Xilinx

American company
Organization business Q1046482
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Xilinx is a business [1] founded in 1984 [2] as a Delaware corporation [3]. The organization was established by James V. Barnett II .

Xilinx develops software [4]. It operates as a subsidiary under AMD, its parent organization .

Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 12 annual filings
Revenue
$3.15B
▼ 0.5% YoY FY2021
Net Income
$646.51M
▼ 18.4% YoY FY2021
Assets
$5.52B
▲ 17.6% YoY FY2021
EPS (diluted)
$2.62
▼ 15.8% YoY FY2021
$0.00$869.73M$1.74B$2.61B$3.48B FY2010: $1.83B · NI $357.48M (19.5% margin)FY2011: $2.37B · NI $641.88M (27.1% margin)FY2012: $2.24B · NI $530.08M (23.7% margin)FY2013: $2.17B · NI $487.54M (22.5% margin)FY2014: $2.38B · NI $630.39M (26.5% margin)FY2015: $2.38B · NI $648.22M (27.3% margin)FY2016: $2.21B · NI $550.87M (24.9% margin)FY2017: $2.36B · NI $628.13M (26.7% margin)FY2018: $2.47B · NI $463.98M (18.8% margin)FY2019: $3.06B · NI $889.75M (29.1% margin)FY2020: $3.16B · NI $792.72M (25.1% margin)FY2021: $3.15B · NI $646.51M (20.5% margin) '10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2021-04-03 · accession 0000743988-21-000016

Xilinx

Summary

Xilinx is a business[1]. Xilinx ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,308 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xilinx was a member of Alliance for Open Media[3].
  • Xilinx was a member of Linux Foundation[4].
  • Xilinx was a member of SD Association[5].
  • Xilinx was a member of OpenPOWER Foundation[6].
  • Xilinx is in the country of United States[7].
  • Xilinx is in the country of US[8].
  • Xilinx's instance of is recorded as business[9].
  • Xilinx's instance of is recorded as enterprise[10].
  • Xilinx's founder is recorded as James V. Barnett II[11].
  • Xilinx's headquarters location is recorded as San Jose[12].
  • Xilinx's Commons category is recorded as Xilinx[13].
  • Xilinx's industry is recorded as semiconductor industry[14].
  • 1984 marks the founding of Xilinx[15].
  • 1990-02-05 marks the founding of Xilinx[16].
  • Xilinx was dissolved in June 6, 2023[17].
  • Xilinx's parent organization or unit is recorded as AMD[18].
  • Xilinx's official website is recorded as http://www.xilinx.com/[19].
  • Xilinx's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/xilinx-inc-history/[20].
  • Xilinx's product or material produced is recorded as software[21].
  • Xilinx's legal form is recorded as Delaware corporation[22].
  • Xilinx's legal form is recorded as XTIQ[23].
  • Xilinx's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10011553[24].
  • Xilinx's MAC Address Block Large ID is recorded as 000A35[25].
  • Xilinx's MAC Address Block Large ID is recorded as 005D03[26].
  • Xilinx's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+33315'}[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 6EY4K7ZMF9UX1CU6KC79[28]

  • Registered legal name: Xilinx, INC.[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: US-DE[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]

  • Entity created: 1990-02-05[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2012-06-06[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2025-12-22[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2026-12-22[38]

  • Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000602[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 2221167[41]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[42]

Body

Founding

Xilinx's founder is recorded as James V. Barnett II[11]. Recorded inception include 1984[15] and 1990-02-05[16].

Operations

Xilinx's headquarters location is recorded as San Jose[12]. Xilinx's parent organization or unit is recorded as AMD[18].

Industry

Xilinx's industry is recorded as semiconductor industry[14].

Ownership

Xilinx's product or material produced is recorded as software[21].

Dissolution

Xilinx was dissolved in June 6, 2023[17].

Why It Matters

Xilinx ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,308 views/month).[2] Xilinx has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Xilinx is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Xilinx is credited with the discovery of field-programmable gate array[45], a processor type[46], founded in 1985[47] and programmable logic device[48].

FAQs

What did Xilinx discover?

Xilinx is credited as discoverer of field-programmable gate array[45] and programmable logic device[48].

References

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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