Xilinx programmable logic solutions help minimize risks for manufacturers of electronic equipment by shortening the time required to develop products and take them to market. Customers can design and verify their unique circuits in Xilinx programmable devices much faster than they could by choosing traditional methods such as mask-programmed, fixed logic gate arrays. Moreover, because Xilinx devices are standard parts that need only to be programmed, customers are not required to wait for prototypes or pay large non-recurring engineering costs. Customers incorporate Xilinx programmable logic into products for a wide range of markets. Those include data processing, telecommunications, networking, industrial control, instrumentation, consumer electronics, automotive, defense and aerospace markets.

Leading-edge silicon products, state-of-the-art software solutions and world-class technical support make up the total solution delivered by Xilinx. The software component of this solution is critical to the success of every design project. Xilinx Software Solutions provide powerful tools which make designing with programmable logic simple. Push button design flows, integrated on-line help, multimedia tutorials, plus high performance automatic and auto-interactive tools, help designers achieve optimum results. And the industry's broadest array of programmable logic technology and EDA integration options deliver unparalleled design flexibility.

Xilinx is also actively developing breakthrough technology that will enable the hardware in Xilinx-based systems to be upgraded remotely over any kind of network including the Internet even after the equipment has been shipped to a customer. Such Xilinx Online Upgradable Systems would allow equipment manufacturers to remotely add new features and capabilities to installed systems or repair problems without having to physically exchange hardware.