SAN JOSE, Calif., January 30, 2001, at the Portable Design Show, Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX), in association with HandspringTM and Portable Design Magazine, today kicked off the "Cool Module" Design Contest. The Cool Module Design Contest offers portable system designers the opportunity to design a Springboard^TM expansion module and compete for a top prize of $10,000, a free Handspring^TM Visor^TM Platinum handheld computer, and publication of the winning design in Portable Design Magazine. Design entries of proposed Springboard modules will be accepted through April 30, 2001. The top ten finalists will be announced on May 14, 2001. Each of the top ten finalists will receive a Xilinx CoolRunner^® CPLD-based prototyping board, provided by Insight Electronics, and a Handspring Visor Platinum. Finalists must submit working designs by June 30, 2001. Final designs will be judged by Xilinx chief technology officer Bill Carter, founder, chairman and chief product officer for Handspring, Jeff Hawkins, and editor-in-chief of Portable Design, Richard Nass. Designers worldwide who wish to obtain further information or enter the contest may do so online at www.xilinx.com/contest. Additional information is also available at the main registration counter of the Portable Design show or at Xilinx booth #401/403. 

“We designed the Springboard expansion slot to be a flexible, open architecture for developers to create modules that bring new and exciting capabilities to Handspring Visors,” said Ed Colligan, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Handspring. “We are delighted to be part of such an innovative program that invites portable designers to envision new ways of utilizing the Springboard platform, with the chance to win exposure for their design in a highly respected and recognized publication.” 

 “This Design Contest further demonstrates the leadership of our CoolRunner CPLDs in low-power consumer applications,” said Wim Roelandts, Xilinx president and CEO. “We are pleased to work with two of the leaders in the portable design arena to provide this opportunity to designers worldwide.” 

About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading innovator 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, high-reliability/military, and consumer markets. For more information, visit the Xilinx web site at www.xilinx.com. 

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