SAN JOSE, Calif., February 19, 2002  Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX), today announced its membership in the Joint Photographics Experts Group (JPEG) Committee, a group of experts selected by both national standard bodies and major companies working to produce standards for  image coding and imaging systems.  One of the key initiatives is JPEG2000, intended to provide a new image coding system using state of the art compression techniques, based on the use of wavelet technology. For more information on Xilinx involvement in JPEG, visit the Xilinx website at www.xilinx.com/esp.

“Member companies such as Xilinx, strengthen and illustrate the continued diversity of JPEG2000, which consist of many different organizations that together help make JPEG2000 a successful standard for image compression,” said Dr. Daniel Lee of Yahoo! Inc., and the WG 1 Convenor.  “It is a pleasure to have Xilinx as an active member of the JPEG committee.” 

“Xilinx’s involvement as the Chair of the JPEG2000 Implementation Study Group reflects our commitment to bridge the gap between system and standards specification and efficient implementation” said Ivo Bolsens, vice president and chief technology officer at Xilinx. “Our participation in the JPEG committee provides us with an in-depth understanding of the implementation requirements for digital image processing applications and enables our deployment and delivery of solutions that satisfy market requirements” 

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About Xilinx 
Xilinx is the leading supplier 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 fulfills more than half of the world demand 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, aerospace, defense, and low-power portable and consumer markets. For more information, visit the Xilinx web site at http://www.xilinx.com. 

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