Mixed signal systems - typically 5V/3.3V today - require logic parts that can operate with two power supplies. Xilinx XC9500 CPLDs are designed to operate in either mixed 5V/3.3V systems or 5V only systems. To handle both conditions, care has been taken to assure that designers need not introduce elaborate circuitry to guarantee that 5V and 3.3V power supplies rise or fall in any particular sequence. This application note describes the underlying XC9500 circuitry to give designers the understanding they need to best use these powerful CPLDs.