Now shipping, the 65nm Virtex-5 SXT field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are optimised for high-performance digital signal processing and draw 35% less dynamic power than previous 90nm-generation devices. The Virtex5 SXT platform delivers the high ratio of DSP blocks to logic needed for high-performance digital signal-processing applications in wireless, such as WIMAX and high-definition video, surveillance and broadcast. The enhanced DSP slice (DSP48E) includes a 25x18-bit multiplier, a 48-bit second stage for accumulation and arithmetic operations, and a 48-bit output that can be expanded to 96bits. The wider data path and output enable increased dynamic range and higher precision as well as optimised support for single-precision floating-point operations. The DSP48E slice also includes integrated cascade routing, enabling parallel processing at full 550MHz speed and delivering up to 352 GMACs of DSP performance using the 640 DSP48E blocks available in the largest Virtex-5 SXT device. Additional capabilities include an independent C register and an expanded second stage with support for SIMD operations and pattern detection for more efficient DSP implementation. Up to 16 low-power 3.2Gbit/s RocketIO serial transceivers are available, supporting industry-standard protocols such as CPRI/OBSAI, HD/SDI, Serial RapidIO, PCI Express and Gigabit Ethernet. PCI Express and Gigabit Ethernet are supported with built-in protocol blocks and interfaces. The Virtex-5 SXT devices range in logic density from 35,000 to 95,000 logic cells and have 192 to 640 dedicated DSP48E slices.