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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XILINX ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT IN HE JIAN TECHNOLOGY
CO.
SHANGHAI, CHINA, July 27, 2004 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX),
the world's leading supplier of programmable chips and a pioneer
of the fabless semiconductor manufacturing model, today confirmed
its investment in Chinese foundry He Jian Technology (Suzhou) Co.,
Ltd.
Today's news underscores the company's commitment to development
and implementation of cost-effective chip-making process technologies.
He Jian has emerged among four top foundries fueling aggressive
expansion in China to serve the global semiconductor industry. According
to market analyst firm iSuppli Corp. (El Segundo, CA), He Jian is
now shipping nearly 20,000 200mm wafers per month with a goal to
achieve 60,000 wafers monthly in 2006.
"Our investment in He Jian is a first step in evaluating foundry
options in China," said Wim Roelandts, Chairman and CEO of
Xilinx. "Xilinx is committed to a multiple foundry partner
strategy to allow for maximum flexibility in meeting customer demand
for our entire product line, ranging from our newest, most advanced
platform FPGAs to our more mature devices."
"It's been a privilege for He Jian to be selected by Xilinx
for its first investment in China's foundry industry," added
Victor Yu, Chief Financial Officer of He Jian. "This investment
signals the company's confidence in He Jian as a leading foundry
in China and a potential foundry partner in the future. At our 200mm
twin fab, we offer a wide process portfolio from 0.5-micron to 0.18-micron,
with support for 0.15-micron and 0.13-micron manufacturing by 2005."
In addition to He Jian, top Chinese foundries include SMIC (Semiconductor
Manufacturing International Corp.), Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing
Corp. and Shanghai Hua Hong Electroincs Co. (HHNEC). Of the top
four foundries, iSuppli reports that SMIC and He Jian are distinguished
by their progress at 0.13-micron. SMIC has begun high-volume production
at 0.13-micron CMOS and He Jian has established a roadmap including
the development of 0.13-micron technology.
About He Jian
He Jian Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd (http://www.hjtc.com.cn)
is a leading professional IC foundry company, centrally located
in Suzhou Industrial Park with more than 1,500 employees.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic
solutions. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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