The VirtexTM-E Extended Memory (Virtex-EM) family of FPGAs is an extension of the highly successful Virtex-E family architecture. The Virtex-EM family (devices shown in Table 1) includes all of the features of Virtex-E, plus additional block RAM, useful for applications such as network switches and high-performance video graphic systems. Xilinx developed the Virtex-EM product family to enable customers to design systems requiring high memory bandwidth, such as 160 Gb/s network switches. Unlike traditional ASIC devices, this family also supports fast time-to-market delivery, because the development engineering is already completed. Just complete the design and program the device. There is no NRE, no silicon production cycles, and no |