Maria Quillard
Xilinx, Inc.
(408) 879-4988
maria.quillard@xilinx.com
 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 

XILINX APPOINTS NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SAN JOSE, Calif., July 27, 1998 -- Xilinx, Inc.,  (NASDAQ:XLNX), today announced the appointment of Kris Chellam as senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer.  Chellam, 47, joins Xilinx from Atmel Corp., where he most recently served as senior vice president and general manager of a product group.  He joined Atmel, a San Jose-based semiconductor company, in September 1991 as vice president, finance and administration, and chief financial officer.  He served in that position until his move earlier this year. From 1979 until 1991, Chellam worked in a variety of financial management positions at Intel Corp. in both Europe and the United States.  At Xilinx, Chellam will be responsible for all aspects of finance and investor relations. He will report to Xilinx president and CEO Wim Roelandts.  Chellam succeeds Gordon Steel, who announced his intention to retire in April.  Steel will continue to consult during the transition.  “We are extremely pleased to have Kris join Xilinx,” Roelandts said.  “The company will benefit greatly from his broad set of financial skills, his nearly 20 years of working in the semiconductor industry, and his international experience.  He is a valuable addition to our senior management team.”  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 www.investor.xilinx.com.  Xilinx is the leading innovator of complete programmable logic solutions, including advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system functions delivered as cores, and 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.  --30--  Xilinx is a registered trademark of Xilinx, Inc.  #9832