XILINX ANNOUNCES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED KEYNOTE SPEAKER
FOR PROGRAMMABLE WORLD 2002

Cisco Systems Senior Vice President Howard Charney to deliver keynote at April 17 simulcast

SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 3, 2002 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced that Howard Charney, senior vice president and executive officer at Cisco Systems, will be a featured keynote at Programmable World 2002. The event will be held simultaneously in 20 worldwide locations on April 17, 2002 and will bring together industry leaders, experts, system architects and engineers to discuss the trends and technologies revolutionizing electronic systems design. For complete event information and to register now, visit www.xilinx.com.

"Programmable World 2002 is an important opportunity for leaders in the electronics industry to learn how to best leverage the Internet and new technologies providing companies with a new level of profitability, flexibility, and risk reduction," said Wim Roelandts, president and CEO at Xilinx. "We are pleased to have Mr. Charney share his experience and vision as one of our featured keynotes."

About the Speaker
In his position as Senior Vice President, Mr. Charney's primary responsibility is to serve as an advisor to corporations and governments worldwide, communicating Cisco's strategy and vision and helping people understand how the Internet can be used to build a competitive advantage. Mr. Charney is an operating officer by background with more than 30 years experience in the networking business and computer industry. Before joining Cisco, Mr. Charney was the founder, president and CEO of Grand Junction Networks, the inventor of Fast Ethernet and low-cost switching, which was acquired by Cisco in September 1995. Mr. Charney was also a co-founder of 3Com Corporation where he held a range of executive positions. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his M.B.A. and J.D. from Santa Clara University.

About Programmable World 2002
Programmable World 2002 is an industry event presented by IBM, Wind River Systems, Xilinx and a dozen other industry leaders. Over 8,000 system architects and design engineers are expected to participate in the free of charge event. A broad array of systems design topics will be discussed at the event, including high performance connectivity, digital signal processing, and processing solutions. The event will also offer 20 hours of technical training sessions as well as technical demonstrations and exhibits.

About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading innovator of complete programmable logic solutions, including advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system functions delivered as intellectual property 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, high-reliability/military, low power portable, and consumer markets. For more information, visit the Xilinx web site at www.xilinx.com.

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