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XILINX GOES GLOBAL WITH HOME NETWORKING 
International Seminar Series provides comprehensive overview of home networking technology

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7, 2001 – Xilinx, Inc., (NASDAQ:XLNX), in collaboration with Insight Electronics, today announced the Home Networking International Seminar Series 2001. The half-day events are designed to provide a technical overview of current state-of-the art home networking technologies, and insight into future product and technology directions. The series begins in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 1, 2001, with additional seminars throughout the month in Europe and Asia. Visit www.xilinx.com/esp/promo/iss/index.htm for complete agenda and registration information.

Geared primarily for FPGA and ASIC system designers who are either involved or interested in the design of home networking products, the series also provides valuable insight for those simply curious about home networking technology. Presentation topics will include new wires, existing wires, wireless, Bluetooth, broadband access devices, residential gateways and information appliances. Live product demonstrations of home networking products and solutions will also be featured.

“Xilinx believes the home is the next frontier where networking technology will be broadly deployed. Our expectations for this emerging market were echoed by industry leaders last month at our highly successful Home Networking Forum,” said Wim Roelandts, Xilinx president and CEO. “We are pleased to provide this unique opportunity to designers and visionaries worldwide.”

“We are very pleased to be working closely with Xilinx in the creation and production of the Home Networking International Seminar Series,” said Greg Provenzano, president and CEO at Insight Electronics. "By offering in-depth technical overviews and live product demonstrations, engineers and designers throughout the world are provided with a real-time learning opportunity.”

About Xilinx eSP
The Home Networking International Seminar Series is a result of Xilinx eSP (www.xilinx.com/esp), the industry's first program dedicated to accelerating the design and development of consumer products. The eSP website serves as a web portal and comprehensive resource, delivering a powerful array of solutions and information in a single location. Solutions found on the site range from reference designs to IP cores and result from collaboration with a wide range of industry leaders. The site is also a rich source of information including technology tutorials, market overviews, system block diagrams, white papers, standards updates, industry links, extensive glossaries and directory of consultants.

About Insight Electronics
Insight Electronics, a Memec company, is the largest technical distributor of semiconductors in North and South America.  With 52 divisions in the U.S., Mexico, Canada and South America, and a focused line-card of 25 leading semiconductor companies, Insight’s sales team and field application engineers (FAEs) are as knowledgeable as its suppliers about the products, processes and technologies available.  The company’s value-added services, combined with its expertise in design, inventory management, logistics and use of e-business tools, ensure that customers receive the products they need, when and where they need them.  Web address is http://www.insight-electronics.com. 

About Xilinx 
Xilinx is the leading supplier of complete programmable logic solutions, including advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system functions delivered as cores, and unparalleled field engineering support. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xilinx invented the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and fulfills more than half of the world demand for these devices today. Xilinx solutions enable customers to reduce significantly the time required to develop products for the computer, peripheral, telecommunications, networking, industrial control, instrumentation, aerospace, defense, and consumer markets. For more information, visit the Xilinx web site at http://www.xilinx.com.

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