SAN JOSE, Calif., June 16, 1999––Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) and Prentice Hall, the premier publisher of engineering books and software for the academic market, have announced the publication of a new engineering text that includes a copy of Xilinx Student Edition software. The text, Modeling Synthesis and Rapid Prototyping with the Verilog HDL, by Michael D. Ciletti, is the first textbook to be offered as a package with the popular Xilinx programmable logic tools. 

Xilinx, the company that introduced the first field programmable gate array (FPGA), and Prentice Hall have been partners for two years in providing the Xilinx Student Edition for college-level instruction. 

"This offering builds on the success of the Xilinx Student Edition and furthers the Xilinx commitment to our university program," said Patrick Kane, Xilinx University program manager. "With over 150,000 students a year using Xilinx, Xilinx programmable logic devices are more than twice as popular in colleges and universities worldwide compared to its nearest competitor. Ciletti’s text on synthesis and rapid prototyping provides in-depth instruction combined with the sophisticated tools students will need to put those theories into practice in the laboratory environment." A special Web site dedicated to the labs will always have the latest up-to-date files. 

Modeling Synthesis and Rapid Prototyping with the Verilog HDL is designed for the undergraduate computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering courses in digital design and hardware description languages. 

"Prentice Hall is pleased to offer a logic design simulator that complements the content of Michael Ciletti’s textbook," commented Tom Robbins, publisher for Prentice Hall. "The Xilinx Student Edition allows students to put into immediate practice the tools and techniques they learn from the text right on their own computer." 

Other engineering texts in the Xilinx Design Series published by Prentice Hall will also include the Xilinx Student Edition software: 

• The Xilinx Practical Designer, by Dave Van Den Bout
• VHDL: Starter’s Guide From Simulation to Synthesis, by Sudhakar Yalamanchili
• Digital Design: Principles and Practices (Third Edition), by John F. Wakerly
• as well as others to be announced

Modeling Synthesis and Rapid Prototyping with the Verilog HDL text packaged with the Xilinx Student Edition software is now available for a list price of under $100. 

About Prentice Hall

Prentice Hall Engineering is a part of the Higher Education publishing group with in Pearson Education, the global education publishing business of Pearson plc, the international media group. Pearson Education is the world’s leading education business, enlightening and enriching the lives of students of all ages, everywhere with books, multiple media, and learning programs in all major academic disciplines. Its leading imprints include Prentice Hall, Addison Wesley, Scott Foresman, Computer Curriculum Corporation, Allyn & Bacon, Longman, and QUE. For more information on Prentice Hall, access the worldwide web site at www.prenhall.com. 

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. 

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