HONG KONG, June 25, 1999—Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) and its distributor in Asia Pacific, Insight, announced the opening of the fourth dedicated training center in Singapore to provide specialized training programs covering the latest programmable logic solutions from Xilinx. The opening signals the full regional training coverage and a successful partnership between the two companies in providing superior technical support. Existing training centers have been offering courses in Seoul; South Korea, Shanghai; China, and Taipei and Hsinchu, Taiwan since May 1998. 

"I’m pleased to see we are on track to continue our growth and support for the market. Coupled with the suite of tools and services that Xilinx is offering via the Internet such as WebFITTER, IP Center and support.xilinx.com, we are the programmable logic company that provides the best support and solutions for today’s designers worldwide," said Stacy Fender, president of the Xilinx K.K. subsidiary in Japan overseeing the Asia-Pacific region. "The new center in Singapore will provide training for local customers on the latest basic and advanced design techniques for the complete line of Xilinx programmable logic solutions. Our goal is to continue helping customers make their job easier by mastering our software tools and utilizing our devices in the most efficient manner." 

"Sales of Xilinx products have been increasing throughout Asia Pacific in the past few years. To better serve engineers using Xilinx products in the region as a whole, Singapore has been chosen as the strategic location for the fourth training center," said Yang-Chiah Yee, general manager of Insight. "Being a value-added distributor, it is our global strategy to invest in creating demand and supporting our suppliers’ products technically while helping our customers to bring their competitive products to market faster. Opening a training center in Singapore will definitely benefit engineers there by shortening their design learning cycle and thus their product development cycle and time-to-market. This is just what we have achieved at the other three locations." 

Courses offered by Xilinx-certified trainers cover both software and hardware. Current offerings include schematic design entry using Xilinx Foundation Series software; advanced FPGA design; 

VHDL design techniques that include synthesis, simulation, timing analysis and specification and configuration; and a tutorial in Xilinx XC9500 CPLD devices. Course content can also be customized on a company or class basis in order to accommodate customer needs. 

All customers who purchase a Xilinx development system will receive the one-day schematic entry or CPLD tutorial class free of charge as part of their software purchase. 

The newest center, which is based in a dedicated training and design room at Insight's Singapore office, is equipped with workstations, demonstration boards and X-checker cables, workbenches, oscilloscopes and debugging tools as well as the latest software tools for designing with FPGAs and CPLDs. To maintain a high trainer to trainee ratio, the center targets a small class size of around 8-10 users per class. In addition to offering training, the center allows Xilinx customers to use the equipment and tools as a supplement to their own facilities to work on projects when there are no classes in session. 

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 commands more than half of the world market 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 

About Insight 

Insight is a division of Memec (Asia Pacific) Ltd., a member of the global specialist semiconductor distributor Memec International Components Group. Insight is a truly value-added distributor for suppliers and customers in the fields of telecommunications/data communications, PC/PC peripherals, consumer and industrial. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Insight supports distribution across Asia Pacific via branch offices in Korea, Taiwan (Hsinchu and Taipei), Singapore, Malaysia, India (Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi) and major cities of People’s Republic of China (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Xiamen). MEMEC is a member of the US$4.4 billion VEBA Electronics, Inc. Visit Insight web site for more information at www.insight.memec-asiapacific.com. 

Xilinx is a registered trademark of Xilinx, Inc. All XC-prefixed products and Foundation Series are trademarks of Xilinx. Other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 
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