Investor Factsheet - March Quarter

Company & Programmable Logic Overview	Financial Highlights
Research Coverage	Selected Xilinx Customers
Valuation Ratios	End Market Applications

*Data as of March 31, 1998*
NASDAQ:XLNX 12-Month Price Range: $29 11/16 - $57 1/2 Avg Daily Trading Volume (12-Mth) : 2.4M Shares Outstanding: 73.0M Market Capitalization: $2.7B Price/Earnings (Trailing 12-Mth): 24x	Number of Patents: 206 Proprietary % of Revenue: 95% Institutional Ownership: 80% Number of Employees: 1393 Business: Programmable Logic Devices and Design Software

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Xilinx is the leading innovator of complete programmable logic solutions. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Xilinx invented the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and commands more than half the world market for these devices today. Xilinx FPGAs provide a revolutionary alternative to custom logic chips that require weeks or months of design time.
As a "fabless" semiconductor company, Xilinx does not own or operate silicon wafer production facilities. Rather, the Company forms strategic alliances with chip manufacturers, either through close business relationships or equity positions in their foundries. This strategy allows Xilinx to focus on research and development, marketing, and technical support, while having access to the most advanced chip processing technologies currently available.

PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC OVERVIEW

In the digital world, there are two types of electronic chips: memory and logic. Memory chips are used to store information. Logic chips are used to manipulate, or interface with, the information contained in memory. Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) are "off the shelf" logic chips that the customer, rather than the chip manufacturer, programs to perform a specific function. With the ability to program their own chips, customers realize two key benefits: product design flexibility and faster time to market. With today's shorter product life cycles, both of these factors can be critical determinants of a product's ultimate success. Electronic equipment manufacturers rely upon PLDs to make fast design changes, accommodate uncertain production volumes, and accelerate their product's introduction to the market place.

COMPANY & PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC OVERVIEW (cont.)
Source: In-stat April 1998 *Does not include software, hardwire or support EPROMs

Research Coverage

ABN AMRO Chicago Corp.
Adams, Harkness & Hill
AG Edwards
BancAmerica Robertson Stephens
BT Alex Brown
Bear Stearns & Co.
CIBC Oppenheimer
Cowen & Company
CS First Boston
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell
Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette

Hambrecht & Quist
J.P. Morgan
Lehman Brothers
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities
Prudential Securities
SBC Warburg Dillon Read
Soundview Financial
Volpe Brown Whelan & Co.

Valuation Ratios Mar-98 Dec-97 Sep-97 Jun-97 Mar-97

Annualized ROE 23% 22% 22% 25% 25%

Annualized ROA 13% 13% 13% 15% 14%

Current Ratio 4.8 5.3 5.6 5.7 6.2

Quick Ratio 4.3 4.8 5.1 5.2 5.5

Cash/Share ($) 4.64 5.27 5.34 5.72 5.28

Book Val/Shr ($) 7.05 7.37 6.90 6.53 6.09

Inventory days (quarter ending) 86 88 87 76 96

Days sales outstanding 36 39 40 41 43

12-mo avg revenue per employee ($K) 451 460 457 447 446

Financial Highlights For the years ended March 31

1998 1997 1996 1995 1994

Income Statement ($M)

Net revenues $613.6 $568.1 $560.8 $355.1 $256.4

Gross margin 62% 62% 64% 61% 61%

Operating income 173.9 159.1 165.8 92.0 65.2

Operating margin 28% 28% 30% 26% 25%

Net income $126.6 $110.4 $101.5 $59.3 $41.3

Profit margin 21% 19% 18% 17% 16%

Diluted EPS ($) $1.58 $1.39 $1.28 $0.80 $0.57

Diluted shares outstanding (M) 80.0 79.7 79.0 74.1 72.2

Balance Sheet ($M)

Working capital 474.6 504.3 436.1 180.1 143.1

Total Assets 941.2 847.7 720.9 320.9 226.2

Long-term obligations 250.0 250.0 250.0 0.9 2.2

Stockholders' equity 550.2 490.7 368.2 244 172.9

Financial Highlights (cont.)

Selected Xilinx Customers

Communications Data Processing     Industrial   Networking High Reliability

Lucent Technologies
Northern Telecom
Ericsson Sun Microsystems
IBM
EMC Hewlett-Packard
Kodak
NEC Cisco
3COM
Bay Networks   Boeing
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman

End Market Applications

Communications Data Processing Industrial Networking High Reliability

Cellular Base Stations
Central Office Switches Computer Peripherals
Mass Storage Instrumentation
Medical Equipment ATM Switches
Routers Commercial Aviation
Satellite Communication

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Valuation Ratios	Mar-98	Dec-97	Sep-97	Jun-97	Mar-97
Annualized ROE	23%	22%	22%	25%	25%
Annualized ROA	13%	13%	13%	15%	14%

Current Ratio	4.8	5.3	5.6	5.7	6.2
Quick Ratio	4.3	4.8	5.1	5.2	5.5
Cash/Share ($)	4.64	5.27	5.34	5.72	5.28
Book Val/Shr ($)	7.05	7.37	6.90	6.53	6.09

Inventory days (quarter ending)	86	88	87	76	96
Days sales outstanding	36	39	40	41	43
12-mo avg revenue per employee ($K)	451	460	457	447	446

Financial Highlights	For the years ended March 31
	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994
Income Statement ($M)
Net revenues	$613.6	$568.1	$560.8	$355.1	$256.4
Gross margin	62%	62%	64%	61%	61%

Operating income	173.9	159.1	165.8	92.0	65.2
Operating margin	28%	28%	30%	26%	25%

Net income	$126.6	$110.4	$101.5	$59.3	$41.3
Profit margin	21%	19%	18%	17%	16%

Diluted EPS ($)	$1.58	$1.39	$1.28	$0.80	$0.57
Diluted shares outstanding (M)	80.0	79.7	79.0	74.1	72.2

Balance Sheet ($M)
Working capital	474.6	504.3	436.1	180.1	143.1
Total Assets	941.2	847.7	720.9	320.9	226.2
Long-term obligations	250.0	250.0	250.0	0.9	2.2
Stockholders' equity	550.2	490.7	368.2	244	172.9

Communications	Data Processing	Industrial	Networking	High Reliability
Lucent Technologies Northern Telecom Ericsson	Sun Microsystems IBM EMC	Hewlett-Packard Kodak NEC	Cisco 3COM Bay Networks	Boeing Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman