IBM Licenses Embedded FPGA Cores from Xilinx for Use in SoC ASICs - Obsolete (WP164) - IBM and Xilinx recently announced a license agreement to develop programmable logic cores for use within the next generation IBM “Cu-08” ASIC product — this is a crucial link in the on-going quest for system-level integration. This collaboration to offer designers high-performance ASIC technology, with state-of-the-art programmable logic, opens a vast potential for new applications and the ultimate in both integration and flexibility. This development expands the growing relationship between these two leading technology companies. Both are ranked #1 in their product markets by Dataquest, where IBM has captured the #1 ASIC supplier ranking for 3 successive years, and Xilinx has similarly held the top FPGA supplier position. This product is obsolete/under obsolescence.