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A Banner Year for Xilinx - Company Earns Top Honors
In 2003 for Management & Performance Excellence
Fabless Semiconductor Association, Forbes, Fortune, Money & EDN Magazine Recognize Xilinx with "Best of" Industry Awards

SAN JOSE, Calif. January 21, 2004 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: Xilinx) capped an impressive 2003 by being recognized by several top business and trade publications, and a preeminent semiconductor trade organization, with several awards and listings. Among the highlights for the market leader in programmable technology are:

• The Fabless Semiconductor Association named Xilinx as its most respected public company for the second year in a row, an award chosen by Xilinx' corporate peers, partners and suppliers;
• Forbes Magazine named Xilinx as one of its best Managed Companies, and the Best Managed Semiconductor Company;
• Fortune Magazine recognized Xilinx as one of "The Best 100 Companies to Work For" in the US, a list the company has placed in the top ten for three straight years;
• Money Magazine listed Xilinx among 20 companies it forecasts as the "Blue Chip companies of tomorrow;" and
• EDN Magazine named Xilinx's Spartan-3™ as one of its Innovations of the Year for 2003.
• "These are all tremendous recognitions and we are flattered to achieve such notoriety both within the semiconductor industry and in corporate America in general," said Wim Roelandts, chairman and CEO of Xilinx. "Each of these is a testament to the dedication and commitment of our employees around the world in making Xilinx an innovative market leader and a great place to work."
  

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