SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced third quarter fiscal 2011 sales of $567.2 million, down 8% sequentially and up 10% from the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. Third quarter fiscal 2011 net income was $152.3 million, or $0.58 per diluted share.

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The Xilinx Board of Directors announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per outstanding share of common stock, payable on March 2, 2011 to all stockholders of record at the close of business on February 9, 2011.

Additional third quarter comparisons are represented in the charts below:


    GAAP Results
    (In millions, except EPS)


                                                             Growth Rates
                              Q3       Q2       Q3
                           FY 2011  FY 2011  FY 2010     Q-T-Q   Y-T-Y
                                                         -----   -----
    Net revenues            $567.2   $619.7   $513.3         -8%     10%
    Operating income        $183.5   $222.7   $136.6        -18%     34%
    Net income              $152.3   $170.9   $106.9        -11%     42%
    Diluted earnings per
     share                   $0.58    $0.65    $0.38        -11%     53%

The sales decline during the quarter was driven primarily by weaker than anticipated wireless communications sales to customers in Europe and North America.

"While we did not achieve a fifth consecutive quarter of record sales, I am pleased with the Company's continued focus on cost reduction and financial discipline. This is reflected in gross margin and operating margin of 65.7% and 32%, respectively, in the December quarter. This is up from 64.1% and 27% in the same quarter of the prior year," said Moshe Gavrielov, Xilinx President and Chief Executive Officer. "As we embark upon 2011, I am encouraged by initial manufacturing milestones we have achieved on the new 28nm technology node. When coupled with the competitive advantages offered by our 7 series FPGAs, I believe Xilinx is positioned to establish clear market share leadership on this technology node."


    Net Revenues by Geography:


                             Percentages                   Growth Rates
                        Q3       Q2       Q3
                     FY 2011  FY 2011  FY 2010       Q-T-Q   Y-T-Y
                     -------  -------  -------       -----   -----
    North America         30%      30%      35%          -7%     -5%
    Asia Pacific          38%      35%      36%          -1%     19%
    Europe                22%      26%      20%         -22%     21%
    Japan                 10%       9%       9%          -3%     14%



    Net Revenues by End Market:


                                  Percentages                  Growth Rates
                             Q3       Q2       Q3
                          FY 2011  FY 2011  FY 2010      Q-T-Q   Y-T-Y
                          -------  -------  -------      -----   -----
    Communications             45%      48%      46%        -14%      8%
    Industrial & Other         34%      31%      32%         -2%     15%
    Consumer &
     Automotive                15%      15%      15%         -6%     15%
    Data Processing             6%       6%       7%         -6%     -6%



    Net Revenues by Product:


                             Percentages                   Growth Rates
                        Q3       Q2       Q3
                     FY 2011  FY 2011  FY 2010       Q-T-Q   Y-T-Y
                     -------  -------  -------       -----
    New                   43%      44%      33%         -10%     46%
    Mainstream            27%      27%      33%         -11%    -11%
    Base                  25%      25%      29%          -7%     -6%
    Support                5%       4%       5%          13%     13%




    Products are classified as follows:

    New Products: Virtex(R)-6, Virtex-5, Spartan(R)-6, Spartan-3A and
     Spartan-3E product families
    Mainstream Products: Virtex-4, Spartan-3, Spartan-II and
     CoolRunner(TM)-II product families
    Base Products: Virtex, Virtex-E, Virtex-II, Spartan, XC4000,
     CoolRunner and XC9500 product families
    Support Products: Configuration products, HardWire, Software & Support/
     Services



    Key Statistics:
    (Dollars in millions)


                                    Q3       Q2       Q3
                                 FY 2011  FY 2011  FY 2010
                                 -------  -------  -------

    Annual Return on Equity
     (%)*                             30       32       14

    Operating Cash Flow             $333      $42     $185

    Depreciation Expense             $13      $13      $13

    Capital Expenditures             $15      $15       $9

    Combined Inventory Days          130       89       85

    Revenue Turns (%)                 44       48       58


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

Highlights - Third Quarter Fiscal 2011

    --  Xilinx announced the industry's first stacked silicon interconnect
        technology for delivering breakthrough capacity, bandwidth and power
        savings using multiple FPGA die in a single package.  This platform
        approach is the result of five years of Xilinx research and development
        efforts coupled with industry leading technology from TSMC and our
        assembly suppliers.  Representing a significant step in FPGA evolution,
        this innovation is expected to extend the range of applications
        addressed by programmable logic.
    --  Xilinx demonstrated its commitment to delivering superior transceiver
        performance for optical communications by announcing the availability of
        Virtex-6 HXT FPGAs that support 40Gbps and 100Gbps.  Additionally, with
        its Virtex-7 HT FPGAs, Xilinx demonstrated 28Gbps serial transceiver
        performance required for next generation 100-400Gbps applications. 
        These 28nm devices are equipped with the industry's highest-speed and
        lowest jitter serial transceivers available in an FPGA to support
        stringent optical and backplane protocols.

Business Outlook - March Quarter Fiscal 2011


    --  Sales are expected to be flat to up 5% sequentially.
    --  Gross margin is expected to be approximately 65% plus or minus one
        percentage point.
    --  Operating expenses are expected to be approximately $195 million,
        including approximately $6 million in restructuring charges.
    --  Other income and expense is expected to be an expense of approximately
        $9 million.
    --  Fully diluted share count is expected to be approximately 266 million.
    --  March 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 third quarter financial results and management's outlook for the March 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 32142705. The telephonic replay will be available for two weeks following the live call.

This release contains forward-looking statements and projections. Forward-looking statements and projections can often be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "expect," "believe," "may," "will," "could," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "plan," "intend," "project" or other similar expressions to identify such forward-looking statements that include, but are not limited to, statements related to the semiconductor market, the growth and acceptance of our programmable platforms, expected revenue growth, the demand and growth in the markets we serve, opportunity for expansion into new markets, and our expectations regarding our business outlook for the March quarter for fiscal 2011. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements and projections, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. Actual events and results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties including customer acceptance of our new products, current global economic conditions, the health of our customers and the end markets in which they participate, our ability to forecast end customer demand, a high dependence on turns business, more customer volume discounts than expected, greater product mix changes than anticipated, fluctuations in manufacturing yields, our ability to deliver product in a timely manner, our ability to successfully manage production at multiple foundries, variability in wafer pricing, and other risk factors listed in our most recent Forms 10-Q and 10-K.

About Xilinx

Xilinx is the world's leading provider of programmable platforms. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.

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    Investor Relations Contact:
    Lori Owen
    Xilinx, Inc.
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    XILINX, INC.
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
    (Unaudited)
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)


                                               Three Months Ended
                                               ------------------
                                     Jan. 1,       Oct. 2,       Jan. 2,
                                         2011          2010          2010
                                         ----          ----          ----
    Net revenues                     $567,190      $619,666      $513,349
    Cost of revenues                  194,419       213,260       184,320


    Gross margin                      372,771       406,406       329,029


    Operating expenses:
       Research and development        98,453        96,578       101,867
       Selling, general and
        administrative                 86,531        87,174        85,037
       Amortization of acquisition-
        related intangibles                 -             -             -
       Restructuring charges            4,276             -         5,531

        Total operating expenses      189,260       183,752       192,435



    Operating income                  183,511       222,654       136,594
    Impairment loss on investments          -             -        (3,041)
    Interest and other expense, net    (3,302)       (3,484)         (542)


    Income before income taxes        180,209       219,170       133,011
    Provision for income taxes         27,868        48,275        26,103


    Net income                       $152,341      $170,895      $106,908



    Net income per common share:
      Basic                             $0.59         $0.66         $0.39


      Diluted                           $0.58         $0.65         $0.38



    Cash dividends declared per
     common share                       $0.16         $0.16         $0.16


    Shares used in per share
     calculations:
      Basic                           259,418       260,151       276,832


      Diluted                         263,612       263,286       278,566
                                      =======       =======       =======



                                          Nine Months Ended
                                          -----------------
                                      Jan. 1,         Jan. 2,
                                           2011            2010
                                           ----            ----
    Net revenues                     $1,781,593      $1,304,534
    Cost of revenues                    615,855         486,319


    Gross margin                      1,165,738         818,215


    Operating expenses:
       Research and development         289,515         275,245
       Selling, general and
        administrative                  257,763         237,214
       Amortization of acquisition-
        related intangibles                   -           2,493
       Restructuring charges              4,276          27,217

        Total operating expenses        551,554         542,169



    Operating income                    614,184         276,046
    Impairment loss on investments            -          (3,041)
    Interest and other expense, net     (11,916)        (13,234)


    Income before income taxes          602,268         259,771
    Provision for income taxes          120,445          50,819


    Net income                         $481,823        $208,952



    Net income per common share:
      Basic                               $1.82           $0.76


      Diluted                             $1.79           $0.75



    Cash dividends declared per
     common share                         $0.48           $0.44


    Shares used in per share
     calculations:
      Basic                             265,085         275,989


      Diluted                           268,778         277,030
                                        =======         =======



    XILINX, INC.
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (In thousands)


                                                Jan. 1,         Apr. 3,
                                                     2011            2010
                                                     ----            ----
                                              (Unaudited)

    ASSETS
    Current assets:
      Cash, cash equivalents and short-
       term investments                        $1,764,765      $1,386,605
      Accounts receivable, net                    369,657         262,735
      Inventories                                 242,532         130,628
      Deferred tax assets and other current
       assets                                     153,701         127,098


    Total current assets                        2,530,655       1,907,066
    Net property, plant and equipment             376,764         365,878
    Long-term investments                         660,167         582,202
    Other assets                                  290,847         329,172

    Total Assets                               $3,858,433      $3,184,318



    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable and accrued
       liabilities                               $294,483        $277,029
      Deferred income on shipments to
       distributors                                80,536          80,132


    Total current liabilities                     375,019         357,161
    Convertible debentures                        887,197         354,798
    Deferred tax liabilities                      368,521         294,149
    Other long-term liabilities                    54,090          57,740

    Stockholders' equity                        2,173,606       2,120,470


    Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
     Equity                                    $3,858,433      $3,184,318
                                               ==========      ==========



    XILINX, INC.
    SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    (Unaudited)


    (In thousands)                                   Three Months Ended
                                                     ------------------
                                             Jan. 1,     Oct. 2,      Jan. 2,
                                                2011        2010         2010
                                                ----        ----         ----

    SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
      Depreciation                           $12,500     $12,747      $12,867
      Amortization                             1,873       1,943        3,210
      Stock-based compensation                14,754      15,421       15,519
      Net cash provided by operating
       activities                            332,527      41,616      185,478
      Purchases of property, plant and
       equipment                              14,880      15,177        8,693
      Payment of dividends to stockholders    41,489      41,645       44,299
      Repurchases of common stock              2,634      32,976       25,000
      Proceeds from issuance of common stock
       to employees and excess tax benefit    24,991      41,816       13,546

    STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION INCLUDED IN:
       Cost of revenues                       $1,092      $1,312       $1,291
       Research and development                7,120       7,341        7,289
       Selling, general and administrative     6,542       6,768        6,939
       Restructuring charges                       -           -            -



                                                        Nine Months
    (In thousands)                                         Ended
                                                         -----------
                                                  Jan. 1,      Jan. 2,
                                                     2011         2010
                                                     ----         ----

    SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
      Depreciation                                $37,438      $37,932
      Amortization                                  5,559       11,777
      Stock-based compensation                     45,295       41,010
      Net cash provided by operating
       activities                                 479,185      450,421
      Purchases of property, plant and
       equipment                                   48,324       17,540
      Payment of dividends to stockholders        126,951      121,617
      Repurchases of common stock                 468,943       25,000
      Proceeds from issuance of common stock
       to employees and excess tax benefit         72,624       13,167

    STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION INCLUDED IN:
       Cost of revenues                            $3,671       $3,678
       Research and development                    21,665       18,140
       Selling, general and administrative         19,959       18,247
       Restructuring charges                            -          945

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