At this stage you have determined that
Xilinx®
device is the most effective technology for your
application. Now you need to define which vendor, family, and package can best fit your
functionality, performance, cost, and power budgets. In terms of power, you must
estimate the total device power requirements even before any logic is developed.
Understanding the total power requirements will help you define your power delivery and
cooling system specifications.
For more information on power estimation, see Seven Steps to an Accurate Worst-Case Power Analysis using the Xilinx Power Estimator (XAPP1348).