BDS XPCI PCI IP core for commercial market, particularly FPGA to ASIC conversion market. "The BDS XPCI PCI IP core, in theory, allows existing Xilinx LogiCORE PCI designs to be converted to ASIC, freeing Xilinx LogiCORE PCI licensees from its prohibition of use in non-Xilinx devices," said Brace.

Features:

• Xilinx LogiCORE PCI compatible PCI IP core
• PCI Local Bus Revision 2.2 compliant
• Meets 33MHz PCI's setup (Tsu), clock-to-output (Tval), and hold (Th) time in supported Xilinx devices
• Supports Xilinx LogiCORE PCI's standard three Base Address Registers (BAR), plus optional 3 more BARs and an Expansion ROM BAR
• Constraint files for Xilinx devices allows easy timing closure of the PCI IP core
• BDS PCI Testbench allows extensive verification by the user (Verilog HDL only)
• Includes several reference designs (Verilog HDL only)
• Full VHDL support planned in the future
• The PCI IP core available in Xilinx NGO netlist or Verilog HDL RTL
• Verilog HDL RTL version allows the user to modify the PCI IP core or replace Xilinx LogiCORE PCI when converting to ASIC
• ISE WebPACK compatible
• Available for as little as $100 (BDS XPCI32) or $200 (BDS XPCI64 + BDS XPCI32) for non-commercial, non-profit, personal use

Brace Design Solutions is a developer of BDS XPCI PCI IP core, a Xilinx LogiCORE PCI compatible PCI IP core for non-commercial and commercial market. The company is based in Wheaton, Illinois. Brace Design Solutions website is http://www.bracedesignsolutions.com.

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Kevin Brace
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Brace Design Solutions