This White Paper gives an overview of different set-top box technologies and how Xilinx high volume programmable devices can be used to implement complex system level glue in a variety of set-top box

The high performance of today's Xilinx devices can overcome the speed limitations of other technologies and older devices.

This paper explains the theory behind Reed-Solomon error correction, and discusses how a variety of practical Reed-Solomon encoding/decoding solutions can be implemented using Xilinx Spartanâ„¢-II fa

As the demand for high-bandwidth telecommunications channels increases, service providers and equipment manufacturers must deliver more bandwidth for less cost.