SAN JOSE, Calif., December 13, 2000 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX), today announced Gerard O’Driscoll, author of the book: The Essential Guide to Home Networking Technologies, as the keynote speaker at The Home Networking Industry Forum 2001.  In his keynote, Mr. O’Driscoll will address the future direction and benefits of home networking.  Registered attendees will receive a free copy of Gerard O’Driscoll’s book, and will have the opportunity to meet the author and get their book signed following his speech. The Home Networking Industry Forum 2001 is scheduled for February 1, 2001 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, Calif. Admission is free with seating limited to 500. For complete agenda and registration information visit  www.xilinx.com/events/seminars/hnif.

“We are very pleased to have Mr. O’Driscoll share his unique perspective and insight at the Home Networking Industry Forum” said Sandeep Vij, Xilinx vice president of marketing and general manager of the general products division.  “As one of the industry’s leading authorities on home networking, O'Driscoll's discussion should prove to be both informative and entertaining”.

About the Home Networking Industry 2001
Sponsored by Xilinx and Insight Electronics, The Home Networking Industry Forum 2001 is an all day event focusing on the new and explosive market of home networking.  The event is intended to provide a technical overview of current state-of-the-art home networking technologies as well as insights into future product and technology directions. 

About the Speaker
Gerard O’Driscoll is head of New Interactive Services at Chorus, a leading provider of digital TV, Internet and telephony services.  He is responsible for developing and delivering a wide range of interactive TV and Internet-based services.  In addition to authoring The Essential Guide to Home Networking Technologies, O’Driscoll also authored The Essential Guide to Digital Set-Top Boxes and Interactive TV, published by Prentice Hall PTR.

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.