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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"SPIRIT OF XILINX" COMES ALIVE AT
XILINX.COM
Company credits 20-year history of "values based" culture
for high ranking in FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies
to Work For" three years in a row
SAN JOSE, Calif., October 9, 2003 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: Xilinx)
today unveiled a new "Spirit of Xilinx" online site at
www.xilinx.com/company/xilinxstory
that brings to life the "values based" culture that is
credited with the company's high ranking on FORTUNE Magazine's annual
listing of "100 Best Companies to Work For" three years
in a row.
Xilinx ranked No. 4 this year, placing higher than any other publicly
traded or high technology company. One of the reasons for the fourth
place ranking was its strategy of protecting employees from the
high technology industry downturn by working closely with them to
come up with innovative cost-cutting measures to avoid layoffs.
At the "Spirit of Xilinx" website, visitors will learn
the "rest of the story" of what makes Xilinx a great place
to work. The website describes Xilinx's rich history and highlights
its industry-leading technology and extraordinary people, in addition
to its company values, spirit of ownership, community outreach programs
and much more. The "Spirit of Xilinx" website can be viewed
at www.xilinx.com/company/xilinxstory.
"Our new 'Spirit of Xilinx' website brings to life a unique
and powerful company culture that has stood the test of time for
nearly 20 years," said Xilinx Chairman and CEO Wim Roelandts.
"We're proud of our heritage and confident that our core values
will continue to deliver bottom-line results for our company, while
balancing the needs of customers, shareholders and employees. By
fostering a 'spirit of ownership' inside our company, we've worked
through the tough times - at the same time growing our PLD market
segment share by 20 percent over the past decade."
"The 'Spirit of Xilinx' website essentially captures what makes
Xilinx such a great place to work," said Peg Wynn, Vice President
of Worldwide Human Resources at Xilinx. "It gives visitors
a sense of the company's spirit, beliefs and core values and an
overview of our company's remarkable history. I believe that our
culture gives us a unique competitive edge and the 'Spirit of Xilinx'
makes this very real to readers."
Xilinx Ranks #4 on Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work
For" Annual List
For the third year in a row, Xilinx is on FORTUNE'S top 100 best
companies list, moving up to No. 4 this year from No. 6 in 2002,
and No. 14 in 2001. The 2003 ranking and related stories appear
at www.fortune.com
and in the January 20, 2003 print edition of the magazine.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic
solutions. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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