Gordon Steel
Xilinx, Inc.
(408) 879-5003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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San Jose, Calif., December 4, 1997 -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program whereby up to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock may be purchased in the open market from time to time as market and business conditions warrant. "We believe Xilinx stock continues to represent an attractive long term investment," said the company's chief financial officer, Gordon M. Steel. "In addition to benefiting our shareholders, this will be an excellent method of providing stock for our employee incentive stock plans." Copies of financial literature, including this release, are available via fax or voice recording by dialing Xilinx’s shareholder service line at 1-800-836-4002. Investor information is also available on the Investor Relations Web site at http://www.xilinx.com/finance/irpage.com. Founded in 1984, Xilinx is the world’s largest supplier of programmable logic solutions comprising industry leading device architectures and world-class design software. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the company pioneered the market for field programmable gate array (FPGA) semiconductor devices that provide high integration and quick time-to-market for electronic equipment manufacturers in the computer, peripherals, telecommunications, networking, industrial control, consumer, instrumentation, and high-reliability/military markets. --30— Xilinx is a registered trademark of Xilinx, Inc. Other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. #9748
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