Xilinx Completes Acquisition of CoolRunner CPLD Business From Philips Semiconductors.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 1999--

Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Philips Semiconductors' line of low-power complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs).

The purchase by Xilinx adds the CoolRunner(R) family of devices to the company's CPLD product portfolio, which also includes the Xilinx XC9500(TM) families of 2.5-, 3.3- and 5-volt devices. Xilinx also purchased Philips Semiconductors' XPLA(TM) Professional suite of design tools. Xilinx said it would account for the purchase during the current fiscal quarter which ends in September. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This transaction is not expected to have a material effect on the company's financials

Approximately 45 former Philips employees associated with CoolRunner products have accepted job offers with Xilinx. Most of those employees will remain in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Xilinx will operate a new facility.

The CoolRunner line is the first family of CPLD products to combine very low power with high speed, high density and high I/O counts in a single device. The CoolRunner line features Fast Zero Power(TM) (FZP(TM)) technology, allowing the devices to draw virtually no power in standby mode, making them ideal for the growing market for battery operated portable electronic equipment such as laptop PCs, telephone handsets, personal digital assistants and electronic games.

The CoolRunner CPLDs also use far less dynamic power during actual operation compared to conventional CPLDs, an important feature for high performance, heat sensitive equipment such as telecom switches, video conferencing systems, simulators, high end testers and emulators.

The CoolRunner line offers the largest CPLD available today, the CoolRunner PZ3960 device with 960 macrocells. The CoolRunner devices are available in 3.3-volt and 5-volt versions with densities ranging from 32 to 960 macrocells. The CoolRunner line also includes 3.3-volt and 5-volt 22V10 CoolRunner devices.

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 and CoolRunner are a registered trademarks, and all XC-prefix product designations, Fast Zero Power, FZP and XPLA Professional are trademarks of Xilinx, Inc. Other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.