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9 years agoYes, it is still true, and the packages are finally included with Q15.1 prime pro. If you dont have a pro licence, you'll have to provide the '93 compatible versions from off the web.
The advantage is it makes fixed point much clearer in your code: signal f : sfixed(1 downto -14); You shouldnt be using std_logic_vector at all to represent integers. You should only be using it to connect to IP blocks that require it, otherwise you should be using numeric_std with signed/unsigned or the fixed_pkg ufixed/sfixed. VHDL does not define any arithmatic for std_logic_vectors.