FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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The software assets include PLSynthesizer, a synthesis tool; ABEL, the industry's most widely used high-level description language for programmable logic devices; and Design Navigator, a team-based, web-enabled software environment that unites design entry, synthesis, place and route and simulation functions. The company did not disclose the purchase price. The transaction is not expected to have a material impact on the company's financial condition and results of operations. Xilinx will account for the transaction during its fourth fiscal quarter ending April 3, 1999. This release contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations or beliefs as well as a number of assumptions about future events, and that are subject to factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the control of Xilinx. The forward-looking statements in this release include the expected impact of the transaction on the financial condition and results of Xilinx. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: the risk that the assets acquired will not be successfully integrated with Xilinx’s business; and increased competition and technological changes in the industry in which Xilinx competes. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements,
please refer to Xilinx filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
28, 1998 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
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. Xilinx is a registered trademark of Xilinx, Inc. Other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. #9901
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