Aerospace and Defense
Xilinx has provided uninterrupted support to the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) community since 1989. Our comprehensive solutions combine commercial grade to space grade, radiation tolerant FPGAs, A&D focused intellectual property (IP) for applications from image processing to waveform generation, and advanced technology such as partial reconfiguration for software defined radios. Xilinx supports long product lifecycles, unique manufacturing flows, and specialized design services to support your long term program needs.
View available silicon solutions for aerospace and defense.
Our available resources, organized by function and type, include:
| Aerospace and Defense Resources |
| Topic |
Resource |
Type |
Provider |
| Cryptography |
High-Speed DES and Triple DES Encryptor/Decryptor (PDF) |
App Note |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Data Encryption Using DES/Triple-DES Functionality in Spartan-II FPGAs (PDF) |
White Paper |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Device Configuration |
Architecting Systems for Upgradability with IRL (Internet Reconfigurable Logic) (PDF) |
App Note |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Configuration and Readback of Virtex FPGAs Using (JTAG) Boundary Scan (PDF) |
App Note |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Correcting Single-Event Upsets Through Virtex Partial Configuration (PDF) |
App Note |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Virtex FPGAs Series Configuration and Readback (PDF) |
App Note |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Virtex Series Configuration Architecture User Guide (PDF) |
App Note |
Xilinx, Inc. |
High Reliability |
Field Programmable Gate Arrays: Off-the-shell QML (PDF) |
Presentation |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Reliability Report (PDF) |
Presentation |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Xilinx Defense and Aerospace Manufacturing Flows (PDF) |
Report |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| QPro™ Devices |
Xilinx Solution for Aerospace & Defense Applications (PDF) |
Presentation |
Xilnx, Inc. |
| QPro 2.5V Radiation Hardened FPGAs |
Data Sheet |
Xilnx, Inc. |
| QPro Series Configuration PROMs (XQ) including Radiation-Hardening Series (XQR) |
Data Sheet |
Xilnx, Inc. |
| QPro Family of XC1700D QML Configuration PROMs |
Data Sheet |
Xilnx, Inc. |
| QPro Virtex 2.5V QML High Reliability FPGAs |
Data Sheet |
Xilnx, Inc. |
| QPro XQ4000E/EX QML High-Reliability FPGAs |
Data Sheet |
Xilnx, Inc. |
| QPro XQ4000XL Radiation Hardened FPGAs |
Data Sheet |
Xilnx, Inc. |
| QPro XQ4000XL Series QML High-Reliability FPGAs |
Data Sheet |
Xilnx, Inc. |
| QPro XQR18V04 Radiation Hardended 4Mbit QML ISP Configuration Flash PROM |
Data Sheet |
Xilnx, Inc. |
| Aerospace & Defense: Programmable Logic Data Book |
Data Book |
Xilnx, Inc. |
| Radiation Effects |
Virtex-4QV Static SEU Characterization Summary |
Paper |
JPL (NASA) |
| Xilinx Triple Mode Redundancy Tool (TMRTool) (PDF) |
Brochure |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Xilinx TMRTool |
Software |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Triple Module Redundancy Design Techniques for Virtex FPGAs (PDF) |
App Note |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Consequences and Categories of SRAM FPGA Configuration SEUS (PDF) |
Article |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Neutron Single Event Upsets in SRAM-Based in FPGAs (PDF) |
Paper |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| NSEU Response of Static Latch Based FPGAs (PDF) |
Presentatation |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Radiation Test Results of the Virtex FPGA and ZBT SRAM for Space Based Reconfigurable Computing (PDF) |
Article |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Radiation Tolerance of High-Density FPGAs (PDF) |
Paper |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Total Ionizing Dose Performance of SRAM-based FPGAs and Supporting ROMs (PDF) |
Paper |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Radiation Effects and Mitigation Overview (PDF) |
Presentation |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Radiation Testing Updates, SEU Mitigation, and Availability Analysis of the Virtex FPGA for Space Configurable Computing (PDF) |
Paper |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| Reliability of Programmable Input/Output Pins in the Presence of Configuration Upsets (PDF) |
Paper |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| SET Mitigation Techniques for Virtex FPGAs in Space Applications (PDF) |
Paper |
Xilinx, Inc. |
| SEU Tolerant Control for a Space Application based on Dynamically Reconfigurable FPGAs (PDF) |
Presentation |
Kayser Italia |
| Software Defined Radio (SDR) |
Design and Implementation of High-Performance FPGA Signal Processing Datapaths for Software Defined Radios (PDF) |
Paper |
Xilinx, Inc. |
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