AR# 3331: Y2K: Xilinx Software YEAR 2000 Compliance (including information about PC / WS Operating Systems and EDA Vendors)
AR# 3331
Y2K: Xilinx Software YEAR 2000 Compliance (including information about PC / WS Operating Systems and EDA Vendors)
Description
Keywords: year 2000 compliance, y2k, Y2K, 2k, Y2k, millennium, EDA, OS
Urgency: HOT
*Are all the Xilinx Software products Year 2000 Compliant? *What PC and WS Operating Systems are Year 2000 Compliant? *What version(s) of EDA Software are Year 2000 Compliant?
The answers to these 3 questions above are answered in the resolutions below:
解决方案
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*What PC and WS Operating Systems are Year 2000 Compliant?
NOTE:The information below has been compiled from several 3rd Party and/or vendor websites. Please be aware that this information is subject to change. Xilinx, Inc. will not assume any liability for the accuracy or correctness of the following data. To be assured of the most current information, please reference the individual vendors' websites below.
-Foreign language Windows OSs are foundationally the same as their English versions. So if the English version is compliant, so are the foreign language versions with the appropriate vendor patches.
WS Platforms:
-Solaris: Solaris operating environments (7, 2.6, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.4, and 2.3) are Year 2000 compliant with free modifications available via a download: http://www.sun.com/y2000/enhancements.html
*What versions of EDA Software are Year 2000 Compliant ?
NOTE:The information below has been compiled from several 3rd Party and/or vendor websites. Please be aware that this information is subject to change. Xilinx, Inc. will not assume any liability for the accuracy or correctness of the following data. To be assured of the most current information, please reference the individual vendors' websites below.
EDA Vendors:
-Synplicty Software products Certify, Synplify and HDL Analyst, versions 3.0c2 or later are ready for Year 2000: http://www.synplicity.com
-Synopsys FPGA Express v3.0 1998.08 and FPGA Compiler v3.0 1998.08 are Y2k compliant: http://www.synopsys.com -Exemplar Leonardo versions 4.01 and forwards and LeonardoSpectrum versions 1998.2 and forward are Y2k compliant: http://www.mentor.com
-Model Technology Y2K Statement of Compliance basically states that none of their software is date dependent, and thus Y2k change will not affect their software: http://www.model.com
-Viewlogic's Workview Office 7.5 (and subsequent versions) suite of products will be tested and made year 2000 Compliant. The current Year 2000 Compliant status of individual products follows: http://www.viewlogic.com
-Mentor Graphics is providing a release of internally developed products that has been rigorously reviewed, thoroughly tested, and is fully certified as Year 2000 Ready. The working designation for this version is "C.2," and it began shipping in August, 1998. All releases after C.2 will also be Year 2000 Ready: http://www.mentor.com
-Cadence's Year 2000 project for Product compliance, comprehensive details on Product status, Product FAQ's and a list of identified/resolved Product Y2K problems is defined here: http://www.cadence.com/
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*Are all the Xilinx Software products Year 2000 Compliant?
Xilinx Alliance Series and Foundation Series products version 1.5 released in August and September of 1998 are certified as Year 2000 compliant. All Xilinx Software releases subsequent to 1.5 will also be certified as Year 2000 compliant. All customers with a current support contract should have automatically received the 1.5 release or versions subsequent to release 1.5.
Any product release prior to the 1.5 release has not been tested for Year 2000 compliance. Since releases of Xilinx software prior to release 1.5 are no longer being shipped to our customers, it is not Xilinx' intent to qualify them as Year 2000 compliant.
The following content is from a letter that was sent out in the month of December ('99) to our exiting XACT software customer base:
Dear Customer,
Our records show you as a user of the XACT software from Xilinx. The following information is regarding the Y2K compliance of this tool.
XACT is not Y2K compliant. It was not designed or tested for Y2K compliance. Beginning 1/1/2000, Xilinx will only offer technical support on the 2.1i and 1.5i software families. If you must keep an archived version available, here is our recommendation:
Take the machine running XACT off the network Set the machine's date back to a date before 1/1/2000. Although this is not a suggested long term solution, short term benefits can be realized.
To update your software, please contact your local sales office or visit the "Silicon Xpresso Cafe" at www.xilinx.com.
Thanks and Regards, Timothy Bates Software Product Line Manager
As indicated above, in order to update your software, please contact your local sales office, or visit Xilinx web site at: