Highlights -Fiscal 2009

    --  During the March quarter, Xilinx began shipments of its
        industry-leading, next generation Virtex-6 and Spartan-6 FPGA families
        of products.  Both product families offer significant competitive
        advantages in areas such as performance, power, capacity, DSP bandwidth,
        memory and I/O performance.  Currently, over 700 customers representing
        approximately 1,000 projects are engaged with the Virtex-6 and Spartan-6
        FPGA Early Access program. Xilinx remains the only PLD company currently
        shipping a 45-nm, high-volume FPGA product.
    --  Sales from the Virtex-5 family increased throughout fiscal 2009 in spite
        of the economic downturn.   Exiting fiscal 2009, Virtex-5 sales
        represented 17% of total sales in the fourth quarter, up from 7% in the
        same quarter of the prior fiscal year.  Virtex-5 FPGAs are finding
        traction in a variety of applications including next generation wireless
        base stations, cable infrastructure to support "on demand"
        usage, communications test equipment, and even electronic gaming
        equipment.
    --  Xilinx continues to have one of the most stable and resilient business
        models in the technology industry in terms of cash flow generation and
        commitment to shareholder return.  In fiscal 2009, Xilinx generated
        $442.5 million in operating cash flow, paid $193.2 million in cash to
        repurchase $310.4 million (principal amount) of our convertible
        debentures, paid $154.5 million in cash dividends and repurchased $275.0
        million of common stock.  Xilinx currently has among the highest
        dividend yields in the technology industry.

    Key Statistics:
    (Dollars in millions)

                                           Q4             Q3            Q4
                                        FY 2009        FY 2009       FY 2008
                                        -------        -------       -------

     Annual Return on Equity (%)*          22            24            22

     Operating Cash Flow                  $61          $128          $102

     Depreciation Expense                 $13           $13           $14
     Capital Expenditures                  $6           $11            $6

     Combined Inventory Days               90            99            92

      Revenue Turns (%)                    66            54            60

    *Return on equity calculation: Annualized net income/average stockholders'
      equity

Business Outlook - June Quarter Fiscal 2010

    --  Sales are expected to be up 4% to down 4% sequentially.
    --  Gross margin is expected to be in the range of 61% to 63%.
    --  Operating expenses are expected to be approximately $173 million to $175
        million including $11 million to $13 million in charges relating to
        restructuring activity announced on April 15, 2009.
    --  Interest and other is expected to be a net expense of approximately $3
        million.
    --  Fully diluted share count is expected to be approximately flat with the
        prior quarter.
    --  June quarter tax rate is expected to be approximately 21%.

Conference Call

A conference call will be held today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss the quarter's results and management's outlook for the June quarter. The webcast and subsequent replay will be available in the investor relations section of the company's web site at www.investor.xilinx.com. A telephonic replay of the call may be accessed later in the day by calling (800) 642-1687 and referencing confirmation code 92495581. The telephonic replay will be available for two weeks following the live call. The Company does not plan to provide a scheduled business update during the June quarter.

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