Kevin J. Cooney

Xilinx, Inc. engages in the design and development of programmable logic semiconductor devices and the related software design tools. It also provides design services, customer training, field engineering, and technical support. The company was founded by Ross Freeman, Bernard Vonderschmitt, and James V. Barnett in February 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Xilinx Ltd. is a British technology company founded in 1987. The private company is based in Chertsey, UK. Xilinx specializes in fully software-programmable, heterogeneous compute platforms that combine scalar engines, adaptable engines, and intelligent engines to achieve dramatic performance improvements for various applications such as data center, wired network, 5G wireless, and automotive driver assist. The company also offers modular platforms for intelligent robotics and development platforms for advanced vision application development without requiring complex hardware design knowledge. Xilinx is the inventor of the FPGA, programmable SoCs, and now, the ACAP, and delivers the most dynamic processing technology in the industry.