Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGAs backed by Altium

Xilinx Inc. has announced that Altium Ltd, a developer of Windows-based electronic design and development software, fully supports its Spartan-3 platform FPGAs. Altium, a member of the Xilinx AllianceEDA program, believes that the Spartan-3 platform represents a breakthrough in both FPGA size and price, making it a suitable platform for integrating microprocessors into FPGA designs.

"By supporting the Spartan-3 platform in upcoming versions of our nVisage products, we are providing the mainstream market of engineers easy access to these high-capacity FPGAs for development and production," said Nick Martin, joint CEO and founder of Altium.