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10/14/09Xilinx Sales Up 10% Sequentially; Quarterly Dividend Increased $0.02 Per Share
Financial Tables SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced second quarter fiscal 2010 sales of $415.0 million, up 10% sequentially and down 14% from the second quarter of the prior fiscal year. Second quarter net income was $64.0 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, including previously announced restructuring charges totaling $5.9 million, or approximately $0.02 per diluted share. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/2... 
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09/23/09Xilinx Raises September Quarter Sales Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept 23, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today provided updated sales guidance for the September quarter of fiscal 2010. September quarter sales are expected to be up approximately 10% sequentially. This is a revision from previous sales guidance of up approximately 2% to 6% sequentially. The increased sales guidance is primarily due to broad based strength across nearly all end markets and ge... 
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07/15/09Xilinx Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results
Financial Tables SAN JOSE, Calif., July 15, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced first quarter fiscal 2010 sales of $376.2 million, down 5% sequentially and down 23% from the first quarter of the prior fiscal year. First quarter net income was $38.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, including previously announced pre-tax restructuring charges totaling $15.8 million, and the reversal of $8.7 million of interest income previously accrued... 
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07/02/09Xilinx Updates June Quarter Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today provided updated financial guidance for the June quarter of fiscal 2010. June quarter sales are expected to be down approximately 5% sequentially. This is a revision from previous sales guidance of down 4% to up 4% sequentially. The shortfall in sales is primarily due to supply constraints on certain Virtex-5 devices that are in high demand. We currently expe... 
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04/22/09Xilinx Announces Fiscal 2009 Results
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced fiscal 2009 sales of $1.83 billion, down 1% compared with $1.84 billion in fiscal 2008. Net income increased 0.4% to $375.6 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, in fiscal 2009 versus net income of $374.0 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, in the prior fiscal year. Fourth quarter sales were $395.0 million, down 14% sequentially and down 17% from the fourth quarter of the prior fisca... 
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03/03/09Xilinx Narrows March Quarter Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the March quarter of fiscal 2009. March quarter sales are expected to be down 13% to 18% sequentially. This is an upward revision to previous sales guidance of down 15% to 25% sequentially due primarily to better than expected wireless communications sales. Gross margin guidance of 61% to 63% and operating expense guidance of ... 
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01/14/09Xilinx Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
Click here for Excel version - Operating margin of 26.1% is highest reported in three years - Virtex-5(R) sales post strong growth SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $458.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, down 5% sequentially from the prior quarter and down 3% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Third quarter net income was $139.4 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, inc... 
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12/16/08Xilinx Revises December Quarter Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today revised its guidance for the December quarter of fiscal 2009. -- The Company now expects December quarter sales to be down approximately 6-10% sequentially due to much weaker than anticipated sales in the month of December from a broad base of end markets. This is a revision from previous sales guidance of up 2% to down 2% sequentially. -- The Company continues to... 
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10/15/08Xilinx Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
Click here for Excel version - Virtex-5(R) sales exceed 10% of total sales - Operating margin of 25.8% is highest reported in nearly three years SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $483.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009, down 1% sequentially from the prior quarter and up 9% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Second quarter net income was $81.8 million, or $0.... 
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07/16/08Xilinx Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results; Sales Increase 3% Sequentially
Click here for Excel version - Record sales of $488.2 million in fiscal Q1 - Gross margin of 63.8% - Industrial and Other sales reach record level SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced record net revenues of $488.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, up 3% sequentially from the prior quarter and up 9% compared to the same quarter a year ago. First quarter net income was $83.9 million, or $0.3... 
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04/23/08Xilinx Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End Results
Click here for Excel version Fiscal 2008 operating income $424.2 million, up 22% from prior year Fiscal 2008 operating cash flow $581.0 million, up from $551.6 million in prior year Fiscal 2008 annual return on equity 22%, up from 16% in prior year SAN JOSE, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $475.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, flat sequentially from the prior quarter and up 7%... 
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02/25/08Xilinx Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Increase and Share Repurchase Authorization
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the quarterly cash dividend to $0.14 from $0.12 per common share. Stockholders of record on May 7, 2008 will receive $0.14 per common share, payable on May 28, 2008. The Board also approved an additional stock repurchase program whereby Xilinx is authorized to repurchase up to $800 million of its common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated... 
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01/17/08Xilinx Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Sales up 7% Sequentially; Operating Margin Exceeds 24%
Click here for Excel version SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $474.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2008, up 7% sequentially from the prior quarter and up 5% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Third quarter net income was $103.6 million, or $0.35 per diluted share. The Xilinx Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per outstanding share of common stock, payable o... 
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12/05/07Xilinx Provides December Quarter Business Update
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the December quarter of fiscal 2008. December quarter sales are expected to be up 2% to 6% sequentially, consistent with the Company's previous guidance. Gross margin and operating expense guidance remains unchanged: Gross margin is expected to be 62%-63% and operating expenses are expected to be flat sequentially. No conference c... 
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10/18/07Xilinx Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results
Click here for Excel version SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $444.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2008, flat sequentially with the prior quarter and down 5% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Second quarter net income was $89.7 million, or $0.30 per diluted share. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO) The Xilinx Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash... 
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09/06/07Xilinx Provides September Quarter Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the September quarter of fiscal 2008. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO) September quarter sales are expected to be approximately flat sequentially. This is a slight revision from previous guidance calling for sales to be flat to slightly down sequentially. Sequential sales growth by geography is tracking as ex... 
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08/07/07Xilinx CEO Announces Retirement
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug 07, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that Willem P. Roelandts, 62, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board intends to retire from the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer. A committee of the Company's Board of Directors has been formed to begin an immediate search for a successor, evaluating both external and internal candidates. Roelandts will remain Chief Executive... 
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07/19/07Xilinx Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results; Operating Income Increases 23% Sequentially
Click here for Excel version SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $445.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2008, up 1% sequentially from the prior quarter and down 7% compared to the same quarter a year ago. First quarter net income was $84.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) The Xilinx Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash ... 
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06/07/07Xilinx Provides June Quarter Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the June quarter of fiscal 2008. -- June quarter sales are expected to be at the low end of the prior guidance range, which called for sales to be up 1% to 5% sequentially. -- Gross margin is expected to be 62% to 63%, up from prior guidance of approximately 62%. -- Operating expenses are expected to decrease approximately 5% sequentially... 
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04/25/07Xilinx Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results
Click here for Excel version SAN JOSE, Calif., April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $443.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, down 2% sequentially from the prior quarter and down 6% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Fourth quarter net income was $87.6 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, and included stock-based compensation expense of $20.1 million. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/200... 
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03/05/07Xilinx Updates March Quarter Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 5, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the March quarter of fiscal 2007. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO) March quarter sales guidance range has been narrowed to flat to down 4% sequentially. This is a change from flat to down 5% sequentially. Gross margin guidance is unchanged and expected to be approximately 61%, including... 
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02/28/07Xilinx Prices $900 Million 3.125% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that it has priced $900 million of 3.125% convertible junior subordinated debentures due in 2037. The debentures will be sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The sale is expected to close March 5, 2007. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) The debentures will be initially convertible, su... 
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02/26/07Xilinx Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend and Share Repurchase Authorization
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the quarterly cash dividend to $0.12 from $0.09 per common share. Stockholders of record on May 9, 2007 will receive $0.12 per common share, payable on May 30, 2007. Xilinx initiated quarterly cash dividend payments in the first quarter of fiscal 2005 and has increased the cash dividend by 140% from the initial dividend level. (Logo: http://www... 
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02/26/07Xilinx to Offer $900 Million Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that it proposes to offer $900 million of convertible junior subordinated debentures, subject to market conditions and other factors. The debentures would be due in 2037 and are to be offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The conversion rate and other terms will be determined by negotiations between the Company ... 
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01/18/07Xilinx Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2007 Results; $0.26 EPS
Click here for Excel version SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $450.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007, down 4% sequentially from the prior quarter and flat with the same quarter a year ago. Third quarter net income of $87.5 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, decreased 6% from the prior quarter, and included stock-based compensation of $21.4 million. Third quarter net income also included a t... 
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12/07/06Xilinx Revises December Quarter FY07 Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 07, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced its business update for the December quarter of fiscal 2007. The Company now expects December quarter sales to be down 2% to 5% sequentially due to weaker than anticipated turns business in the month of November, particularly from communications customers. This is a revision from previous sales guidance of up 2% to 5% sequentially. Gross... 
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10/19/06Xilinx Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2007 Results; $0.27 EPS
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $467.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2007, down 3% sequentially from the prior quarter and up 17% from the same quarter a year ago. Second quarter net income of $93.0 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, increased 13% from the prior quarter, and included stock-based compensation of $21.9 million. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) ... 
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09/14/06Xilinx Named a 'Loyalty Leader' in Walker Loyalty Report for Semiconductor Industry
Company Nets Highest Proportion of 'Truly Loyal' Customers Who Also Name Xilinx as One of Industry's 'Best Brands' SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading provider of programmable chips, has been named a "loyalty leader" in Walker Information's first-ever customer loyalty benchmark study for the semiconductor industry. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060914/SFTH024 http://www.newscom.com/cgi... 
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09/13/06Xilinx Provides September Quarter FY07 Business Update
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced its business update for the September quarter of fiscal 2007. The Company now expects September quarter sales to decline 4% to 7% sequentially. This is a revision from previous sales guidance of flat to down 5% sequentially, and is a result of lower than anticipated sales from the Asia Pacific region. (Logo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) This ... 
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07/25/06Xilinx Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2007 Earnings
Click here for Excel version SAN JOSE, Calif., July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $481.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2007, up 2% sequentially from the prior quarter and up 19% from the same quarter a year ago. First quarter net income of $82.8 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, included stock-based compensation of $26.8 million. The Company began expensing stock options in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 and... 
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07/18/06Xilinx Postpones Earnings Release to Tuesday, July 25, 2006
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced it is postponing its first quarter fiscal 2007 earnings release to Tuesday, July 25, 2006. The independent investigation into Xilinx's option granting practices is not yet complete. In addition, Xilinx's independent auditors are reviewing available results and making an assessment of the company's practices. Xilinx expects to be able to provide further information concerning the investiga... 
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07/10/06Xilinx CEO Roelandts to Deliver Keynote Address at SEMICON West 2006
What: Xilinx CEO Wim Roelandts Keynote -- Fabless Perspectives: Critical Success Factors at 65nm and Below Where: SEMICON West 2006 Moscone Convention Center (San Francisco, Calif.) Center Stage/West Hall, Level 2 When: Wednesday, July 12, 2006, 10-11 a.m. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that Chairman, President and CEO Wim Roelandts will deliver a k... 
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06/08/06Xilinx Provides June Quarter FY07 Business Update
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced its business update for the June quarter of fiscal 2007. -- Sequential revenue growth is expected to be 1% -5%, unchanged from previous guidance. -- Gross margin is expected to be approximately 62%, including approximately $4 million of stock-based compensation charges. This is down slightly from prior guidance of approximately 62.5% due primarily to mix shifts within the new produ... 
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04/26/06Xilinx Announces Record Revenues and Raises Quarterly Dividend; New Product Sales Increase 18% Sequentially.
Click here for Excel version SAN JOSE, Calif., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $472.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, up 5% sequentially from the prior quarter and up 21% from the same quarter a year ago. Fourth quarter net income was $110.7 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, including a $4.5 million acquisition- related charge. The tax provision for the fourth quarter includes an $8.9 million, or $0.03 ... 
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03/06/06Xilinx Provides March Quarter FY06 Update
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 6, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the March quarter of fiscal 2006. March quarter revenues are expected to be up 1%-5% sequentially, unchanged from previous guidance. Virtex(TM)-4 sales are strong with solid increases from each of the three family domains. No conference call will be held in conjunction with this guidance revision. Additional com... 
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02/22/06Xilinx and ISR Technologies Announce Software Defined Radio Kit Supporting Partial Reconfiguration and SCA-Enabled SoC
Virtex-4 Platform FPGA-based solution can lower the power and cost of SCA- compliant modems SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) and ISR Technologies today announced the availability of their off-the-shelf prototyping-to-production kit that accelerates implementation of software defined radio (SDR) modems for programs such as the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Program. It is the industry's ... 
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02/14/06Xilinx Collaborates With Xylon to Develop World's First Programmable Development Board for Automotive Infotainment
FPGA-Powered Board Offers Greater Benefits to Automotive Customers NUREMBERG, Germany, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Embedded World Exhibition and Conference today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier announced a collaboration with Xylon, supplier of logicBRICKS(TM) optimized IP cores, resulting in the world's first programmable development board designed specifically for the automotive infotainment market. The logiCRAFT2 system, enabled ... 
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02/14/06Xilinx Streamlines Embedded System Design With New Platform Studio Version 8.1i
Award-Winning Platform Studio Tool Suite Accelerates Embedded Development with Intuitive, Easy-to-Use EnvironmentEmbedded World Conference, NUREMBERG, Germany, Feb 14, 2006 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced immediate availability of the 8.1i version of the Xilinx(R) Platform Studio tool suite for embedded processing design. This latest release incorporates a new graphical user interface that streamlines platform-based design by making common, ... 
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02/13/06Xilinx & Sensory Networks Announce Industry's Most Scalable, FPGA-Enabled Network Security Acceleration Solution for Emerging UTM Security Appliances
Reprogrammable OEM Solution Delivers Adaptable, Multi-Gigabit Deep Content Inspection and Provides Milestone Threat Database Support of up to 10 Million Signatures SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- At the RSA Security Conference today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) and Sensory Networks announced the industry's most scalable, FPGA-enabled network security acceleration solution for the emerging Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance market... 
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02/07/06Xilinx Ships FPGA Industry's Only Compliant Programmable x8 PCI Express IP Core
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced immediate availability of its compliant x1, x4 and x8 lane LogiCORE(TM) PCI Express IP Core ("PCIe IP Core") targeted for telecom, networking, storage and video applications. System designers can now take advantage of the programmability and reconfigurability of the Xilinx FPGA architecture to build fully compliant and interoperable PCI Express platforms. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh... 
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02/06/06Xilinx Announces PlanAhead 8.1, Delivering a Two Speed-Grade Advantage Over Competing Solutions
New Release Simplifies Partial Reconfiguration and Adds New Productivity-Features to Accelerate Design ClosureSAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 06, 2006 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced immediate availability of the latest version of its PlanAhead(TM) software, a hierarchical design and analysis solution that along with Xilinx ISE(TM) software delivers a two speed-grade performance advantage for Xilinx Virtex-4(TM) and Spartan(TM)-3 FPGAs over competing... 
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01/31/06Xilinx Announces Advanced Reference Designs to Accelerate Design of Flat-Panel Displays
Proven Alliance Program Solutions Speed Introduction of Leading Edge LCD and PDP Televisions SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of several solutions that digital display designers can use to accelerate the development of complex image enhancement algorithms in high-quality flat-panel displays. Available through partners in the Xilinx Alliance Program, the reference designs are p... 
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01/31/06Xilinx Delivers Industry's First 667 Mbps DDR2 SDRAM Interface Solution
Virtex-4(TM) FPGA-Based Solution Uses Unique ChipSync(TM) Technology to Provide Unmatched Reliability SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of the Virtex(TM)-4 FPGA based 667 Mbps DDR2 Reference Design delivering the highest bandwidth, most reliable memory interface solution in the FPGA industry. The Xilinx 667 DDR2-SDRAM interface uses the innovative Virtex-4 ChipSync(TM) technology, ... 
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01/30/06Xilinx MicroBlaze Processor Named to EDN's Hot 100 Products Of 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 30, 2006 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- EDN magazine has named the MicroBlaze(TM) processor from Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) to this year's list of winners in its annual Hot 100 Products issue. EDN's staff of technical editors analyzes and compares the industry's product introductions and makes its selections at the end of each year. Read about all the products in EDN's December 16, 2005 issue and at http://www.edn.com/051216cs. (Logo: http://www.newscom.c... 
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01/30/06Xilinx PlanAhead Software Honored as DesignVision 2006 Award Finalist
Optimized Hierarchical Design Delivers Unprecedented Performance Gains SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions today announced that its PlanAhead(TM) PLD design software is a finalist in the DesignCon 2006 DesignVision awards. The intuitive hierarchical design and analysis solution was selected by a panel of judges representing the DesignCon 2006 Technical Program Committee among countless p... 
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01/25/06Xilinx Signs Distribution Agreement With PALTEK
TOKYO, Jan 25, 2006 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the global leader in programmable logic solutions, today announced that it has formally concluded a distribution agreement with Japan-based PALTEK Corporation (JASDAQ: 7587). Starting February 1, 2006, PALTEK will commence marketing Xilinx products, with shipments beginning April 1, 2006. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/2006... 
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01/19/06Xilinx Announces December Quarter Results; New Product Sales Increase 24% Sequentially
SAN JOSE, CA, JANUARY 19, 2006 -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $450 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006, up 13% sequentially from the prior quarter and up 27% from the same quarter a year ago. Third quarter net income was $81 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to net income of $86 million or $0.24 per diluted share in the prior quarter. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) The tax provision for the third qu... 
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01/15/06Xilinx and Tokyo Electron Device Announce Programmable Development Platform for Digital Displays
Spartan-3E FPGA-based platform enables developers to quickly design, validate wide range of display products TOKYO, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokyo Electron Device LIMITED (TED) and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced a development platform that enables the efficient design and validation of leading-edge display applications such as flat panel TV monitors and displays, rear projection TVs, and digital projectors. The jointly-developed Spartan(TM)-3E Displ... 
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01/09/06Xilinx Announces 8.1i Release of WebPACK - Industry's Only Free Fully Featured Design Suite
All the Power and Functionality of ISE Foundation Now Available in WebPACK - With up to 70% Performance Advantage Over Competing Solutions SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of ISE WebPACK(TM) 8.1i -- the latest version of the company's free* downloadable development system. The new version now includes all the features of ISE Foundation with full support for embedded, DSP and real-time debug design f... 
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01/04/06Xilinx Raises December Quarter Sales Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today raised its sales guidance for the December quarter of fiscal 2006. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) -- December quarter sales are expected to increase approximately 11%-12% sequentially driven by broad based end market strength and strong sales growth in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe. This is an increase from prior guidance of up ... 
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01/04/06Xilinx at 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)_
What: Xilinx demonstrates programmable solutions for handsets, displays and laptops at CES; Customers showcase new products based on Xilinx programmable solutions Where: The Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Booth #71822 When: January 5 - 8, 2006 Exhibits: Thursday, January 5 10AM - 6PM Friday, January 6 9AM - 6PM ... 
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01/04/06Xilinx Demonstrates Industry's First Programmable ExpressCard Solution
Xilinx Low Cost Spartan-3E FPGA and Philips PCI Express PHY Combine to Develop High-Bandwidth Serial PCI Express Interface for Mobile and Desktop PCs LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), will demonstrate the industry's first programmable ExpressCard application, comprised of the Philips PX1011A PCI Express PHY and PDD 2016 DVB-T module, a Xilinx(R) Spartan-3E(TM) FPGA, and an optimized Xilinx PCI Express LogiCORE IP c... 
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01/04/06Xilinx Targets Fast-Moving, Multi-Function Smart Handset Market With Industry's First Programmable Demonstration Platform
Programmable Solutions Critical to Keeping Pace With Consumer Demands While Meeting Low Power, Small Form Factor and Low Cost Goals LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced an innovative demonstration platform that shows the benefits of programmable devices for the fast growing and evolving smart handset segment. Incorporating daughter cards based on the Xilinx CoolRunner(TM)-II CPLD family, this platform demonstrates a proven method for... 
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01/04/06New Cinema-Quality 3D Video Processor From Sensio Based on Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGAs
Companies Extend Collaboration to Enhance 3D Entertainment Experience With Flexibility and Low-Cost Benefits of Xilinx 90nm Programmable Platforms SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), and SENSIO, maker of the SENSIO 3D stereoscopic processor, today announced the continuation of their six-year collaboration that has resulted in the development of breakthrough 3D video processing technology. The latest innovation from SENSIO, the SENSIO S3D-PRO proce... 
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12/22/05Xilinx Appoints Shelly Begun Vice President of Worldwide Human Resources
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that Shelly Begun, 49, has been promoted to vice president of worldwide human resources from her current position as senior director of human resources. Begun succeeds Peg Wynn, 54, who has accepted a new post as senior vice president of human resources with Adobe Systems, Inc. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) At the helm of the global human resources ... 
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12/20/05Xilinx Delivers 10 Millionth 90nm Device
Company Delivers More Than 70% of the World's 90nm FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that the company has shipped more than 10 million 90nm devices, delivering more than 70 percent of world demand for FPGAs at the 90nm node. Xilinx commands more than a two-year lead in 90nm, and has continued at the forefront of the race to advanced manufacturing processes, establishing an impressive track record as one of t... 
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12/19/05Xilinx Places Trust in GE and Its Own Devices for Global Security
Company Deploys GE's Latest Technology - Powered by Xilinx Chips - In Facilities Throughout the WorldSAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 19, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that GE's latest PXNplus CPU Security Platform, enabled by Xilinx Spartan(TM)-3 FPGAs, will provide building security for all Xilinx global locations. Xilinx, as an early adopter of GE's newest security platform, recently completed a seamless integration of the new equipment in ... 
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12/12/05Xilinx Delivers Faster Timing Closure in ISE 8.1i, Maximizing FPGA Performance Up to 70% Over Competing Solutions
New ISE Fmax Technology Provides Enhanced Physical Synthesis Capabilities for Virtex-4 and Spartan-3 ArchitecturesSAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 12, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the 8.1i release of its popular Integrated Software Environment (ISE(TM)) design tool suite, which features the new ISE Fmax technology with enhanced physical synthesis capabilities to improve performance and timing closure for both the Virtex(TM)-4 and Spartan(TM)-3... 
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12/07/05Xilinx Raises December Quarter Sales Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 07, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the December quarter of fiscal 2006. December quarter sales are now expected to increase 4% to 8% sequentially as a result of better than expected sales from customers in North America and Asia Pacific. This is up from prior guidance of up 1% to 5% sequentially. Gross margin guidance of 62% to 63% is unchanged. Pur... 
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12/05/05Xilinx and UMC Extend Long-Time Manufacturing Relationship to 65nm & Below
65nm Prototype Wafers Currently Being Produced at UMC's 300mm FabSAN JOSE, Calif. and HSINCHU, Taiwan, Dec 05, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions, and UMC (NYSE: UMC, TSE:2303), a world leading semiconductor foundry, today announced the extension of their long-time strategic relationship to include technology development at 65nm and below. In preparation for manufacture of next-generation Xil... 
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12/05/05Toshiba and Xilinx Agree to Pursue Joint Development of 65nm FPGAs with a View to Extended Foundry Relationship
Companies to Build on Toshiba's Production of High-Performance 65nm FPGA Prototype Wafers in Preparation for Next-Generation Xilinx Product SAN JOSE, Calif. and TOKYO, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba Corp., one of the world's leading manufacturers of semiconductors, and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions, today announced that they have entered into a joint development agreement for next-generation 65nm (nanometer)-generatio... 
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12/05/05Xilinx Appoints Patrick Little Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Services
Current Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Services Steve Haynes Retires After Nearly 20 Years at Xilinx SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that Patrick Little, 42, has been promoted to vice president of worldwide sales and services from his current position as vice president of worldwide sales. Little assumes responsibility for the company's entire sales, service and support organization, which includes a... 
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11/17/05Xilinx Sets Up Authorized Training Provider Network to Accelerate the Growth of the PLD Market in Asia Pacific
Eight Partners Operating 22 Training Locations in Ten Countries Deliver World-Class FPGA Design Courses to Electronics Designers Across the Region SINGAPORE, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the formation of its Authorized Training Provider (ATP) network in Asia Pacific to provide electronics design engineers across the region with world-class FPGA design courses. In the past year, eight ATPs operating 22 training locations in ten countries have ... 
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11/16/05Xilinx Signs Letter of Intent With Paltek to Enter Into Distribution Agreement
TOKYO, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions, today announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Paltek Corp. (JASDAQ: 7587) to enter into a distributor relationship. The addition of Paltek to the Xilinx K.K. (Tokyo, Japan) network of distribution partners would allow the company to meet increased demand for its flagship programmable logic and system-level solutions, and to further strengthen its servic... 
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11/15/05Xilinx Increases Investment in Regional Headquarters to Support High-Growth Asia Pacific Market
US$40 million investment in Singapore for new building with additional manufacturing capacitySINGAPORE, Nov 15, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable chips and one of the largest fabless semiconductor companies, today announced a US$40 million investment in a new building with additional manufacturing capacity to expand its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore. To be located in the Changi Business Park, the ... 
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10/31/05Xilinx Announces Record Quarter for High Volume Spartan Series
World's Best Selling Low-Cost FPGAs Achieve Cumulative Revenue of $1.3B - 70% More Than Nearest Competitor SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced a record quarter of 60 percent growth for its low-cost, high volume Spartan-3 FPGA family. With $1.3B in cumulative revenue, the Spartan Series now represents over 24 percent of total Xilinx revenue. Based on its industry ... 
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10/27/05Xilinx Research Labs Expands to Europe With Opening of Ireland Research Centre
Company Taps Into Rich Local Research Environment, Fostering Collaboration Between European Academic & Commercial Research DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions, hosted the official opening of a new research centre today at its European headquarters in Dublin, marking the first expansion of Xilinx Research Labs (XRL) outside of the United States. The new XRL Ireland operation invol... 
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10/25/05Xilinx and Wavesat Collaborate in Development of World's First Mini-PCI Reference Design for WiMAX
Wavesat Chooses Xilinx Low-Cost Spartan-3E FPGA to Bring Flexibility and Easy Customization to WiMAX Mini-PCI Reference Design SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that Wavesat Inc., a fabless semiconductor developer of broadband wireless chips, has chosen the Xilinx Spartan(TM)-3E field programmable gate array (FPGA) as a key component of the world's first mini- PCI reference design for WiMAX Customer Premises Equipment (... 
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10/25/05Xilinx Announces Industry's Most Comprehensive Suite of Programmable WiMAX Solutions
FPGA Leader Extends Leadership in Wireless Infrastructure Space With Development Tools Tailored for Rapidly Emerging Broadband Wireless Standard SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the leading FPGA supplier to the wireless infrastructure market and principal member of the WiMAX Forum, today announced the industry's most robust suite of programmable solutions designed specifically for implementing products based on the emerging WiMAX wide-range w... 
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10/24/05Xilinx Delivers Highest Performance DSP Solutions for Multimedia, Video and Imaging Applications
FPGA Leader's XtremeDSP MVI Solutions Simplify Development of Real-Time Video Systems and Take Design Performance to New Levels GSPx, SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the release of application-optimized Xilinx(R) XtremeDSP(TM) solutions that accelerate development of multimedia, video and imaging (MVI) systems and extend the performance of digital signal processing (DSP) processor-based applications. This ... 
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10/20/05Xilinx Announces September Quarter Results; EPS $0.24
Click here for Excel version SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $399 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2006, down 2% sequentially from the prior quarter and down 1% from the same quarter a year ago. Net income was $86 million or $0.24 per diluted share, up 11% from $77 million or $0.21 per diluted share in the prior quarter. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 was down 1% from the second q... 
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10/19/05Xilinx Sweeps 2005 FPGA Journal Reader's Choice Awards
FPGA Designers Rate Xilinx #1 in All Major Categories for Devices, Design Tools, Service & SupportSAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 19, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable solutions, today announced it has earned top honors in the Second Annual FPGA Journal Reader's Choice Awards. Xilinx swept all FPGA vendor categories in a survey of more than 350 design teams worldwide in which respondents were asked to rate their expe... 
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10/19/05Xilinx Announces Fully-Compliant Reprogrammable 802.17 RPR MAC Solution
Complete Solution Facilitates Design of Highly Flexible 1G, 2.5G and 10G Metro Access EquipmentSAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 19, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- At the Network Systems Design Conference today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), announced the immediate availability of a free RPR MAC Reference Design for use with its Virtex(TM)-4 family of domain-optimized FPGAs. The RPR MAC solution implements a complete RPR MAC supporting all key features of the IEEE 802.17 specification inclu... 
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10/18/05Xilinx Demonstrates IEEE802.17-Compliant RPR MAC Solution at NSDC 2005
What: Xilinx Wired Communications Solutions at Network Systems Design Conference (NSDC) 2005 Where: Booth #220, Parkside Hall, San Jose, Calif. When: October 18 - October 20, 2005 (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) Xilinx Booth Demonstrations: -- Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) MAC Reference Design -- Reconfigurable RPR MAC solution targeted for Xilinx Virtex(TM)-4 FPGAs. Ideal for RPR e... 
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10/10/05Xilinx Revises September Quarter Sales Guidance
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today updated September quarter fiscal 2006 sales guidance. September quarter sales are expected to be down 1% - 2% sequentially, below prior guidance of flat to up 4% sequentially. Turns business during the month of September was less than forecast. Sales from companies with manufacturing operations in Asia Pacific decreased double digits sequentially. Sales ... 
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10/03/05Xilinx, Inc. Expands Partnership Agreement With Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. in Asia Pacific
Expansion Extends Long Standing North American Partnership to Include Select Asian Countries SAN JOSE, Calif. and MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, and Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. (Nasdaq: NUHC), a leading distributor of advanced technology active components and system solutions, today announced the expansion of their 18-year North American partnership agreemen... 
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10/03/05Xilinx Reaffirms Commitment to Automotive Market With Introduction of Spartan- 3E and Virtex-4 XA Devices
Lowest Cost Per Gate and Highest Performance in the Industry Increase Company's Lead in $450 Million Automotive PLD MarketPARIS, Oct 03, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- At the International Automotive Electronics Congress (IAEC) today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) announced the expansion of its market leading Xilinx(R) Automotive (XA) family of programmable logic devices (PLDs) to include its entire line of low-cost Spartan(TM)-3E family and its high performance Virtex(TM)-4 plat... 
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09/28/05Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGAs Enable Latest Digital Audio Products for Touring Musicians
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept 28, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) and Lab X Technologies, LLC, a leading engineering design firm serving the audio industry, today announced the successful deployment of the ESX(TM) EtherSound(TM) Module. Lab X leveraged the programmable features of Xilinx Spartan(TM)-3 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) to develop a flexible architecture with the ability to adapt to the many evolving Ethernet standards of the audio indu... 
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09/20/05Modulus Maximizes High Definition MPEG-4 AVC Encoder Performance With Xilinx FPGA Technology
Unique Combination of CPU and FPGA Yields Image Quality and Bandwidth Efficiency Needed for IPTV Success SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Modulus Video, creators of the award-winning ME6000 MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) high definition video encoder, today detailed its use of Xilinx (Nasdaq: XLNX) Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology. The Modulus ME6000's exclusive combination of Xilinx(R) Virtex(TM)-4 FPGAs, high performance server platform, and a s... 
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09/19/05Xilinx Bolsters Automotive Solution Offerings With First FPGA IP for Controller Area Networks
New Addition to Xilinx LogiCORE Library Supports Critical CAN IP Protocol - Delivers More Flexibility and Functionality to XA Automotive PLDs SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of a fully verified intellectual property (IP) core for implementing controller area networks (CAN) in automotive designs. The IP offering, developed by the Xilinx Hyderabad team, complements the expansion of its mark... 
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09/12/05Xilinx Simplifies Embedded System Design with New Integrated PowerPC and MicroBlaze Development Kit
Xilinx Award-Winning Platform Studio, High Performance Virtex-4 FX FPGA Board, PowerPC and MicroBlaze Processor Designs Available in Single Easy-to-Use Kit BOSTON, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released the PowerPC(TM) and MicroBlaze(TM) Development Kit, Virtex(TM)-4 FX12 Edition, a comprehensive design environment with everything embedded developers need to create processor-based systems. The FX12 Edition delivers an integrated platform with hardware,... 
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09/08/05Xilinx Demonstrates Video-Over-IP Solution Using Virtex-4 Technologyat IBC 2005
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- What: Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, will be demonstrating an FPGA-based Video-over-IP solution at the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) in Amsterdam beginning September 9, 2005. The Virtex (TM)-4 family of FPGAs provides the performance and the embedded functions required in Video-over-IP applications. The demonstrations will include several newl... 
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09/07/05Xilinx Updates Guidance for September Quarter
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the September quarter of fiscal 2006. September quarter sales guidance is unchanged. Prior guidance called for sales growth to be flat to up 4% sequentially. Gross margin guidance of 61% to 62% is unchanged. Sales from 90nm products are expected to approach 10% of total revenues. The September quarter tax rate ... 
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09/07/05Xilinx and 4i2i Demonstrate Industry's First High Definition H.264/AVC Encoder Available in a Single FPGA
Virtex and Spartan Family of FPGAs Provides the Performance and Flexibility Required in H.264 Video Encoding WEYBRIDGE, England, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, and 4i2i Communications, a global leader in video coding intellectual property cores licensing, today announced the launch of the industry's first High Definition H.264 video encoder in a single FPGA. Using Xilinx feature-rich progra... 
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09/06/05Xilinx Demonstrates Enhanced Triple Module Redundancy Software Tool at MAPLD 2005
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- What: Xilinx Aerospace and Defense Solutions at MAPLD 2005 Where: Reagan Building and International Trade Center Washington D.C., Booth #10 When: September 7 - September 9, 2005 Xilinx Booth Demonstrations: TMR Tool: Demonstration of Xilinx TMRTool support for mitigating single event upsets in designs using FPGAs with embedded processors. More information on the Xilinx TM... 
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09/02/05U.S. Tax Court Rules in Favor of Xilinx on Cost Sharing Case
Company Not Liable for Tax or Penalties in Ruling Covering 1996 - 1999 SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept 02, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), announced that the U.S. Tax Court issued a favorable opinion regarding the Company's allocation of costs with its Irish subsidiary. The case dealt with cost sharing, a common practice for developing new intangibles and products for multinational companies. This issue was tried in July 2004 for the Company's fiscal years ... 
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08/29/05Xilinx Releases Activity Schedule for Embedded Systems Conference Boston
What: Free Hands-On Workshops Fast, Flexible Embedded Processing Solution Demonstrations Where: Xilinx Booth #501 - Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA When: ESC Conference: September, 12-15, 2005 Xilinx/Avnet Reception: September 13: 5:00 p.m. (Booth #501) Exhibits: September 13: 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. September 14: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug 29, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) will showcase the latest releases of its embedded processing solu... 
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08/23/05Xilinx Announces Compliance of World's Lowest-Cost Programmable PCI Express Solution
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the Intel Developers Forum today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) announced that its programmable PCI Express endpoint silicon solution has successfully passed all the latest PCI Express compliance and interoperability tests. The two-chip solution, priced at less than $12.00 in high volumes, is the industry's lowest cost programmable PCI Express solution to be added to the PCI-SIG PCI Express Integrators List and to demonstrate full complianc... 
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08/17/05Xilinx Stockholders Elect J. Michael Patterson to Board of Directors
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug 17, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the election of J. Michael Patterson as a new board member. His election expands the number of members on the Xilinx board of directors to nine, of whom seven are independent. "Mike brings extensive experience in the areas of tax and accounting, as well as strong working knowledge of the technology and semiconductor sectors," said Wim Roelandts, Xilinx's chief executive offi... 
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08/16/05Xilinx Ships 5 Millionth 90nm Device
Company Delivers More Than 70% of the World's 90nm FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that the company is supplying more than 70 percent of the world's 90nm field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), based upon cumulative revenues, and has shipped more than five million 90nm units to date. As the world's leading programmable solutions supplier with 57 percent market segment share for FPGAs, Xilinx commands more than a two-year lea... 
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08/02/05Siemens Medical and Xilinx Team to Deliver Breakthrough 3D Medical Imaging Solutions
Siemens Redefines 3D Medical Imaging With Next-Generation Products Enabled by Virtex-4 SX FPGAs and Xilinx Design Services SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, and Siemens Medical Solutions, one of the largest suppliers to the healthcare industry in the world, today announced a collaboration that is expected to result in the world's most innovative 3D medical imaging solutions. Siemens ... 
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07/27/05Xilinx Embedded PowerPC Reference Design With Treck Software Delivers Gigabit Ethernet Performance
Treck TCP/IP Protocol Stack and Xilinx Virtex-4 FX PowerPC Core Achieve More Than 6X Throughput Advantage Over Competing FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) and Treck Incorporated today announced the general availability of the Xilinx(R) Gigabit System Reference Design (GSRD) with the award-winning Treck TCP/IP protocol stack. Leveraging the industry standard PowerPC(TM) processor embedded in the leading edge Xilinx Virtex(TM)-4 and V... 
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07/21/05Xilinx Revenues Increase 4% Sequentially; Strong New Product Growth
Click here for Excel version SAN JOSE, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced net revenues of $405 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2006, up 4% sequentially from the prior quarter and down 4% from the same quarter a year ago. Net income was $77 million or $0.21 per diluted share, up 14% from $67 million or $0.19 per diluted share in the prior quarter. Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 was down 19% from $95 million... 
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07/11/05Customer Bulletin: Xilinx Accelerates Virtex-4 FPGA Performance by an Additional 26% With New Xplorer Utility
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its Xplorer utility -- an easy-to-use script developed to help designers benchmark and maximize the performance advantages of the company's Virtex-4(TM) and Spartan-3(TM) FPGAs. When performance is the highest priority for the design, the Xplorer utility, used in conjunction with RTL level retiming with Xilinx(R) ISE(TM) software, provides an additional 26 percent performance... 
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06/20/05Xilinx Expands Partnership Agreement With Nu Horizons Electronics Corporation
Agreement Completes Geographic Coverage in North America SAN JOSE, Calif., June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) the worldwide leader of programmable logic solutions and Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. (Nasdaq: NUHC), a leading distributor of high technology active components; today announced the expansion of their North American partnership agreement with the addition of eight states. As a valued Xilinx partner in the majority of North America for the past 17 years, Nu H... 
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06/14/05Customer Bulletin: Xilinx Demonstrates 7x Signal Integrity Advantage of Virtex-4 FPGAs to Engineers Around the World
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that its worldwide RocketLabs have been outfitted with signal integrity demo boards highlighting the distinct signal integrity advantage of the Xilinx Virtex(TM)-4 multi-platform FPGA family over competing FPGAs. Xilinx(R) RocketLabs provides systems designers free access to high-speed design equipment, evaluation boards, applications expertise and specialized training. New signal integrity demo boards, ... 
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06/08/05Xilinx Updates Guidance for June Quarter FY06
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the June quarter of fiscal 2006. -- June quarter guidance is unchanged. Prior guidance called for sales growth to be flat to up 4% sequentially. -- Gross margin is expected to be approximately 61%, unchanged from the March quarter's gross margin, due to the higher than anticipated ramp of 90nm product revenues. -- Combined inven... 
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06/08/05Xilinx Embedded PowerPC Solution Gains Significant Industry Adoption
Company Reports Record-Setting Shipments and Rapid Adoption of Embedded PowerPC Cores With Virtex-II Pro and Virtex-4 FX Platform FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., June 8, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced shipment of over two million integrated PowerPC(TM) cores in Xilinx(R) Virtex(TM)-II Pro Platform FPGAs, surpassing a remarkable twenty-fold increase since first quarter 2004. This milestone underscores the rapid industry traction and continued success achi... 
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06/07/05Xilinx Appoints New CFO; Kris Chellam Remains With Company as SVP, Corporate and Enterprise Services
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced the appointment of Jon A. Olson, 51, to the position of vice president finance and chief financial officer (CFO). Currently VP Finance and Enterprise Services, Director of Finance at Intel Corporation, Olson brings more than 25 years of financial management expertise. The finance function he oversaw at Intel had over 1,200 employees and supported ... 
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06/06/05Xilinx Announces Immediate Availability of Industry's First 4 Gbps Programmable Fibre Channel Solution
4G Fibre Channel Core Designed for Virtex-4 FPGAs Enables SAN Fabrics to Match Ever Increasing Server and Disk Speeds SAN JOSE, Calif., June 6, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced the immediate availability of the industry's first 4 Gbps programmable Fibre Channel solution. Designed specifically for the Virtex(TM)-4 FPGA family, the new 4G Fibre Channel core provides system architects with the ability ... 
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06/06/05Xilinx, CorEdge and Yamaichi Demonstrate Flexible 10gbps Packet Processing on Industry Standard ATCA/AMC Platform
Proven Solution Enables Rapid Deployment of Converged Voice, Data and Video Platforms CHICAGO, June 6, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- At the SUPERCOMM 2005 communications conference today, Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic provider, demonstrated its 10Gbps enabled packet processing solution, developed with CorEdge Networks and Yamaichi Electronics. Based on a Xilinx Virtex(TM)-II Pro FPGA, the design platform is aimed at dramatically driving down communica... 
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06/06/05Xilinx Announces Customer Shipments Of Virtex-4 FX60 FPGAs With Industry's First 622Mbps - 10.3125Gbps Serial Transceivers
Company Demonstrates Virtex-4 FX60 High Speed Serial Capabilities This Week at SUPERCOMM CHICAGO, June 6, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- At the SUPERCOMM communications conference today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) announced initial customer shipments of its Virtex(TM)-4 FX60 90nm FPGAs with integrated 622Mbps - 10.3125Gbps serial transceivers, delivering better design margin and flexibility over any other competing high-speed serial I/O solution in the industry. Xilinx will demonstrate t... 
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06/03/05Xilinx Virtex-II Pro World's Most Popular 130nm FPGA
Company Reports Record >40% Growth in Most Recent Quarter SAN JOSE, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced that based on its most recent quarterly results, the Virtex(TM)-II Pro family of FPGAs is now outselling any other 130nm FPGA in the industry. The company attributes the phenomenal 40 percent plus growth in Virtex-II Pro revenue to the broad adoption of the system level features provi... 
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06/03/05Xilinx Widens Process Technology Leadership - Ships More Than 3.5 Million 90nm FPGAs
Company's 90nm Virtex-4 and Spartan-3 FPGAs Are the Lowest Power Dissipation and Lowest Cost in the Industry SAN JOSE, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced it has shipped more than 3.5 million 90nm devices -- generating three times more 90nm revenue than its nearest competitor. Xilinx leads the PLD industry by more than two years in 90nm chip making technology and has leveraged its expertise to deliver four 90nm F... 
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06/01/05Xilinx Demonstrates High-Performance Virtex-4 FPGAs at SUPERCOMM 2005
What: Ever increasing demand for information -- video, voice or data -- is driving demand for better network performance and data storage. Xilinx, Inc. with its programmable, flexible and high-performance Virtex(TM)-4 series FPGAs, is enabling both access and storage ends of the network by providing a single programmable platform capable of implementing system level communications applications. ... 
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05/23/05Xilinx Improves Performance and Productivity for Virtex-4 Platform FPGA Designs With PlanAhead 7.1 Tool
New Tool Delivers an Additional 15% Performance Improvement and Up to 50% Faster Design Closure SAN JOSE, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its next generation PlanAhead(TM) 7.1 FPGA design and analysis tool. The tool enables designers to boost logic performance by 15%, and in some cases boost performance by 2X, for Xilinx high-density FPGA designs. This performance boost can save designers an en... 
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05/19/05Xilinx Strengthens DSP IP Library With New Floating-Point and Digital Video Broadcasting S2 Cores
New Floating Point Core Enables Adaptive Beam Forming Antenna System and Radar Signal Processing SAN JOSE, Calif., May 19, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its latest Digital Signal Processing (DSP) IP library based on Xilinx Virtex(TM)-4 FPGAs and Spartan(TM)-3E FPGAs. Updates to the library include a suite of Floating-Point Operators, a DVB FEC encoder core, and key enhancements to existing cores including Turbo Con... 
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05/16/05New Xilinx MicroBlaze Soft Processor Increases Clock Frequency by 25 Percent
MicroBlaze 4.00 Features Tightly-Coupled Floating Point Unit Option SAN JOSE, Calif., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced immediate availability of the performance-optimized 4.00 version of its MicroBlaze(TM) soft processor. The 32-bit RISC core now operates at frequencies up to 200 MHz in Virtex(TM)-4 FPGAs delivering an impressive 25 percent increase in core performance compared to previous versions. In addition, a new floating point unit (FPU) optio... 
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05/11/05Xilinx Recognized for Excellence in Online Service and Support for Third Year in a Row
Company's MySupport.Xilinx.com Website Wins 'Ten Best Web Support Site of 2005' From the Association of Support Professionals SAN JOSE, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced the company's technical support website, MySupport.xilinx.com, has won the "Ten Best Web Support Sites of 2005" award by the Association of Support Professionals (ASP) for the third year in a row. Web sites were evalua... 
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05/04/05Xilinx Expands Signal Processing Portfolio for Digital Communication System Design
New System Generator for DSP v7.1 Tool and XtremeDSP Development Kit Simplifies High-Performance DSP System Design SAN JOSE, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its System Generator for DSP v7.1 development software and XtremeDSP Virtex-4 SX35 Development Kit for digital communication system design. The new design tools make it easier for system and DSP designers to implement high sample rate... 
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04/29/05Customer Bulletin: Xilinx Shows 1-5 Watt Power Savings Per FPGA in New Whitepaper, Webcast and RocketLabs Demonstration Sites
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 29, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released a technology white paper on the increasingly acute inter- relationship between power and performance at the 90nm process technology node. A live webcast on the topic of power will be conducted on May 3, 2005, providing users with lab measurements of commonly used functions and power optimization design techniques. Designers of Virtex(TM)-4 FPGAs can derive 1 to 5 Watts lower power per FPG... 
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04/26/05Xilinx Virtex Series Surpasses Three Billion in Revenue
World's Most Widely Used FPGAs Achieve Cumulative Revenue of $3B - Best Selling FPGA Series of All Time; Over 12x Nearest Competitor SAN JOSE, Calif., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced it has achieved record revenue of $3 billion for its Virtex FPGA series. Based on their industry-leading capacity, performance, and cost-effectiveness, Xilinx(R) Virtex FPGAs are the number one choice of... 
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04/25/05Xilinx Extends Quality Leadership With ISO/TS 16949 Automotive Certification
Execution on Aggressive Quality Roadmap Results in Firm Lead - Industry's Only PLD Supplier to Achieve Full Compliance to ISO 9001, TL 9000, QML, ISO 14001, and ISO/TS 16949 Certification SAN JOSE, Calif., April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions, today announced it has achieved certification for Automotive Industry Quality Standard ISO/TS 16949. The ISO/TS 16949 standard enables Xilinx to... 
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04/21/05Xilinx Fourth Quarter FY05 Revenues Increase 10% Sequentially; New Products Post Strong Growth
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced revenues of $1.6 billion in fiscal 2005, an increase of 13% from $1.4 billion in the prior fiscal year. Fiscal 2005 net income was $312.7 million or $0.87 per diluted share, up 3% from $303.0 million, or $0.85 in fiscal 2004. Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 were $391.0 million, up 10% sequentially from the prior quarter and down 3% from the same quarter a year ago. Net i... 
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04/21/05Xilinx Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend and Share Repurchase Program
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the quarterly cash dividend to $0.07 from $0.05 per share. Stockholders of record on May 11, 2005 will receive $0.07 per share, payable on June 1, 2005. The Board also approved an additional stock repurchase program whereby Xilinx is authorized to repurchase up to $350 million of its common stock in the open market. During the past four quarters... 
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04/15/05Xilinx Appoints Irish Executive to Chief Information Officer Post
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 15, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that Kevin Cooney, 45, has been appointed corporate vice president and chief information officer (CIO), reporting to Chief Financial Officer Kris Chellam. Previously, Mr. Cooney served as Xilinx senior director of information technology (IT) and business development for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He will continue as a member of the board of directors for Xilinx Ir... 
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04/12/05Industry Veteran Hitoshi Yoshizawa Appointed President of Xilinx K.K.
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 12, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that Hitoshi Yoshizawa, 57, has been promoted to president of the company's Japan subsidiary, Xilinx, K.K. (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) from his current position as director of sales for consumer and industrial market segments. Mr. Yoshizawa succeeds Motihiro Kitajima, 61, who will continue as chairman of the board for Xilinx, K.K. The appointment will become official when the annual ... 
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04/11/05Philips and Xilinx Deliver World's First Low-Cost Programmable PCI Express Solution
INTEL DEVELOPERS FORUM, TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today demonstrated the world's first programmable PCI Express endpoint silicon solution offered at a much lower cost than traditional solutions. Leveraging expertise in third-generation PCI semiconductor technology, the Philips-Xilinx programmable PCI Express solution costs less than $15.00 USD (in high volumes). PCI Express is... 
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04/01/05CUSTOMER BULLETIN: Xilinx Ships Virtex-4 LX200: World's Highest Density FPGA
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its Virtex-4(TM) LX200 device -- the world's highest density FPGA. With over 200,000 logic cells, the LX200 has 30 percent more logic capacity than the closest competing FPGA. In addition to logic, the device features a host of unique embedded IP functions such as built-in FIFO control logic and dedicated circuitry for memory and source synchronous interfaces in every I/O cel... 
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03/29/05Xilinx Extends Low Cost Leadership With New ISE WebPACK 7.1i
Free Downloadable Design Suite Adds Support for Linux and Company's Newest FPGA Platforms SAN JOSE, Calif., March 29, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced ISE WebPACK 7.1i - the company's latest version of its free, downloadable development system. The new tool supports the 32-bit version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and the company's Spartan-3 Generation, Virtex-4 and CoolRunner-II families. WebPACK 7.1i reduces overall design costs with new perfor... 
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03/24/05Xilinx Demonstrates 1 to 5 Watts Lower Power per FPGA in Virtex-4 Family Compared to Competing FPGAs
Company Releases Enhanced Virtex-4 Web Power Tool Version 4.1 SAN JOSE, Calif., March 24, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions, today announced version 4.1 of its Web Power Tool and, again, confirms the power advantage of the Virtex-4(TM) family of 1 to 5 Watts versus competing FPGAs. This significant power advantage is demonstrated through laboratory hardware measurements and simulations of the ... 
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03/24/05Customer Bulletin: Xilinx Issues White Paper Showing 73% Lower Static Power in Virtex-4 Compared to Competing FPGAs
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 24, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released a technology white paper describing 73 percent lower static power consumption in its Virtex-4(TM) multi-platform FPGA family as compared to competing 90nm FPGAs. The paper describes how Xilinx delivers significantly reduced leakage current and static power at the 90nm-process node through the industry's first triple oxide technology. Xilinx used its experience from shipping mill... 
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03/17/05Xilinx R&D Center in India Helping Customers Worldwide Benefit From Programmable Chip Technologies
Creates 12 IP Cores in First Year of Operation Through Partnership with CMC HYDERBAD, India, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable chips, today announced that its India development center, operated by CMC in Hyderabad, has successfully created 12 Intellectual Property (IP) cores in its first year of operation. IP cores are off-the-shelf, pre-defined hardware design modules that Xilinx customers can use to reduce their desig... 
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03/16/05Xilinx Asia Pacific Headquarters Ready to Capitalize on Regional Market Opportunities
Final-Test Chip Facility Completed, XAP to Start Shipping Products to Customers Across the Region SINGAPORE, March 16, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable chips and one of the largest fabless semiconductor companies , today announced that its Asia Pacific headquarters (XAP) based in Singapore is fully operational and ready to capitalize on the semiconductor market growth across the region. According to Gartner Dataquest... 
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03/14/05Xilinx Selected as FPGA Supplier of Choice For BAE Systems Aerospace and Defense Products
BAE Systems to Use Xilinx Solutions Extensively Across Aerospace and Defense Product Portfolio and Programs SAN JOSE, Calif., March 14, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, and BAE Systems, a leading aerospace and defense supplier in Europe and North America, today announced that BAE Systems has chosen Xilinx as its FPGA (field programmable gate array) supplier of choice. As a result, BAE Systems will use Xi... 
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03/10/05CUSTOMER BULLETIN: Industry Expert Dr. Howard Johnson Validates Signal Integrity Advantage Provided by Virtex-4 FPGAs; Data Now Available on Xilinx Web Site
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 10, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced availability of Dr. Howard Johnson's lab measurements and simulations validating the advanced packaging benefits of Virtex(TM)-4 FPGAs for controlling crosstalk and achieving breakthrough system performance. Dr. Johnson's analysis reveals a 7x reduction in system crosstalk, compared to competing 90nm FPGAs, for wide signal-ended I/O interfaces such as DDR2, DDR, QDR-II, and RL... 
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03/09/05Xilinx Announces Low Cost Development Platform for Virtex-4 SX - The World's Fastest FPGA Family for DSP
New $595 ML402 Board With Virtex-4 SX35 FPGAs Provides a High-Performance Signal Processing Design Platform With Company's Leading System Generator for DSP Tool SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its ML402 board -- the first XtremeDSP evaluation platform supporting the company's DSP optimized Virtex-4 SX FPGA family. With a ratio of XtremeDSP to logic slices unmatched i... 
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03/09/05Customer Bulletin: Xilinx Ships Virtex-4 SX55 - World's Fastest FPGA for DSP
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its Virtex-4 SX55 FPGA -- the world's fastest and lowest power FPGA for digital signal processing (DSP) applications. The SX55 device delivers a whopping 256 billion multiply-and-accumulate per second (MAC/s) processing performance, 3 times more than any competing FPGA. Furthermore, the device features power saving process and circuit design technology that reduces static pow... 
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03/08/05Xilinx Updates Guidance for March Quarter FY05
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the March quarter of fiscal 2005. -- March quarter sales are expected to be up 5% - 8% sequentially. This is up from previous guidance of 1% to 5% sequential sales growth. -- Gross margin is expected to be approximately 62%, no change from prior guidance. -- Sales from all geographies are expected to be up sequentially. -- Combined inventory le... 
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03/07/05New ModelSim Xilinx Edition-III Offers Faster Simulation and Increased Design Capacity
Xilinx and Mentor Graphics Sign New Agreement Offering Expanded Capability MXE-III to All Xilinx Customers Over the Next Three Years SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic provider, today announced up to 50% faster HDL simulation and 20 times more design capacity for the new simulator, ModelSim Xilinx Edition-III. This enhanced HDL simulator works directly within the Xilinx ISE (Integrated Software Enviro... 
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03/07/05Xilinx Virtex-4 FX FPGAs With PowerPC Processor Deliver Breakthrough 20X Performance Boost
Embedded PowerPC Core and Auxiliary Processor Controller Unleash New Hardware Acceleration Applications for Faster, More Flexible Embedded Systems EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that its breakthrough Virtex(TM)-4 FX family is rapidly gaining traction with new applications for FPGA-based embedded systems and the availability of the new ML403 development platform. Fueled by the innovative Auxiliary Pro... 
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03/07/05Xilinx Simplifies Embedded System Design With New 7.1 Release of Award-Winning Platform Studio Suite
Intelligent Platform Studio Tools Unleash Breakthrough Processing Power of Virtex-4 FX Platform FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the latest version 7.1i of the Platform Studio tool suite for Platform FPGA embedded processing design. This new release streamlines development with the breakthrough embedded features of the new Xilinx(R) Virtex(TM)-4 FX family of devices featuring the industry's only immersed dual... 
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03/02/05Xilinx Embedded Ecosystem Featured at Embedded Systems Conference San Francisco
What: Xilinx Embedded Processing Solutions at ESC San Francisco Where: Moscone Center, San Francisco, Calif., Booth #1525 When: March 6 - March 10, 2005 Exhibits: Tuesday, March 8: 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 9: 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 10: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. SAN JOSE, Calif., March 2, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that the latest advancements in the Xilinx embedded processing ecosystem will be featured at the... 
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03/02/05Xilinx Ranked Top Ten Most Popular Semiconductor Brand in China for 2004
World's Largest PLD Vendor Driving System-Level Innovation in the China IC Market SHANGHAI, China, March 2, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable chips, today announced it has won the "Top Ten Most Popular Semiconductor Brands in China Market for 2004" award by China Electronics News and China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) Consulting Group. Xilinx received the prestigious award at "IC Market China 200... 
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03/01/05Xilinx Accelerates World's Fastest FPGAs - New ISE 7.1i Release Delivers 70% Logic Performance Advantage
Easy to Use ISE Design Tools Underscore Leadership in Every FPGA Performance Category GLOBAL PRESS SUMMIT, MONTEREY, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced immediate shipment of the 7.1i release of its Integrated Software Environment (ISE) optimized for the Xilinx(R) Virtex(TM)-4 and new Spartan(TM)-3E FPGA families. ISE 7.1i incorporates unique elements of integration, speed, and ease of use to resolv... 
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03/01/05Xilinx Shatters Price/Density Barrier for Low Cost FPGAs with New Spartan-3E Family Starting at Less Than $2.00
Spartan-3E Devices Available for Less Than $2.00* for 100K Gates and Less Than $9.00* for 1.2M Gates GLOBAL PRESS SUMMIT, MONTEREY, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced immediate availability of its Spartan(TM)-3E FPGA family -- the company's fourth family to utilize state-of- the-art 90nm process technology. Ranging from 100K to 1.6M system gates, the Spartan-3E family delivers the lowest cost per logic cel... 
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02/28/05Achieving Superior Signal Integrity for Breakthrough System Performance
What: Xilinx webcast featuring renowned signal integrity expert, Dr. Howard Johnson Where: Register for this free webcast at: seminar2.techonline.com/registration/wcIndex.cgi?sessionID=xilinx_mar0105 When: Tuesday, March 1, 2005 - 11:00 a.m. (PST) - Approximate length: 1 Hour including Q & A Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) will host an online seminar featuring Dr. Howard Johnson, renowned signal integrity expert and author of High-Speed... 
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02/28/05Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGAs Selected for Innovative Microsoft Telematics Solution
Microsoft Automotive Teams With Xilinx and Others to Develop New Telematics Solution for Fiat SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced the use of their Spartan(TM)-3 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices in the successful development and delivery of a flexible, low-cost telematics system that will be integrated into every Fiat vehicle. Based u... 
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02/23/05Signal Integrity Expert Dr. Howard Johnson Discusses Innovations for Achieving Breakthrough Performance Using Virtex-4 FPGAs
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that Dr. Howard Johnson, renowned signal integrity expert, will explore the latest innovations to minimize signal integrity problems in high-performance FPGA systems during a live webcast on March 1, 2005. Included in the webcast will be discussion on advanced FPGAs that incorporate large numbers of high-speed I/O pins, enabling the construction of high- bandwidth interfaces. Dr. Johnson will explain how ... 
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02/23/05Customer Bulletin - Virtex-4: World's Fastest FPGAs Now Even Faster With New Speed Grade Files
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 23, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that it has released software timing files for the fastest speed grade of its Virtex(TM)-4 multi-platform FPGA devices. Designs implemented using the latest version of the Xilinx industry-leading ISE software tools and this new timing information clearly demonstrate that Virtex-4 FPGAs are the industry's fastest, out performing competing FPGAs in every performance category: ... 
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02/23/05Customer Bulletin: Signal Integrity Expert Dr. Howard Johnson Discusses Innovations for Achieving Breakthrough Performance Using Virtex-4 FPGAs
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 23, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that Dr. Howard Johnson, renowned signal integrity expert, will explore the latest innovations to minimize signal integrity problems in high-performance FPGA systems during a live webcast on March 1, 2005. Included in the webcast will be discussion on advanced FPGAs that incorporate large numbers of high-speed I/O pins, enabling the construction of high-bandwidth interfaces. Dr. Johnson wi... 
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02/22/05Xilinx Spartan-3 and Virtex-II Pro FPGAs Win Multiple Designs in Mangrove MPLS Platforms
Mangrove First to Market with End-to-End MPLS Networking Solution Using Xilinx Low Cost, High Performance Silicon and Design Tools SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 22, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced that Mangrove Systems, a leading provider of metro and access network infrastructure, has selected Xilinx 90nm cost-optimized Spartan-3(TM) and industry-leading Virtex-II Pro(TM) FPGA devices for use i... 
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02/18/05Xilinx and Sensory Networks Team to Deliver Latest Network Security Platform
Industry's first security platform provides complete development solution for high accuracy identification and prevention of threats at wire speed application throughputs SAN JOSE, Calif. and PALO ALTO Calif., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) and Sensory Networks today announced a joint collaboration resulting in Sensory Networks' latest network security platform. The NodalCore(TM) Security Processing Unit, enabled by Xilinx Virtex-I... 
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02/16/05Customer Bulletin: Xilinx Grows CPLD Market Segment Share, Passes Lattice and Takes Over #2 Position
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 16, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today confirmed it further gained CPLD segment market share during the December ending fiscal quarter. CPLD momentum has clearly shifted in favor of Xilinx. In the fourth quarter of calendar year 2004, Xilinx CPLD sales figures were approximately 10 percent of total revenues. Additionally, this coincides with 16 consecutive annualized quarters of market segment share growth for Xilinx CPLDs. With cont... 
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02/15/05Customer Bulletin: Xilinx Sells Low Cost FPGAs Through Online Store
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that the Xilinx Online Store (www.xilinx.com) is now selling Spartan-3 FPGAs, the world's lowest cost FPGAs. This new capability adds an additional way for designers to purchase Xilinx products & solutions. Currently three Spartan-3 devices (the 50Kgate XC3S50, the 200Kgate XC3S200 and the 400Kgate XC3S400) can be purchased through the Xilinx Online Store. More Spartan devices and package options will be ... 
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02/13/05Can You See Me Now? Xilinx Chips Enable Next-Generation Video Phone Services
Flexible, Low-Cost Solutions Provide Cellular Providers With the Ability to Add New Features 'On the Fly' SAN JOSE, Calif. and CANNES, France, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading provider of programmable solutions, today unveiled a complete suite of solutions designed to enable a host of new features, including video, on next generation 3G mobile phones. The company's chips, built into tens of thousands of wireless base sta... 
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02/13/05Xilinx Enables Programmable Wireless Base Station of the Future
Flexible, Low Cost Solutions Fulfill Demand for 'Future-Proof' Wireless Base Stations CANNES, France, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 3GSM World Congress today, Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading provider of programmable solutions, unveiled its complete suite of silicon, software and IP solutions designed specifically to enable the "future-proof" programmable wireless base station. Xilinx offers a flexible, cost-effective alternative to traditional ASIC (application speci... 
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02/10/05Xilinx at Embedded Systems Conference San Francisco and Microprocessor Summit
- What: Xilinx Showcases Embedded Processing Solutions at ESC San Francisco - Where: Moscone Center, San Francisco, Calif., Booth #1525 - When: March 6 - March 10, 2005 - Exhibits: Tuesday, March 8: 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 9: 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 10: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced t... 
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02/08/05Customer Bulletin: Xilinx Offers Free Hands-On Workshops for Award-Winning Embedded Platform Design at ESC San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 08, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced a series of free hands-on workshops for the powerful immersed PowerPC(TM) and Xilinx(R) MicroBlaze(TM) processors configured with the popular Platform Studio design suite. Offered for three days at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco, Calif., these valuable workshops are free to attendees who pre-register by March 3, 2005. The insightful, interactive workshops offer an exce... 
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02/07/05Xilinx FPGA Embedded Processing Platform Studio Wins Prestigious DesignVision Award From IEC
Industry-Leading Embedded Development Suite Recognized for Outstanding Innovation and Market Impact SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 07, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that its pioneering Xilinx(R) Platform Studio (XPS) embedded tool suite received top honors at the inaugural International Engineering Consortium (IEC) DesignVision Award reception held last week at the DesignCon Conference in Santa Clara, Calif. Judged by independent industry exp... 
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02/01/05Xilinx Expands Its Award-Winning Customer Support Services in Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific Technical Support Hotline, 18-Seat Customer-Training Center, and Simplified Chinese Support Website Development Located in Shanghai Office SINGAPORE, Feb 01, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the expansion of its award-winning customer support services in Asia Pacific in line with its aggressive growth plans for the region and in China. Based in the company's Shanghai office, the additional services offerings include: -- The company... 
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01/31/05Xilinx Releases Production Virtex-4 FPGAs
Company Leads Industry in Delivery of Production-Qualified 90nm Devices SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 31, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading provider of programmable solutions, today announced production qualification of the first three devices in its award-winning 90nm Virtex-4(TM) FPGA family. With the qualification of these devices, the LX25, LX60, and SX35, Xilinx now has a total of 14 FPGAs in production at 90nm, more than three times the number o... 
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01/31/05Xilinx Platform FPGAs Enable Latest 160 Gbps Switch Fabric From TeraChip
TeraChip Revolutionizes MAN, SAN and LAN Switch Fabrics With Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- At the DesignCon Technology Exhibition today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) announced that TeraChip, a fabless developer of next generation switch fabrics with offices in Palo Alto and Israel, is using Xilinx Virtex-II Pro(TM) Platform FPGAs to implement key functional elements of its revolutionary memory-based TCF16X10 s... 
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01/31/05Customer Bulletin: New Power Tool and Web Seminar Show Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGAs Consume 1/10th the Power of Competing FPGAs
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 31, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced version 4.0 of its web Power Estimator Tool and a new web seminar that demonstrates the significant power consumption advantage of Virtex-4(TM) FPGAs, enabling customers to achieve industry leading performance within their power budget. Customers interested in more information on the power advantages of Virtex-4 FPGAs and attending the February 15 web seminar can register now at ... 
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01/31/05Xilinx Delivers Industry's Fastest Microcontroller With New PowerPC-Based UltraController-II Reference Design
Highest Performance Microcontroller Extends Xilinx Lead in PowerPC Support for FPGA Embedded Processing Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 31, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced immediate availability of the UltraController-II microcontroller reference design that provides a high performance, logic-optimized solution based on the industry standard PowerPC(TM) 405 processor immersed in Xilinx(R) Virtex(TM) Platform FPGAs. With emphasis on ease of use... 
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01/31/05Xilinx Virtex-II Pro X FPGAs Cut System Cabling Costs by Tens of Thousands of Dollars
Industry First Demonstration at DesignCon 2005 Showcases Virtex-II Pro X Driving Standard Low Cost InfiniBand Copper Cables at Data Rates Up to 10 Gbps SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 31, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- At DesignCon 2005, Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today showcased the industry's first demonstration of Virtex-II Pro(TM) X RocketIO(TM) Multi-Gigabit Transceivers (MGTs) driving 10 Gbps of serial data over one meter of industry standard InfiniBand(TM) copper cable assemblies, developed b... 
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01/26/05Xilinx to Participate in the OIF Common Electrical Interface Interoperability Testing at DesignCon West 2005
Xilinx to Showcase its Virtex-II Pro Series FPGAs Driving Chips, Backplanes and Cables at Rates of up to 10.3125 Gbps at Booth #224 What: DesignCon 2005 When: January 31-February 3, 2005 Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, Calif., Xilinx Booth #224 Optical Internetworking Forum's Common Electrical Interface Interoperability Testing SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 26 /PRNew... 
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01/26/05Xilinx Platform Studio Named Finalist for Inaugural IEC DesignVision Award
Embedded Development Suite Recognized for Innovation in FPGA Design Tools SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 26, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that the Xilinx(R) Platform Studio design suite has been selected as a finalist in the first annual DesignVision Awards program by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC). Winners of the IEC DesignVision Awards, which recognize achievement in electronic design innovation, will be announced at the DesignCon Con... 
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01/25/05Xilinx Extends Aerospace and Defense Market Leadership With Delivery of Advanced Device for QPRO Product Family
Industry's First Programmable Logic Devices With Integrated PowerPC Processor Cores and High-Speed SERDES Transceivers for Use in Aerospace and Defense Applications PHOENIX, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic solutions provider, today announced its roadmap for the QPRO(TM) family of aerospace and defense products at the Xilinx Aerospace and Defense Forum. At the first in a series of ev... 
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01/20/05Xilinx Announces Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced revenues of $355 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005, a sequential decrease of 12% from the prior quarter and a decrease of 3% from the same quarter a year ago. Net income was $64 million or $0.18 per diluted share including a $3.1 million charge relating to impairment losses on investments as well as a $5.5 million tax benefit associated primarily with a recent IRS settlement. This co... 
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01/20/05Xilinx Low-Power CoolRunner CPLDs Nominated by EDN Magazine As Finalist for 'Greatest Innovation of the Past 15 Years' Award
Xilinx Recognized As Innovator and Pioneer in Low Power Technology SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced their selection from a field of hundreds as a finalist for this year's EDN Innovator/Innovation Awards. Instituted in 1990, the Innovation Awards honor the people, products and technologies that have shaped the semiconductor industry. EDN's editorial panel chooses nominees for the "Greatest Innovation of the Past 15 Years.... 
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01/19/05Latest Data Shows Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGAs Consume Less Than 1/10th the Power of Competing FPGAs
Up to 94% Lower In-Rush Power With Smart Configuration and Up To 78% Lower Static Power Enabled By FPGA Industry's First 90nm Triple-Oxide Technology SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions, today unveiled new data based on characterization of thousands of devices that reveals the substantial low power advantages of the Virtex-4(TM) multi-platform FPGA family. Virtex-4 devices consume up t... 
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01/12/05Xilinx PlanAhead V2.2 Tool Delivers up to 2x Performance Boost and 50% Design Cycle Reduction for Virtex-4 FPGAs
New Release of PlanAhead Floorplanner Now Supports Virtex-4 Devices, the Industry's Highest Density, Highest Speed FPGA Family Shipping on 90nm Technology SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its next generation PlanAhead(TM) v2.2 FPGA hierarchical floorplanning and design tool. The PlanAhead v2.2 tool fully supports the company's Virtex-4(TM) family -- already... 
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01/11/05Xilinx Jumps to No. 5 on Fortune Magazine's Annual List of '100 Best Companies to Work For'
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 11, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable chips, today announced it has jumped to No. 5 on FORTUNE Magazine's annual listing of "100 Best Companies to Work For," ranking highest among all high technology electronics companies. For the fourth year in a row, Xilinx has placed in the top ten among America's elite corporations. The 2005 edition of this year's list will be published in the January 24 issue... 
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01/11/05Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGAs Win 'Product of the Year' Award From Electronic Products Magazine
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 11, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions and inventor of the FPGA, today announced that its Virtex-4(TM) family of multi-platform FPGAs received the prestigious "Product of the Year" Award from Electronic Products magazine. The Xilinx Virtex-4 family was selected by the Electronic Products editorial board among thousands of products introduced in 2004. Selections are based on signific... 
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01/05/05Xilinx Revises Guidance Downward for December Quarter
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) expects December quarter revenues to be down 11% to 12% sequentially as a result of weaker than expected turns business in the month of December impacting all geographies. This is a change from prior revenue guidance of down 5% to 8% sequentially. No conference call will be held in conjunction with this guidance revision. Additional commentary pertaining to the quarter will be available when the compa... 
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01/04/05Xilinx Ships New Virtex-4 FX12 FPGA
First Virtex-4 Device with Embedded PowerPC Delivers 3x Performance Advantage SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions and inventor of the FPGA, today announced delivery of its new FX12 FPGAs -- the first Virtex-4(TM) devices with embedded PowerPC(TM) processor. Shipped last week, the FX12 is the fifth member of the Virtex-4 family, bringing the total number of Xilinx devices shipping ... 
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12/27/04Xilinx Ships More Than 1.5 Million 90nm FPGAs - Over 100 Times Nearest Competitor
Delivers world's lowest cost and highest performance FPGAs on 90nm with Spartan-3 and Virtex-4 families SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions and inventor of the FPGA, today announced it has shipped more than 1.5 million 90nm devices -- executing on delivery of the world's leading 90nm FPGA families. Xilinx leads the PLD industry by more than a year on 90nm p... 
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12/20/04Xilinx Announces $100M 'Ecosystem' Venture Fund to Fuel Programmable Systems Industry Innovation
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable solutions, today announced the launch of a $100M corporate venture fund to fuel industry innovation within the company's growing ecosystem for programmable system design. Xilinx intends to strengthen, broaden and accelerate adoption of its flagship FPGA Virtex(TM) and Spartan(TM) (field programmable gate array) products for system-level applications... 
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12/09/04Customer Bulletin: Xilinx Ships World's Largest FPGA Device
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability and shipment of its Virtex-4(TM) LX100 device, the world's highest capacity FPGA. Featuring over 110,000 logic cells and a host of embedded functionality -- the LX100 integrates larger designs than any other FPGA available. In addition to its industry-leading capacity and feature set, the Virtex-4 family delivers the highest performance and lowest power consumption of any high de... 
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12/09/04Xilinx Enables Instant Deployment of Aurora, Industry's Most Popular, Scalable, Lightweight Serial Connectivity Protocol
Latest Aurora Reference Design V2.2 From Xilinx Enables Most Efficient Serial Point-to-Point Connectivity for Chip-to-Chip and Backplane Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the availability of FPGA-based Version 2.2 reference design cores for the high-speed serial I/O protocol Aurora. Specifically geared for Xilinx Virtex-II Pro(TM) X programmable solutions, the Aurora 2.2 release enables the widest range of chip-to-chi... 
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12/08/04Xilinx Business Update for December Quarter Fiscal 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 8, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the December quarter of fiscal 2005. > Strong sales in the month of October were followed by weaker than expected turns bookings across all geographies in the month of November. Although turns bookings have increased in the first week of the month of December, this strength is not expected to continue ... 
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12/08/04Xilinx Continues Focus on Wireless Market With Delivery of CPRI-Compliant Reference Design
Company Continues Multi-Faceted Wireless Initiative With Additional Solution Aimed Specifically at Wireless Base Station Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic provider, today announced immediate availability of its CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface) Reference Design. The complete reference design provides designers with a digitized and serial internal base station interface for con... 
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12/07/04Xilinx Presents Up to 3X Performance Advantage in Web-Based e-Learning Module
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 7, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic provider, today announced the immediate availability of its educational e-learning module and white paper focused on design optimization for the Xilinx Virtex-4(TM) family. The recorded module, available for immediate viewing at www.xilinx.com/virtex4, demonstrates how designers can optimize their Virtex-4 multi-platform FPGA designs to achieve breakt... 
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12/07/04Customer Bulletin
Xilinx Presents Up to 3x Performance Advantage in Web-Based E-Learning Module SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic provider, today announced the immediate availability of its educational e-learning module and white paper focused on design optimization for the Xilinx Virtex-4(TM) family. The recorded module, available for immediate viewing at www.xilinx.com/virtex4, demonstrates how designers can optimize ... 
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11/29/04Xilinx and Pixel Velocity Team to Deliver World's Most Advanced 3-D Facial Recognition Technology
3-D Biometric 'Fingerprint' of Human Face to Revolutionize Airport Security SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, and Pixel Velocity, a leading image processing solutions company, today announced a collaboration that resulted in the world's most advanced 3-D facial recognition technology. Using the advanced features of Xilinx Virtex-II Pro(TM) FPGAs, Pixel developed the revolutionary biometri... 
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11/29/04Xilinx to Demonstrate 43% Logic Performance Advantage in New Web-Based E-Learning Module
Industry's Highest Performance Virtex-4 FPGAs to be Featured First in Series of Online Educational Modules on xilinx.com SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic provider, today announced an educational E- Learning module on "Achieving Breakthrough Performance in Virtex-4(TM) FPGAs". The module, scheduled for release the week of December 6, 2004 on xilinx.com, is the first in a series of web-based educational modules... 
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11/16/04Xilinx Launches Wireless Base Station Initiative With Delivery of OBSAI- Compliant Reference Design
First phase of multi-faceted initiative stems from dedicated technical divisions delivering targeted solutions to enable significant cost savings and flexibility for wireless base station designs SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic provider and inventor of the FPGA, today announced a company-wide initiative aimed at dramatically driving down wireless base station design costs, while increasing flex... 
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11/09/04Xilinx Solves Memory Interface Design Challenges With Virtex-4 Memory Development System
Easiest-to-use memory solution with unique ChipSync source synchronous circuitry cuts design time and provides industry's highest bandwidth SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its ML461 Virtex-4 memory development system, the most flexible and highest bandwidth memory interface solution in the industry. Enabled by the innovative Virtex-4 ChipSync(TM) source synchronous technology, an automated, intellige... 
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11/08/04Xilinx Delivers Industry's Lowest Power FPGAs With New Spartan-3l Family
Company Reduces Quiescent Power by up to 98% by Refining 90nm Manufacturing Techniques and Enabling Unique Hibernate Mode SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov 8, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Marking a major power management milestone in the PLD industry, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced immediate availability of the industry's lowest power FPGAs -- the Spartan-3L(TM) family. The new family provides customers with up to 98% quiescent power reduction, enabling lower cost cooling systems, smal... 
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11/08/04Xilinx Unveils New CoolRunner-II CPLDs for Price-Sensitive Small Form-Factor Applications
Continuing Commitment to CPLD Innovation Enables New Product Leadership in High Volume Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov 8, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced two new devices in the CoolRunner-II(TM) CPLD product family. Known as CoolRunner-IIA and available in 32 and 64 macrocell densities, the XC2C32A and XC2C64A devices incorporate an additional I/O bank to support voltage level translation and ... 
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11/05/04Xilinx at Denali MemCon 2004
What: Denali MemCon 2004 When: November 9, 2004 Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California Xilinx Keynote Address November 9, 9:00 a.m. "Programmable Systems -- The New Era of Systems Design" Keynote Rich Sevcik, Executive Vice President, Xilinx, Inc. Sevcik will present on the increasing trend toward the use of programmable logic in complex system and SoC design, and discuss the benefits of toda... 
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11/01/04Xilinx at 2nd International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference
What: System on Chip (SOC) Conference When: November 3-4, 2004 Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Milpitas, Calif. Keynote Presentation by: Ivo Bolsens, Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Xilinx Ivo Bolsens, vice president and chief technical officer of Xilinx, will deliver the keynote speech at the SOC Conference 2004, November 3 at 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Milpitas, California. (Logo: ht... 
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11/01/04Xilinx and ISR Technologies Demonstrate World's First Software-Defined Radio Using Partial Reconfiguration of FPGAs
Technology dramatically reduces cost, power, and size of software-defined radios MILCOM CONFERENCE, MONTEREY, Calif., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) and ISR Technologies today announced a fully operational, software-defined radio (SDR) using partial reconfiguration of FPGAs. The companies are demonstrating the software-defined radio at the MILCOM 2004 Conference being held from October 31 - November 3, 2004 in Monterey, California... 
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10/28/04Xilinx Announces Immediate Availability of Two Additional Virtex-4 Devices
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 28, 2004 (PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX) -- Xilinx Inc. today announced the immediate availability of two more Virtex-4(TM) devices from the world's first multi-platform FPGA family. The Virtex-4 LX60 is the second device from the logic-optimized LX platform, and the SX35 is the first device from the DSP-optimized SX platform. Today's announcement represents the company's commitment to bringing product to market on schedule and satisfying customer demand. Together with th... 
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10/28/04Xilinx Releases PlanAhead V2.1 Tool With up to 89% Increase in Clock Frequency for Virtex Series FPGAs
Next-Generation Hierarchical Floorplanning and Analysis Tool Now Supports 90nm Virtex-4 Family - the Industry's Highest Density and Fastest FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 28, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its next generation PlanAhead(TM) v2.1 FPGA hierarchical floorplanning and design tool. With full support for the company's Virtex-4 Multi-Platform FPGA family, the new tool dramatically improves maximum clock freque... 
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10/26/04Xilinx Accelerates Virtex-4 Designs With Full-Featured Evaluation Platform at $495
ML401 Evaluation Platform Available Simultaneously With Ramp of Virtex-4 Shipments Enables Designers to Quickly Adopt the Latest Multi-platform FPGA Technology SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 26, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its ML401 Evaluation Platform, a full-featured, low-cost hardware development system that provides instant access to the high-performance capabilities of the Xilinx Virtex-4(TM) multi-platform FPGA family... 
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10/25/04Xilinx and Dr. Howard Johnson Launch Unique DVD Tutorials Easing High Speed Serial Signal Integrity Challenges
RocketIO Multi-Gigabit Serial Transceivers Based on NRZ Signaling Technology Used to Demonstrate SI Techniques for Serial Designs From 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), in association with Dr. Howard Johnson, today announced immediate availability of a unique new two-part DVD tutorial on signal integrity (SI) techniques for RocketIO(TM) transceivers. Targeted at digital designers and system engineers pushing designs to the upp... 
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10/25/04Xilinx Teams With Ansoft for Faster and Easier High-Speed Printed Circuit Board and Backplane Design
10 Gbps Interconnect Design Kit Supports Xilinx Virtex-II Pro X Series FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) and Ansoft Corp. (Nasdaq: ANST) today announced a new Gigabit Interconnect Design Kit that allows customers to perform extremely accurate "what if" analyses on high-speed printed circuit board (PCB) and backplane designs. Powered with Virtex-II Pro(TM) X series FPGAs from Xilinx, the kit enables engineers to anticipate problems early in th... 
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10/21/04Xilinx Reports 53% Increase in Profits; New Products Post Strong Revenue Growth
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced revenues of $403 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2005, a sequential decrease of 5% from the prior quarter and an increase of 28% from the same quarter a year ago. Net income was $86 million or $0.24 per diluted share compared to $56 million and $0.16 per diluted share in the prior year. Xilinx also announced today that the company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash ... 
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10/18/04New Line of Automotive Devices Strengthens Xilinx Leadership Position
Company Unveils Xilinx Automotive (XA) Family - Industry's First PLDs Specifically Designed to Meet Stringent Requirements of Automotive Market DETROIT, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the Convergence 2004 Automotive Conference, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) announced the immediate availability of the Xilinx Automotive (XA(TM)) Family, a new line of FPGA and CPLD solutions designed specifically to meet the strict requirements set by the automotive industry. Xilinx is already the lead... 
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10/18/04Xilinx Introduces Next-Generation EasyPath FPGAs Priced Below Structured ASICs
New Offering Includes Spartan-3 and Virtex-4 EasyPath FPGA Families With Added Flexibility Starting at $12.95 for 30,000 Logic Cells* SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the next-generation of its EasyPath(TM) solution as the FPGA industry's lowest cost and only conversion-free replacement to ASICs for volume production. The expanded EasyPath product line now supports the Xilinx(R) Spartan-3(TM) and Virtex-4(TM) Platform FPGAs, st... 
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10/15/04Media Alert for Convergence 2004
What: Convergence 2004 When: October 18-20, 2004 Where: Cobo Conference and Exhibition Center, Detroit, Mich., Booth #1409 COME SEE: * Microsoft Telematics platform Demo featuring Xilinx(R) Spartan-3(TM) FPGA: Built on Windows(R) Automotive operating system, this fully functional reference design enables the truly "connected car" via a simple button pad and voice activation. * Blind Spot Demo featuring Xilinx Embedded Systems Software: X... 
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10/14/04Toshiba, Xilinx Announce Strategic Foundry Relationship, Reach 90nm/300mm Manufacturing Milestone
Companies Achieve First Silicon Success, on Track for Volume Production in Q1 2005 TOKYO, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Toshiba Corporation, one of the world's leading manufacturers of semiconductors, and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions, today announced a strategic foundry relationship under which Toshiba will manufacture Xilinx high-performance field programmable gate array (FPGA) produc... 
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10/13/04Xilinx Rallies for the Walk for AIDS Silicon Valley
Company's Commitment to Silicon Valley AIDS Coalition Spans 13 Years SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- As the sole Red Ribbon sponsor for the Walk for AIDS Silicon Valley, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), today announced the company expects more than 300 walkers affiliated with Xilinx will participate in the 15th annual Walk for AIDS Silicon Valley, Sunday, October 17, 2004 at 9:00 a.m., Discovery Meadow, downtown San Jose. The 300+ walkers, including Xilinx employees, family an... 
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09/28/04Xilinx Delivers Breakthrough Design Tool for High Performance Signal Processing With New System Generator for DSP v6.3i
New Tool Dramatically Accelerates Productivity and Closes the DSP Design Gap by Combining the Benefits of C-based and HDL Flows Within a Single Solution GSPx CONFERENCE, SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced it's next generation System Generator for DSP v6.3i development tool with full support for the company's flagship Virtex-4 Platform FPGAs. Furthering Xilinx's XtremeDSP initiative, System Generator v6.3i provides en... 
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09/28/04Xilinx and Mercury Computer Systems Demonstrate Interoperable Serial RapidIO Solutions on an ATCA Platform
Product Availability Drives Quick Adoption of the Serial RapidIO Protocol into ATCA Backplanes FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- At Euro Smart Network Developer Forum, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) and Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRCY) today demonstrated the successful interoperability between RapidIO solutions from Xilinx and Mercury Computer Systems using Ensemble ATCA serial RapidIO development platform. This industry-first demo... 
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09/28/04Xilinx RapidIO(R) Solution Successfully Interoperates With Freescale PowerQUICC III Processor & Tundra RapidIO Switch
Companies Working Together to Enable Real World Deployment of RapidIO Based Systems FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- At Euro Smart Network Developer Forum today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) successfully demonstrated interoperability between its Virtex(TM) RapidIO solution, Freescale Semiconductor's PowerQUICC(TM) III processor and the Tundra Semiconductor Tsi500(TM) RapidIO switch. The assured interworking between the industry's most wi... 
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09/21/04Xilinx Ships One Million Spartan-3 FPGAs - Delivers PLD Industry's First 90nm Family in High Volume
Proven 90nm Process Results in Excellent Yields and Volume Production of World's Lowest Cost FPGA Family SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced it has shipped one million 90nm Spartan-3(TM) devices -- executing on delivery of the world's first 90nm FPGA family. Xilinx leads the PLD industry by more than a year on 90nm process technology with manufacturing partner UMC. Xilinx also announced on September 13, 2004, th... 
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09/20/04Xilinx Simplifies Embedded Processing Design With New 6.3i Platform Studio
Enhanced Integrated Tool Suite Abstracts, Automates, and Accelerates Architectural Implementation Without Restricting Designer Innovation SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the new version 6.3i of the Platform Studio for system-level embedded processing design on Xilinx(R) Platform FPGAs. The Platform Studio tool suite automates a host of architecture-level design steps and offers a powerful new software environment based on the i... 
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09/20/04Philips and Xilinx Collaborate on Design of Low Cost PCI Express Solutions
Jointly Developed Designs Enable Easy Migration From Legacy PC Bus Architectures to PCI Express High-Speed Interface EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands and SAN JOSE, Calif., Sep 20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced plans to cooperate in the design of semiconductor hardware and intellectual property related to the PCI Express(TM) interface. The collaboration is expected to result in PCI Express s... 
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09/14/04Xilinx Business Update for September Quarter Fiscal 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the September quarter of fiscal 2005. September quarter revenues are expected to be down 5%-7% sequentially, a decrease from original guidance of up 2% to 4% sequentially. Gross margin target is expected to be approximately 64%, slightly lower than prior guidance of 65%. As a result of lower revenue levels, inventory days at... 
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09/13/04Xilinx Ships ISE 6.3i Design Suite, Widens Performance Lead Up to 40% With Virtex-4 FPGAs
New ISE Release Simplifies Design for Industry's First Multi-Platform FPGAs, Boosts Overall Tool Performance and Expands Low-Cost Design Platform with Support for LINUX SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced immediate worldwide shipments of the 6.3i release of its Integrated Software Environment (ISE), optimized for the Xilinx(R) Virtex-4(TM) family of Platform FPGAs. The new ISE 6.3i solution takes ful... 
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09/13/04Xilinx Ramps Virtex-4 Shipments, Delivers Breakthrough Performance at the Lowest Cost
World's First Multi-Platform FPGA Provides Up to 10X Better Performance/Price Ratio and 2X Higher Performance and Density, While Reducing Power By 50% SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced immediate availability of silicon and a complete suite of design tools for its new Virtex-4(TM) flagship product line -- executing on delivery of the world's first multi-platform FPGA family produced using 90nm/300mm chip-making process technology... 
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09/08/04Xilinx at Embedded Systems Conference, Booth #401
What: Xilinx Showcases Embedded Processing Solutions at ESC Boston Where: Hynes Center, Boston, MA, Booth #401 When: September 13 - September 16, 2004 Exhibits: Tuesday, September 14: 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 15: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. SAN JOSE, Calif., Sep 8, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced plans to showcase the latest advancements in embedded processing development at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston next week. The Com... 
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09/08/04Xilinx and Sandia National Labs Team to Drive Reconfigurable Logic Technology Into Space
New Triple Module Redundancy (TMR) Software Tool Coupled With Xilinx's QPRO Virtex-II FPGAs Mitigates Single Event Upsets for Harsh Environment Applications MAPLD, WASHINGTON, Sep 8, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of the industry's first stand alone Triple Module Redundancy (TMR) software tool for programmable devices, co-developed with Sandia National Labs. The TMR Tool, combined with Xilinx's QPRO(TM) Virtex(TM)-II r... 
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09/07/04Xilinx to Showcase Breakthrough Virtex-4 Platform FPGAs at Programmable World 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced Programmable World 2004 -- a series of in-depth technical workshops focused on real-world design examples and new product introductions playing a critical role in the new era of programmable systems design. The one-day event, which runs from October 19th to December 1st in 19 cities throughout the world, will showcase the company's breakthrough Virtex-4 Platform solution with full-day technical sessions de... 
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09/06/04Xilinx Executes on FPGA Processor Leadership Strategy, Forms New Embedded Processing Division
New Division Combines Processor Cores, Software and IP Development to Accelerate Customer Success with Platform FPGA Embedded Systems SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the formation of a new Embedded Processing Division that combines the Company's domain expertise and comprehensive offering of embedded systems solutions with its leading-edge portfolio of multiple processor cores, embedded intellectual property (IP) blocks an... 
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09/06/04Xilinx Announces New DSP Division, Industry Veteran Omid Tahernia Named Vice President and General Manager
New division to enhance, broaden FPGA industry's leading DSP offering SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move that underscores the programmable logic leader's commitment to the DSP market, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the creation of a dedicated DSP Division. Omid Tahernia, a well-known Motorola veteran of more than 20 years with extensive experience and 13 patents in wireless and mobile systems development, will serve as vice president and general manager ... 
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08/30/04Xilinx Ships 90-Nanometer Devices in Volume Production - Addresses Record Demand for Its Low Cost Spartan-3 FPGAs
World's Lowest Cost FPGA Family Now Shipping to Over 1200 Customers SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced it is shipping five members of its Spartan-3 family in volume production to over 1200 customers worldwide, including the XC3S50, XC3S200, XC3S400, XC3S1000 and XC3S1500 devices. The Spartan-3 family is the only 90nm FPGA family in production and is the highest density and lowest cost FPGA family in its class. Already, more than 3,00... 
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08/10/04Xilinx Ranks #1 in FPGA Embedded Solutions
Latest CMP Media Embedded Survey Reaffirms Lead in Soft Processor Cores With Comprehensive Portfolio of Programmable Logic Solutions SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today reported independent survey results clearly establishing the Xilinx(R) suite of embedded soft processors as the solution of choice for FPGA designs. Xilinx placed first overall in FPGA solutions with 25 percent of the respondents indicating that they have purchased or... 
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07/27/04Xilinx Donates US$330K to Prestigious Fudan University in China
SHANGHAI, China, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable chips, today announced a donation valued at US$330K to the Fudan University School of Microelectronics. A full complement of the Xilinx programmable logic solutions -- including design software, silicon and reference boards -- will be incorporated into course curriculum and workshops focused on advanced digital electronic design. The Xilinx University Program (XUP) do... 
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07/22/04Xilinx First Quarter FY05 Revenues Increase 5% Sequentially
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced revenues of $424 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2005, a sequential increase of 5% from the prior quarter and an increase of 35% from the same quarter a year ago. Net income was $95.3 million or $0.26 per diluted share including a $7.2 million pre-tax charge associated with the acquisition of Hier Design in June 2004. Net income was down 27% from $130.9 million, or $0.36 in the prior qu... 
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07/21/04Xilinx Wins Top Ten Best Web Support Site Second Year in a Row
Xilinx Earns Top Ratings in All Major Categories in Association of Support Professionals Survey SAN JOSE, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced the company's technical support website, MySupport.xilinx.com, has won the "Ten Best Web Support Sites of 2004" award by the Association of Support Professionals (ASP) for the second year running. The competition showcases exc... 
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07/20/04Xilinx Hosting 2004 Walk for AIDS Silicon Valley Reception Featuring World AIDS Progress Report by Dr. Mark Holodniy, AIDS Specialist
What: Xilinx, Inc. and the AIDS Coalition Silicon Valley to host other valley corporations at the 2004 Walk for AIDS Corporate Event (Walk for AIDS Silicon Valley to be highlighted). When: Thursday, July 22, 2004 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Where: Xilinx World Headquarters, 2050 Logic Drive, San Jose, Calif. -- Guest speaker, Dr. Mark Holodniy, associate professor of Medicine at Stanford University and director of the HIV Clinical Program ... 
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07/19/04Xilinx Ships More Than 1.5 Million Pb-free and RoHS-Compliant Units
FPGA Leader Reinforces Commitment to Environmentally-Responsible Standards SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) continues to expand its commitment to reducing the amount of lead (Pb) and other hazardous materials in programmable logic devices. Xilinx has already shipped more than 1.5 million Pb-free, RoHS-compliant units and is reporting a consistent increase in the volume of environmentally friendly product shipments each month. Pb-free and RoHS (Dir... 
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07/19/04Xilinx Delivers the Industry's Fastest High-Speed Serial Transceivers
Announcing Production Qualification of Virtex-II Pro X FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced production qualification for its industry-leading Virtex-II Pro(TM)X FPGAs. The production qualification using UMC's 0.13-micron process on 300mm wafers has been achieved on schedule and ahead of all competing solutions, making Virtex-II Pro X devices the industry's first FPGAs with production-quality transceivers at speeds above 3.7 Gbps.... 
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07/15/04Xilinx Hosting 2004 Walk for AIDS Silicon Valley Reception Featuring World AIDS Progress Report by Dr. Mark Holodniy, Stanford University
What: Xilinx, Inc. and the AIDS Coalition Silicon Valley to host other valley corporations at the 2004 Walk for AIDS Corporate Event When: Thursday, July 22, 2004 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Where: Xilinx World Headquarters, 2050 Logic Drive, San Jose, Calif. Guest speaker, Dr. Mark Holodniy, associate professor of Medicine at Stanford University and director of the HIV Clinical Program Research Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center,... 
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07/12/04Xilinx Rated Number One in the Industry by FPGA Designers
Xilinx Earns Highest Ratings in EETimes FPGA EDA Vendor Survey in All Major Categories SAN JOSE, Calif., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced the company took top honors as premier FPGA EDA tool vendor in a survey conducted by Electronic Engineering Times (EETimes), part of CMP Media LLC. Xilinx(R) earned the highest ranking among respondents, taking the number one slot in all the major categor... 
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07/01/04Xilinx Launches Roadmap for Up to Two-Thirds Power Reduction in Spartan-3 FPGAs
FPGA Leader Targets Applications That Demand Low Power and Reduced Heat Dissipation SAN JOSE, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced availability of reduced power Xilinx(R) Spartan-3(TM) FPGAs in the fourth quarter of calendar 2004. This development is part of the FPGA leader's continuing commitment to serve customers who are designing systems with constraints of reduced current and heat dissipation requirements. ... 
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06/29/04Xilinx Delivers Lowest Cost, Easy-to-use $99 Spartan-3 FPGA Starter Kit
Complete Environment to Develop and Verify Spartan-3 FPGA Designs SAN JOSE, Calif., Jun 29, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its Spartan-3(TM) Starter Kit, an easy-to-use, low cost development system that provides instant access to the complete platform capabilities of the Xilinx(R) Spartan-3 FPGA family. The $99 kit provides all the elements needed to develop, debug and complete a design, including software, JTAG pro... 
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06/28/04Raytheon Chooses Xilinx to Develop Enhanced Wireless Networking System
Xilinx Silicon, IP, and Design Services Help Bring New MicroLite Communications System to Market SAN JOSE, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, and the Raytheon Company, a leader in defense and aerospace electronics, today announced a collaboration that resulted in the successful development of Raytheon's new MicroLight small form factor radio, hosting the Enhanced Position Reporting Sys... 
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06/28/04Xilinx Delivers Virtex-4 FPGAs
Company Samples World's Most Advanced 90nm FPGAs to Key Customers SAN JOSE, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions and inventor of the FPGA, announced today that it has initiated shipment of Virtex-4(TM) FPGAs to its early access customers. Manufactured using the world's first triple-oxide 90nm CMOS technology with 11-layer metal interconnect, Virtex-4 devices represent a quantum leap in pro... 
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06/22/04Xilinx Announces CPLD Logic Consolidator Analysis Tool
Highlights CPLD Bill of Material Savings over Multiple Discrete Logic Devices SAN JOSE, Calif., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced availability of the CPLD Logic Consolidator. This analysis tool permits digital designers and production managers to compare costs between technology alternatives -- specifically Xilinx's increasingly popular CPLDs to multiple discrete logic devices. The CPLD Logic Consoli... 
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06/22/04Xilinx Extends Aurora Serial Connectivity Protocol for 10 Gigabits Per Second Links & Beyond
Virtex-II Pro(TM) X FPGAs Showcase Multiple Enhancements to the Industry's Most Popular, Open Point-to-Point Serial Communications Protocol CHICAGO, SUPERCOMM, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the extension of its Aurora high-speed serial I/O protocol to enable a wide range of chip-to-chip, backplane, box-to-box and board-to-board connectivity applications to communicate from 600Mbps to 10Gbps per lane. Customer-ready reference designs that... 
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06/22/04Xilinx Shatters 2.4 Terabit PICMG 3.0 Bandwidth Barrier By Demonstrating 10Gbps Serial Signaling Over ATCA Backplane
Complete Range of Standard, Off-the-Shelf 10Gbps Solutions With Virtex-II Pro X FPGAs and Drop-In IP Demonstrated on ATCA-Compliant Platform SUPERCOMM, CHICAGO, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the demonstration of the world's first 10Gbps AdvancedTCA ("ATCA") backplane powered by its flagship Virtex-II Pro(TM) X FPGAs. This establishes a four-fold performance boost for the existing ATCA serial backplane architecture based on the PCI Industr... 
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06/22/04Xilinx Broadens Presence in Storage Area Network Market With New 1 & 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Solution
UNH-Verified Solution Completes Support of All Major Serial IO Standards for FPGA Leader SUPERCOMM, CHICAGO, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move that broadens the FPGA leader's strength in the storage area network (SAN) market, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of a new Fibre Channel intellectual property core for Virtex-II Pro(TM) devices operating at 1Gbps, 2Gbps or dual 1Gbps/2Gbps rates. The new solution has succe... 
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06/17/04Xilinx Spartan Series Exceeds Three-Quarters of One Billion Dollars in Sales
Over 80 million Spartan Series Devices Shipped Including Over Half Million Units From 90nm Spartan-3 Family SAN JOSE, Calif., Jun 17, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that sales of low cost Spartan(TM) Series FPGAs passed 750 million dollars ($USD) since their introduction in 1998. More than 80 million devices have shipped to over 13,000 customers since the family's debut, making the Xilinx(R) Spartan Series the highest volume FPGA product line in... 
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06/15/04Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs Enable Pandora's Newest 3-D Colour Cube
SAN JOSE, Calif. and SINGAPORE, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Broadcast Asia show today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world leader in programmable logic solutions and Pandora International, a leader in digital film post production equipment headquartered in London, announced a collaboration that resulted in Pandora's newest 3-D Colour Cube. Following it's debut at NAB Las Vegas in April, REVOLUTION True(TM), a 3-D colour cube capable of generating all possible colour mappings for 14-b... 
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06/14/04Xilinx and UMC Develop Industry's First FPGAs to Utilize Triple-Oxide 90nm Technology
New Technology Used to Manufacture Virtex-4 FPGAs Expected to Cut Power Consumption in Half While Significantly Increasing Performance Over Previous Generation Devices HSINCHU, Taiwan and SAN JOSE, Calif., Jun 14, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions and inventor of the FPGA, and leading global semiconductor foundry UMC (NYSE: UMC; TSE: 2303), today announced production of the industry's first FPGA products... 
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06/09/04Xilinx Co-Founder Bernard 'Bernie' Vonderschmitt Passes Away
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today sadly announced the passing of Bernard (Bernie) V. Vonderschmitt, Xilinx co-founder, Chairman Emeritus and former Chairman of the Board. Vonderschmitt died earlier today in his hometown of Jasper, Indiana. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) "This is a very sad day for Xilinx and the entire semiconductor industry. So much of the success Xilinx enjoys today can be att... 
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06/07/04Xilinx Unveils Virtex-4 Family - Industry's First Multi-Platform FPGA
First Embodiment of ASMBL Architecture Promises Up to Twice the Density and Twice the Performance of Any FPGA Currently in Production SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions and inventor of the FPGA, today unveiled details of itsVirtex-4(TM) Platform FPGAs, the fourth generation Virtex(TM) product. Enabled by the revolutionary Advanced Silicon Modular Block (ASMBL(TM)) architecture,... 
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06/07/04Xilinx Acquires Hier Design, Brings Industry's Fastest, Most Robust Design Flow to FPGA Designers
Hierarchical Floorplanner Supports Virtex-4(TM) High Density / High Performance FPGAs SAN DIEGO, Jun 7, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the acquisition of privately-held Hier Design, a pioneer in hierarchical floorplanning and analysis software for high-performance field programmable gate array (FPGA) design. Today's news underscores Xilinx's commitment to providing customers with the industry's most comprehensive methodology and tools for ... 
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06/02/04Xilinx Ships New Release of System Generator for DSP Development Tool With Full Support for Latest MATLAB & Simulink Software
Productivity-Driven Enhancements Streamline DSP Design With Industry's Fastest Platform FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced availability of the new version 6.2 release of the Xilinx(R) System Generator for DSP development tool that fully supports the MATLAB(R) 7 and Simulink(R) 6 software packages also introduced today as part of The MathWorks Release 14. Furthering Xilinx's XtremeDSP(TM) initiative, Sy... 
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06/02/04Xilinx Business Update for June Quarter Fiscal 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the June quarter of fiscal 2005. June quarter revenues are expected to be up 5%-8% sequentially, unchanged from previous guidance. Gross margin target expected to be approximately 64%, above original guidance due to better than expected 130 nanometer yields. Combined inventory days at Xilinx and distribution expected to be ... 
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06/01/04Xilinx and AMIRIX Announce MultiBERT Reference Design for Serial Backplane Validation
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jun 1, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world leader in programmable logic solutions and AMIRIX Systems, a leading provider of embedded systems design services, today announced MultiBERT, a free reference design specifically developed for use with Xilinx(R) Virtex-II Pro(TM) FPGAs. The design leverages Virtex-II Pro's embedded RocketIO(TM) multi-gigabit serial transceivers (MGTs) to provide a multi-channel, high-speed serial tester for use ... 
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05/26/04Amidst Statewide Budget Cuts, Local School Excels Thanks to Corporate Benefactor
Oster Elementary Students Demonstrate High-tech Lessons Learned from Xilinx-Sponsored Robotics Class WHEN: Wednesday, May 26 1:30-2:30 p.m. WHERE: Oster Elementary School Cafeteria 1855 Lencar Way, San Jose 408-266-8121 WHAT: Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Oster Elementary School in San Jose will be racing the robotic dragsters they built in Oster's Computer Club. As parents, teachers and fellow-students ... 
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05/25/04Xilinx Simplifies QDR II SRAM Memory Interfacing With New Virtex-II Pro Memory Tool Kit
Turn-Key QDR II SRAM Design Solution Including Tools, Boards and Free Reference Designs With Guaranteed 200MHz Performance in Virtex-II Pro FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of the industry's first programmable 200 MHz QDR II SRAM Memory Tool Kit. Leveraging the high-performance Xilinx(R) Virtex-II Pro(TM) Platform FPGA, 200 MHz performance can be easily achieved using mid-speed grade devices, providi... 
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05/18/04Xilinx FPGA Processor Solutions Deliver Order of Magnitude Advantage for Embedded Systems Designers
Independent Results Reaffirm Lead for the Industry's Most Comprehensive FPGA Portfolio of 32-Bit Embedded Processing Solutions SAN JOSE, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX) continues its FPGA performance lead in real design applications with the announcement of independent third-party test results for the 32-bit MicroBlaze processor platform running Accelerated Technology's Nucleus real-time operating system (RTOS). The Accelerated Technology (AT... 
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05/10/04Xilinx Completes Successful UNH Interoperability Testing for Ethernet Solutions Suite with Virtex-II Series FPGAs
FPGA Industry's Premiere Solution Tested for Ethernet Interoperability, Ensures Seamless Operation with Standard Devices and Further Reduces System Validation Cycles SAN JOSE, Calif., May 10, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) announced today that its Ethernet solutions suite has successfully completed interoperability testing at the University of New Hampshire's Interoperability Lab (UNH IOL). Xilinx, the leading provider of programmable logic solutions, is working... 
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05/10/04Xilinx Launches New Era of Digital Design in Aerospace and Defense with Introduction of QPRO Virtex-II Family
Up to Six Million Gate Radiation-tolerant Platform FPGA Family Drives Next-generation, Mission-critical Space, Avionics and Defense Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., May 10, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world leader in programmable logic solutions, today announced the immediate availability of its QPRO(TM) Virtex-II(TM) radiation-tolerant reconfigurable Platform FPGA family. Offering densities of up to six million system gates and high performance system fea... 
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05/03/04Xilinx Chief Information Officer to Receive a Tribute to Women in Industry Award From Santa Clara Valley YWCA
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced its Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Sheri Anderson, has been selected to receive a 2004 Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) award from the Santa Clara Valley YWCA. The YWCA TWIN Awards Program was established twenty years ago in Santa Clara Valley to pay tribute to women in industry. The TWIN Awards are given to 50 women in Silicon Valley each year who exemplify excellence in senior... 
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04/29/04Xilinx Announces Free Configurable PCs Reference Design for Use With Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGAs
Dynamic Configurable Solution Supports Multiple Protocols and Line Rates on the Same Physical Port SAN JOSE, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of a free fully functional Configurable Physical Coding Sublayer (CPCS) reference design for a multi-mode PCS block implemented in Xilinx(R) Virtex-II Pro(TM) FPGAs. The CPCS can be dynamically configured to support three types of PCS layers includ... 
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04/26/04Xilinx Ships Industry's Only Complete RapidIO Solution for Virtex-II Pro Series FPGAs
Accelerates Adoption of RapidIO Protocol into Wide Range of Applications Including ATCA Backplanes and Wireless Infrastructure DALLAS, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Motorola Smart Network Developer Forum (SNDF) today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) announced immediate availability of a new RapidIO(R) Serial Endpoint intellectual property (IP) core. Coupled with Xilinx' parallel RapidIO endpoint IP core and PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG)-compliant Advance... 
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04/26/04Lucent Technologies Chooses Xilinx Virtex-Ii Pro With Embedded IBM PowerPC as Solution for its Optical Translator Unit
Lucent Technologies Develops Next-Generation 10Gb/s Optical Translator Unit With Smaller Footprint at Lower Cost Using Xilinx Virtex II Pro(TM) FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, announced today that Lucent Technologies has selected Xilinx(R) FPGAs for its new 10Gb/s Tunable Optical Translator Unit, a key component in one of its Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)-based metro optic... 
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04/22/04Xilinx Fourth Quarter FY04 Revenues Increase 10% Sequentially
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced revenues of $1.40 billion in fiscal 2004, an increase of 21% from $1.16 billion in the prior fiscal year. Fiscal 2004 net income was $303.0 million or $0.85 per diluted share, up 141% from $125.7 million, or $0.36 in fiscal 2003. Fiscal 2004 net income was positively impacted by a $34.4 million reduction in taxes recognized in the March quarter associated with the recent IRS tax settlement an... 
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04/21/04Xilinx FPGAs With MicroBlaze Processor Deliver 50% Speed Advantage Over Nearest Competitor
MicroBlaze Soft Processor Confirms Xilinx Overall FPGA Performance Leadership SAN JOSE, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), continues its FPGA performance lead for design applications with the Xilinx MicroBlaze(TM) processor solution operating on the widely available Virtex II-Pro(TM) FPGA. Running at speeds of up to 150Mhz today, the MicroBlaze platform delivers a 50 percent speed advantage when compared to any other FPGA soft processing solution's measured... 
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04/21/04Xilinx Demonstrates RapidIO Solutions at Smart Networks Developer Forum (SNDF) Americas 2004
What: Xilnx delivers RapidIO(TM) Deep Dive II - Parallel and Serial PHY technical presentation and demonstrates its parallel RapidIO endpoint solution and ATCA development platform at Motorola's SNDF Americas 2004 When: April 26-29, 2004 (Conference hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) Where: Hyatt Regency, Dallas, Texas Xilinx (Nasdaq: XLNX) will showcase two demonstrations and one technical presentation on RapidIO Electricals at SNDF... 
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04/20/04Xilinx Achieves PLD Industry's First TL 9000 Registration, Enables Higher Quality FPGA-Based Telecom Systems
SAN JOSE, Calif., Apr 20, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world leader in programmable logic (PLD), today announced it has achieved TL 9000 Registration for Product Category 8.1 (Components) making Xilinx the only PLD supplier in the semiconductor industry to receive the telecommunications industry's premier quality management system registration. The TL 9000 standard enables stakeholders throughout the telecommunications supply chain to reduce overall cost... 
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04/07/04Stipulation of Xilinx Settlement With Internal Revenue Service Jointly Filed
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that it has reached a settlement with the IRS and that there will be no increase to Xilinx's taxable income relating to the license of technology on the formation of Xilinx Ireland. In 1995 when Xilinx Ireland was formed, Xilinx Inc. licensed to Xilinx Ireland its existing technology. At that time, Xilinx commissioned an independent, third party study, as required by law, to calculate a ... 
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04/05/04Xilinx Extends High-Speed Connectivity Leadership With RocketIO(TM) Design Services
Xilinx Design Services (XDS) Guarantees Low-Risk Multi-Gigabit Design and Characterization SAN JOSE, Calif., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world leader in programmable logic, today announced the addition of Xilinx RocketIO(TM) Design Services for backplane design, high-speed modeling, and physical channel characterization to its industry-leading RocketIO(TM) technology solution. RocketIO XDS expands Xilinx' traditional system level ... 
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03/30/04Xilinx Publishes Digital Consumer Technology Handbook
Comprehensive Guide to Devices, Standards, Future Directions, and Programmable Logic Solutions Available at electronicaUSA March 30 - April 1 SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 30, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- At electronicaUSA with the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) today, Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX), announced publication of The Digital Consumer Technology Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Devices, Standards, Future Directions, and Programmable Logic Solutions, written by Amit Dhir, senior manage... 
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03/30/04Xilinx Embedded Development Kit 6.2i Slashes Development Time From Weeks to Days for MicroBlaze & PowerPC Designs
Company Ships Over 10,000 Embedded Development Kits Demonstrating Rapid Adoption of Xilinx Programmable Platforms for Embedded Design SAN JOSE, Calif., Mar 30, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced its next generation Embedded Development Kit (EDK) version 6.2i -- enabling designers to create custom, fully-functional embedded platforms within a matter of days. The new software suite dramatically accelerates embedded development by automating previously ... 
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03/29/04Xilinx Chips Enable electronicaUSA/ESC Best of Show Finalist in Sensio's 3D Wireless Home Theater System
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- At electronicaUSA (eUSA) with the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) today, Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX), announced a collaboration that resulted in a breakthrough 3D video processing technology. The SENSIO 3D system is a prior winner of the CES Product Innovation Award and a finalist in this year's electronicaUSA Best of Show competition. Sensio credits Xilinx and its programmable chip technology with enabling the creative design and economic viabili... 
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03/25/04Xilinx Event Alert for electronicaUSA Conference, Booth #1326
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), today announced its involvement in the electronicaUSA Conference in San Francisco next week. What: Xilinx Technology Showcased at electronicaUSA Conference Where: Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, Booth #1326 When: March 29 - April 1, 2004 Show Exhibit Hours:      Tuesday, March 30: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.     Wednesday, March 31: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. ... 
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03/16/04Xilinx Japan Announces Distributor Agreement with Ryoyo Electro Corporation
Company Expands Distributor Channel Network with Fourth Distributor TOKYO, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), recently entered into a distributor agreement with Ryoyo Electro Corporation. Xilinx currently provides customer support in the Japanese market through a three-distributor organization consisting of Tokyo Electron Device Limited, Memec Japan K.K. a... 
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03/11/04Xilinx Announces Proven Interoperability Between Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs and Intel IXP2800 Network Processor
Proven Compatibility Speeds Development of High-Speed Telecom Systems SAN JOSE, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that they have successfully completed interoperability testing between Xilinx(R) Virtex-II Pro(TM) FPGAs and the Intel(R) IXP2800 network processor. The interoperability between Xilinx and Intel products ensures high-speed telecommunication designers of electrical and protocol compliance between the two solutions. "The ... 
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03/09/04Xilinx Simplifies High-Speed DDR-I Memory Interfacing With New Turn-Key Design Kit
Provides Complete DDR400/PC3200 Design Solution Including Tools, Boards And Free Reference Designs With Guaranteed 200MHz Performance In Virtex-II Pro FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of the industry's first programmable turn-key DDR400/PC3200 memory solution, a comprehensive, fully hardware characterized resource for system designers interfacing to 200MHz ... 
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03/09/04Xilinx Announces Release of Free ISE WebPACK 6.2i Delivering Up to 50% Faster Spartan-3 Design Performance
Xilinx Dramatically Lowers Total Development and Logic Costs Compared to Other PLD, ASIC, and ASSP Offerings SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced ISE WebPACK 6.2i -- the company's latest version of its free, web-downloadable development system. The new version of ISE WebPACK 6.2i boosts performance of Xilinx's low-cost Spartan(TM)-3 family with new "-5" speed and enhanced "-4" speed grades. The combination... 
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03/09/04Xilinx Expands Distribution Channel to India Through Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.
Expansion Extends Long Standing Partnership Agreement Outside of the Americas into Asia SAN JOSE, Calif. and MELVILLE, N.Y., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world-leading supplier of programmable logic solutions, and Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. (Nasdaq: NUHC), a leading distributor of high technology active components, today announced the expansion of their long-standing product service and market distribution agreement to e... 
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03/08/04Xilinx Reports Strong Revenue Growth in CPLD Business
Leader in Programmable Logic Technology Achieves Rapid Growth Across Complete CPLD Portfolio SAN JOSE, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced it continues to see strong demand across its entire CPLD portfolio. For the most recent calendar quarter, ending December 2003, revenues for the portfolio as a whole grew over 25 percent quarter-to quarter. This represents a co... 
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03/08/04Xilinx to Demonstrate Latest CPLD Solutions at Wireless Systems Design Conference & Expo 2004
What: Xilinx Participation at Wireless Systems Design Conference & Expo 2004 Where: San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif. Xilinx Booth #423 When: Monday, March 8, through Wednesday, March 10, 2004. Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), today announced its involvement in the Wireless Systems Design Conference & Expo 2004, March 8-10, 2004 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The industry gathering ex... 
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03/08/04Xilinx Announces Acquisition of Triscend Corp.
Merger Bolsters Xilinx Leadership in Rapidly Growing Embedded Market, Brings R&D Talent, Complementary Technology Expertise to Company SAN JOSE, Calif., Mar 8, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Triscend Corp., a pioneer of configurable embedded microcontroller technology. The merger will bolster Xilinx's rapidly growing presence in the embedded market, bringing R&D talent and complementary technology expert... 
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03/08/04Xilinx Introduces Second-Generation CPLD Design Kit
Pioneer of Low Power, Low Cost CPLDs Extends Leadership by Offering Industry's Most Comprehensive Design Environment at Half the Cost of Competing Kits SAN DIEGO, Mar 8, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- At the Wireless Systems Conference today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) announced the immediate availability of its second-generation CPLD Design Kit, a complete solution for developing a broad range of industrial, data processing, communications, and consumer electronics applications. Based on... 
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03/08/04Xilinx Virtex II-Pro Performance Wins Confidence of Barco for Air Traffic Control Component
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, announced today that its Xilinx(R) Virtex-II Pro(TM) Platform FPGA has been selected by Barco, an international leader in imaging technology headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium. Barco selected Xilinx FPGAs for use in its revolutionary ISONA(TM), the world's first 2048 x 2048 air traffic control Display Station. The Barco Isona(TM) combines a high-resolution 2048 x 2048 LC... 
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03/08/04Xilinx Reports Broad Adoption of Virtex-II Pro IBM PowerPC Solution
Company Gains Significant Traction in Embedded Market Through Record Shipments of Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGAs With Embedded PowerPC Processor SAN JOSE, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX) today reported significant traction in the embedded market, driven by the broad adoption of the Xilinx(R) Virtex-II Pro(TM) Platform FPGA family with embedded IBM PowerPC(R) processors. Xilinx is the only company to offer a programmable logic device with integrated... 
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03/02/04Xilinx Business Update for March Quarter Fiscal 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the March quarter of fiscal 2004. March quarter revenues are expected to be up 9% -- 10% sequentially. Gross margin target remains unchanged at approximately 63%. Demand for Spartan-3(TM) FPGAs, the industry's only FPGAs shipping on 90nm technology, continues to be strong and sales are on track to exceed $1M for the quarter. To ... 
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03/01/04Revolutionary FPGA Real-Time Logic Debug Technology from Xilinx Slashes Verification Times by Up to 50%
ChipScope Pro 6.2i with New ATC2 Core Supporting Agilent Technologies' FPGA Dynamic Probe Results in Unique Debug Capability Not Available Using ASICS SAN JOSE, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the release of ChipScope Pro 6.2i, the latest version of its real-time debug and verification software for FPGA design. ChipScope Pro 6.2i takes advantage of the reprogrammable nature of Xilinx FPGAs to deliver flexibility and speed during the log... 
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03/01/04Xilinx Enables Next Generation Networking & Telecom Systems by Delivering Traffic Management Solutions
Xilinx and AMIRIX Deliver Reference Designs for Ingress and Egress Queuing SAN JOSE, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world leader in programmable logic solutions and AMIRIX Systems, a leading provider of embedded systems design services, today announced a technology breakthrough for the metro and edge equipment markets. The collaboration between the two companies has created a readily available, free of charge, fully functional reference design that w... 
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02/25/04Xilinx Partners with CMC Limited to Establish Technology Development Centre in India
HYDERABAD, India, Feb 25, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's largest supplier of programmable logic solutions with 2003 calendar year revenues of US$ 1.3 billion, today announced a strategic partnership with CMC Limited, a Tata Group company and leading provider of embedded and real-time hardware and software solutions in India. The new Xilinx-CMC India Development Centre (XIDC) in Hyderabad is being established to develop field programmable gate... 
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02/23/04New Xilinx ISE 6.2i Software Combined with Virtex-ii Pro Devices Results in the Highest FPGA Performance Advantage Ever
ISE 6.2i Also Enables 50% Performance Improvement of Low-Cost Spartan-3 Family SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 23, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced version 6.2i of its Integrated Software Environment (ISE) -- setting another software performance milestone for the programmable logic industry. New features and enhancements to ISE high-speed design tools enable Virtex-II Pro(TM) FPGAs to average 40% faster performance than the closest competitive offering at o... 
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02/17/04Xilinx Ships World's First Advanced Switching Solution Based on PCI Express Architecture
Company's Virtex-II Pro FPGAs Enable Rapid Deployment of Open Standard-based Switched Fabric Backplanes INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced it's shipping the world's first Advanced Switching (AS) solution based on PCI Express architecture to enable the rapid deployment of open standards-based switched fabric backplanes and other product solutions. The solution includes an AS intellectual p... 
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02/17/04Xilinx Unveils End to End Programmable Solutions for the Entire Line Card to the Backplane
Xilinx Introduces AdvancedTCA Development Platform, Next Generation Crossbar II, Mesh Fabric Reference Design at Intel Developer Forum INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the industry's first AdvancedTCA-compliant development platform. The development platform enables high speed, serial backplane solutions to be rapidly developed and deployed based on Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs for bandwidth intensive telecom,... 
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02/17/04Optos Uses Xilinx Design Services to Develop Revolutionary Eye Care System on Virtex-II Pro Devices
System Enabled by Virtex-II Pro FPGA - Industry's Only Programmable Platform Including High-Speed Serial Transceiver, DSP and Embedded Processors SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that Optos PLC (http://www.optos.com), a revolutionary eye care technology company, selected Xilinx Design Services (XDS) to assist in the development of its revolutionary Optomap Retinal Exam system. Xilinx(R) Virtex-II Pro(TM) FPGAs with integrated R... 
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02/17/04LG Electronics Showcases New Xilinx-Enabled Products at Recent 2004 CES
Xilinx Low-Cost, Low-Power Programmable Chips Help LG Set New Price, Functionality Standards for TVs, Mobile Phones and Plasma Displays SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada last month, LG Electronics, Inc. (Korea Stock Exchange: 6657.KS), showcased innovative new products that set new price and functionality standards thanks to low-cost programmable chips from Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX). Xilinx, the leader in... 
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02/12/04Xilinx to Participate at Intel Developers Forum Spring 2004
What: Xilinx to expand "Serial Tsunami" initiative with demonstration of new hardware development platform. Xilinx executive to participate in keynote demonstration. Where: Intel Developer Forum, Moscone West Convention Center, San Francisco, CA When: February 17 - 19, 2004 SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx today announced its active involvement in the Intel Developer Forum Spring 2004. Th... 
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02/12/04Xilinx Demonstrates Real-World Signal Processing Solutions at TI Developer Conference
What: Xilinx participation at TI Developer Conference Where: Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas When: February 18 - 20, 2004 Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), today announced its involvement in the TI Developers Conference, February 18-20, 2004 at the Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas. The TI Developer Conference provides networking opportunities with experts, must-have technical learning, and peer-to-peer interaction for DSP developers. Both nov... 
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02/11/04Apache and Xilinx Unveil Unique Signal Integrity Analysis Tool for Virtex-II Pro Based Multi-Gigabit Serial I/O Designs
Close Cooperation Between Apache, ERNI, and Xilinx Allow S-parameter Analysis of Chip-to-Chip, Board-to-Board and Backplane Designs SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 11, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Apache Design Solutions and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today unveiled a unique new signal integrity tool dubbed "Serial Backplane Simulator" that uses the Apache NSPICE simulator to perform accurate mixed-domain S-parameter analysis of multi-gigabit serial I/O designs based on Xilinx Virtex-II Pro(TM) F... 
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02/03/04Xilinx Establishes Regional Headquarters in Singapore, as it Expands Operations in Asia
SINGAPORE, Feb 3, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions and among the largest fabless companies, today announced the selection of Singapore to be home to its regional headquarters for Asia Pacific and Japan. With ten offices and over 150 employees located throughout the region, the company plans to establish its Singapore headquarters with more than 200 employees over the next six years. T... 
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02/03/04Xilinx Delivers Industry's Largest Industrial Grade Devices
Programmable Logic Leader Adds Virtex-II Pro XC2VP100 to Its High-density Industrial Grade Offerings - Now Shipping Industry's Two Largest Available FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced the addition of the Virtex-II Pro(TM) XC2VP100 to its industrial-grade series of FPGAs. The Virtex-II Pro XC2VP100 -- and industrial-grade Virtex-II(TM) X... 
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02/03/04Variable-Input Lookup Table Architecture and Superior Software Tools Make Xilinx Virtex-II Pro the Fastest Available FPGA
Delivering 38 Percent Performance Advantage Over Closest Competitor - Variable-Input LUT Industry White Paper Available Today SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions and inventor of the FPGA, today announced the immediate availability of a new white paper explaining the benefits of the variable-input lookup table (LUT) architecture, which has been at the heart of Xilinx(R) FPGAs for s... 
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02/02/04Xilinx to Participate at DesignCon 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- What: Xilinx and Winchester Electronics demonstrate world's first implementation of 10 GBPS backplane reference design. Xilinx executive to participate in FPGA versus ASIC design panel. Company and partners to present numerous white papers at conference. Where: DesignCon 2004, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, Calif. When: Monday, February 2, through Thursday, February 5, 2... 
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01/22/04Xilinx Chips Land on Mars
Xilinx Radiation-Tolerant Devices Play Critical Role in JPL's Successful Mars Mission SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced that its radiation tolerant Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are playing a critical role in the successful NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Mars exploration mission. Xilinx(R) radiation-tolerant Virtex(TM) FPGAs are being used... 
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01/21/04Xilinx Reports Record Revenue for VIRTEX-II Series FPGAS
World's Most Widely Used FPGAs Achieve Revenue of $100M in a Single Quarter - $500M Cumulative Since Introduction SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced it has achieved record revenue of $100M in a single quarter and $500M in cumulative revenue since product introduction for its industry-leading Virtex(TM)-II series FPGAs. Based on their industry-leading capacity, perfo... 
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01/21/04Xilinx Revenues Increase 16% Sequentially in Fiscal Third Quarter
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced results for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 with revenues of $365.6 million and a net income of $69.4 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, including a $3.4 million building impairment charge. This compares to revenues of $315.5 million and a net income of $56.4 million or $0.16 per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2004. Compared to the same quarter in fiscal 2003, revenues grew 29%. ... 
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01/21/04A Banner Year for Xilinx - Company Earns Top Honors in 2003 for Management & Performance Excellence
Fabless Semiconductor Association, Forbes, Fortune, Money & EDN Magazine Recognize Xilinx with 'Best of' Industry Awards SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 21, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) capped an impressive 2003 by being recognized by several top business and trade publications, and a preeminent semiconductor trade organization, with several awards and listings. Among the highlights for the market leader in programmable technology are: The Fabless Semicond... 
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01/13/04Xilinx Issues Product Advisory
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) has issued a product advisory potentially affecting certain lots of its Virtex-II Pro(TM) and XC2V6000 products using flip chip technology. The affected parts were manufactured using improper solder material that may cause random upset of device configuration. This issue is isolated to a limited number of parts assembled in calendar 2003, using a packaging substrate from only one of our substrate vendors. Th... 
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01/09/04Xilinx Ranked Among the Top in Fortune Magazine's Annual List of '100 Best Companies to Work For' for 4th Straight Year
Programmable Device Leader Ranked 10th on 2004 Edition of Prestigious List Despite Continued Slowdown in Technology Sector SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- FORTUNE Magazine announced this week that despite tough conditions in the high technology industry, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) continues to be viewed as one of the top places to work in all industries, finishing No. 10 in the magazine's annual listing of "The Best 100 Companies to Work For." It marks the fo... 
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01/08/04Gibson Chooses Xilinx as Chip Supplier of Choice at 2004 Consumer Electronics Show
Xilinx Spartan-3 Low Cost Programmable Chips Enable Gibson's MaGIC Digital Guitar LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2004 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today, Gibson Guitar and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), announced that Xilinx has been chosen as the FPGA supplier of choice for production of its 2003 award winning MaGIC true-digital guitar. Gibson credits Xilinx reprogrammable Spartan-3 FPGAs as an enabling critical component in its groundbrea... 
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01/08/04Xilinx, Plextek and Intrinsyc Enable CES Debut of Gametrac - Latest Mobile Entertainment Device From Tiger Telematics
Collaboration Enables Rapid Development of Multi-Faceted Windows CE-Based Mobile Entertainment Device LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today, Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) and Gametrac Europe Ltd, a subsidiary of Tiger Telematics (Nasdaq: TIGR.PK), announced a collaboration that resulted in the first working demonstration of Gametrac's highly anticipated mobile entertainment device. Gametrac developed the multi-faceted Wind... 
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01/08/04Xilinx's Price/Performance Benefits Enable Unique Kinetic Home Theater Experience From D-BOX Technology
Xilinx(R) Spartan(R) Family Facilitates DSP-FPGA Combination in Innovative Synchronized and Updateable Motion Simulation Systems LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today, D-BOX Technology, Inc. (CDNX: DBO.A) and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), announced a collaboration that enables D-BOX's unique motion simulation system to enhance home theatre systems by adding synchronized movement to the traditional audio-video experience. D-BOX uses X... 
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01/08/04Xilinx Chips Help Bring 3D to Home Theaters in Sensio's Award Winning 3D Wireless System
Xilinx(R) Spartan(R) Family of Low Cost Programmable Chips Enable Breakthrough 3D Innovation LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today, Sensio(TM) and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), announced a collaboration that resulted in the breakthrough 3D video processing technology, SENSIO 3D, winner of the CES 2003 Product Innovation Award. Sensio credits Xilinx and its programmable chip technology with enabling the creative design a... 
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12/24/03Xilinx Provides Unprecedented System Integration with New DUC and Enhanced FEC DSP Cores
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of a Digital Up Converter (DUC) LogiCORE(TM) module for digital communication system design. The new core, that is included with the Xilinx ISE software, enables customers to reduce system cost by integrating multiple DUC cores into a single FPGA. Xilinx also announced enhanced forward error correction (FEC) cores, such as a Reed-Solomon solution supporting ITU-T J.83 variable b... 
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12/23/03Xilinx Named 2003 Impact Supplier of the Year by Lucent Technologies
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that it has received the prestigious "Impact Award" from Lucent Technologies. The Impact Award recognizes Xilinx as Lucent's manufacturing supplier of the year for work that included its use of a leading-edge procurement system that has helped Lucent achieve greater flexibility with two of its contract manufacturers. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) "Xilinx was... 
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12/22/03Xilinx Announces Successful Interoperability Between Xilinx and IBM High Speed SERDES Technology
Xilinx Ensures Compatibility Between IBM ASICs and Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced successful interoperability testing of the IBM High Speed SERDES (HSS) core with Xilinx's Virtex-II Pro 3.125 serial transceivers. With Xilinx FPGAs and IBM ASICs often on the same boards, the interoperability testing significantly reduces overall product time-to-market by allowing customers to focus on design issues rathe... 
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12/17/03Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs Are 38% Faster Than Competitive Offerings Using ISE 6.1i Design Tools
Independent Benchmarks Confirm Xilinx ISE 6.1i Place and Route Tools Offers Near-Optimal Performance SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 17, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced new performance numbers for its leading-edge Virtex-II Pro family using Xilinx ISE 6.1i design tools. Recent benchmark tests confirm that designs using ISE 6.1i with Synplicity v7.3 Synplify on Virtex-II Pro FPGAs are on average 38 percent faster than the nearest competitive offering. This ... 
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12/17/03Xilinx Chief technology Officer to Keynote 90nm and Beyond Semico Conference
CTO Ivo Bolsens to Discuss the Challenges and Opportunities At the Frontlines of 90nm and below SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 17, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced that it's Chief Technology Officer Ivo Bolsens will deliver a keynote the 90nm and Beyond Semico Conference on Thursday, January 8, 2004, at the Grand Formosa Regent Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/200... 
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12/17/03Xilinx Enables Next Generation Metro Area Networks by Delivering Ethernet Over SONET/SDH Solutions
Xilinx and AMIRIX Deliver Reference Design to Aggregate Multiple Gigabit Ethernet Ports to Single SPI-4.2 Interface with Optional GFP-F SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 17, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world leader in programmable logic solutions and AMIRIX Systems, a leading provider of embedded systems design services, today announced the immediate availability of a free, fully functional reference design targeted for the metro and edge equipment markets. The... 
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12/15/03Xilinx Delivers World's First FPGA-Based DSP Software Tool with JTAG Interface - Expands Customer Access to XtremeDSP Solution
New System Generator for DSP V.6.1 Includes New Capabilities to Simplify and Accelerate FPGA-based DSP Design SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced that it is shipping its next generation System Generator for DSP tool v.6.1 -- the industry's most popular DSP software platform for FPGAs. The new tool now includes a unique capability that allows designers to link their custom boards via a generic JTAG interface and dr... 
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12/11/03Xilinx and Intelliga Announce Low Cost Automotive Lin Bus Solution Using Spartan-3 FPGAS
World's First Programmable Logic-Based Solution Priced at $0.40* on Xilinx Devices ESSEX, England and SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Intelliga Integrated Design, Ltd. and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of low cost, programmable logic-based Local Interconnect Network (LIN) solutions for Xilinx Spartan(R), Virtex(R) and CoolRunner(R) series devices. The solutions include the iLIN IP core and... 
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12/10/03Napatech and Xilinx Announce World's First 10 Gbps Programmable Ethernet Adapter
SAN JOSE, Calif. and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - - Napatech and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of the industry's first 10 Gbps Programmable Ethernet Adapter. The 10 Gigabit NT10F Programmable Ethernet Adapter is the most powerful and advanced Network Interface Card available on the market today, allowing Ethernet connectivity at 10 Gbps. The adapter supports custom solutions through Xilinx(R) Virtex-II Pro(TM) FPGAs and onbo... 
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12/10/03Xilinx Spartan-3 Devices Enable High Performance DSP Functions at Breakthrough Low Cost Price Points
Company Delivers a 32-Channel Viterbi Decoder Core for Communication Subsystems for $0.14* and DUC/DDC Functions for Wireless Base Stations at $2.22* Per Channel SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Representing a major milestone in the FPGA-based DSP space, Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced revolutionary low cost price points for high performance DSP functions. DSP functions used in communications subsystems such a FEC 32-chann... 
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12/09/03Xilinx Appoints Intel Executive to VP of Operations Post
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the appointment of Boon C. (B.C.) Ooi to vice president of worldwide operations. Ooi, 49, assumes responsibility for all aspects of worldwide manufacturing operations, including supply chain and supplier relationships, product testing and packaging. He reports directly to Xilinx Chairman, President and CEO Wim Roelandts at the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. (Photo: http... 
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12/08/03Xilinx Named Most Respected Public Fabless Company for Second Consecutive Year At FSA Awards Dinner Celebration
Leading PLD Supplier Cited for Excellence in Business Practices, Technology Vision and Achievement SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced that the Company has been named as the "Most Respected Public Fabless Company" by the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) for the second year in a row. The 2003 award, which was given at the annual FSA's Awards ... 
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12/08/03Xilinx Unveils Revolutionary FPGA Architecture, Enables Next-Generation Platform FPGAs
New Application Specific Modular Block (ASMBL) Architecture Enables Multiple Domain-Specific Platforms SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading supplier of programmable logic solutions and inventor of the FPGA, today unveiled a revolutionary new architecture that will enable rapid, cost-effective deployment of multiple domain-specific FPGA platforms with an optimal blend of features. At the heart of the ASMBL(... 
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12/02/03Xilinx Business Update for December Quarter Fiscal 2004
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today released its business update for the December quarter of fiscal 2004. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) December quarter revenues are expected to be up 6% to 9% sequentially, driven by broad-based strength in all end markets and geographies. Gross margin remains on target at approximately 62%. To receive this business update automaticall... 
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11/25/03Avnet and Xilinx Deliver Low-Cost Serial I/O Design Kit For Industry-Leading Virtex-II Pro FPGAs
Entry-Level Design Kit Includes Hardware, Hands-On Training And Reference Designs Based on the Xilinx Aurora Open Protocol PHOENIX and SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Avnet Design Services and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced a new multi-gigabit serial I/O design kit. The kit includes hardware, tools and reference designs based on the industry-leading Xilinx Aurora open protocol to enable designers to easily adopt the high-speed serial I/O technology of the ... 
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11/25/03RTOS Industry Leaders Recognize VIRTEX-II Pro PowerPC and MicroBlaze as Leading FPGA Processing Solutions
Eight AllianceEmbedded Partners Offer Broadest RTOS Support for Xilinx Embedded Solutions SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), today announced it has expanded the company's AllianceEmbedded program to include four more best-in-class real-time operating system (RTOS) software vendors. With the addition of Express Logic, Inc., QNX Software Systems Ltd., Micrium Technologies Corporation and Mind NV to the program, Xili... 
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11/18/03QNX Enables Easier End Product Differentiation for High Reliability Applications Using Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs
QNX Neutrino Support for Xilinx Virtex-II Pro Embedded PowerPC Offers End-Product Feature Flexibility by Combining Dynamically Upgradable OS with Programmable Hardware Platforms SAN JOSE, Calif. and OTTAWA, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- QNX Software Systems today announced support for Xilinx(R) (Nasdaq: XLNX) Virtex-II Pro(TM) Platform FPGAs through its port of the QNX(R) Neutrino(R) RTOS. QNX and Xilinx have worked together to produce a hardware-software s... 
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11/17/03Xilinx Executes on Schedule With Shipment of World's First FPGA with 10 Gbps Transceivers
First to Provide Programmable Solution for High-Speed Connectivity Design Ranging From 622 Mbps to 10.3125 Gbps SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the immediate availability of its Virtex-II Pro(TM) X family, the industry's first FPGAs with integrated multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs), each supporting up to 10.3125 Gbps. The Virtex-II ProX FPGAs are the functionally compatible extension of the highly successful V... 
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11/17/03Xilinx Accelerates Virtex-II Pro Adoption With Introduction of RocketLabs In 15 Worldwide Locations
Company Delivers on Vision to Bring High Speed Serial to the Masses By Providing Free Access to State-of-the-Art Equipment, Evaluation Boards And Applications Expertise SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today delivered on its commitment to provide a comprehensive set of high-speed serial design resources through the introduction of RocketLabs(TM), the world's first network of high-speed serial design l... 
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11/14/03Xilinx Chief Technology Officer to Deliver Keynote Address at 2003 Software Defined Radio Technical Conference and Product Exposition November 14, 2003
What: Ivo Bolsens, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, to deliver keynote address. Company to host FPGA signal processing workshop. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO ) Where: 2003 Software Defined Radio Technical Conference and Product Exposition at the Disney Contemporary Resort, Orlando, Florida When: Monday, November 17, through Wednesday, November 19, 2003. SAN JOSE, C... 
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11/13/03Xilinx CEO Shares Insight on Business and Ethics With Millions of Travelers Throughout the Globe
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced that a one-on-one interview with Xilinx CEO Wim Roelandts will air on a Forbes sponsored American Airlines radio program titled "Issues 2003" throughout the months of November and December, 2003. The interview includes the CEO's views on today's most controversial Business and Ethics topics including the expensing of stock options, legislation of... 
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11/11/03Xilinx Spartan Series is World's Most Popular Low Cost FPGA with a Record Six Million Devices Shipped in a Single Quarter