Overview

Xilinx is a semiconductor company headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, founded in 1984. It employs roughly 1,000 to 5,000 people and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) since February 2022, when it was rebranded as the AMD Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group. The company designs programmable logic devices, including field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and adaptive system-on-chip products, serving the automotive, aerospace, electronics, and electric-vehicle industries.

At a glance

What Xilinx makes

The company holds ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 16949 certifications and offers FPGAs, adaptive SoCs, and 3D integrated circuits along with development kits and software design tools.

Products and capabilities described on the company's own site include Semiconductor, Electronics (source: xilinx.com).

Certifications

Xilinx is associated with the following certifications in public sources. Confirm the certified scope for the specific plant producing your part:

• ISO 9001 — xilinx.com

• ISO/TS 16949 — xilinx.com

Latest developments

• 2026-03-24 — UKRI-5938 Xilinx XC5VFX100T… Integrated Circuit – contract award (tenderroster.com)

• 2025-11-27 — AMD - Discontinuation of Xilinx CPLDs and Low-End FPGAs - Microchip USA (microchipusa.com)

• 2025-10-30 — AMD/Xilinx Brand Name Only RFQ (highergov.com)

• 2025-09-16 — Xilinx Responds to AMD's $30 Billion Acquisition Rumors: Is Heterogeneous Computing the New Battlefield? - Boardor (boardor.com)

• 2025-06-02 — AMD celebrates 40 years of Xilinx ... (eenewseurope.com)

• 2025-01-23 — استحواذ على نظام على رقاقة، استحواذ على عائلة Zynq® UltraScale+TM RFSoC، Mingjiada تشتري Xilinx SoC FPGA (integrated-ic.com)

Company details

As a subsidiary of AMD, Xilinx operates within a larger parent company and serves a global customer base in telecommunications, aerospace, and data center markets. Xilinx was founded in 1984, has an estimated 1,000-5,000 employees, and is headquartered in San Jose, California. On the LightSource stability read it is rated "Established & active": 42 years in operation (founded 1984). Holds ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949 certification(s) per public sources.

Frequently asked questions

What does Xilinx make?

Xilinx is a semiconductor company headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, founded in 1984. It employs roughly 1,000 to 5,000 people and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) since February 2022, when it was rebranded as the AMD Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group. The company designs programmable logic devices, including field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and adaptive system-on-chip products, serving the automotive, aerospace, electronics, and electric-vehicle industries.

Where is Xilinx headquartered?

Xilinx is headquartered in San Jose, California.

When was Xilinx founded?

Xilinx was founded in 1984.

How big is Xilinx?

Xilinx has an estimated 1,000-5,000 employees.

What certifications does Xilinx hold?

Xilinx lists ISO 9001 · ISO/TS 16949 on its website. Confirm the certified scope for the specific plant producing your part.

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