1. The Xilinx Mission Software Silicon Service
Help our customers bring their products to market faster by providing the most innovative programmable logic solutions, including off-the-shelf integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system level functions delivered as cores, and unparalleled field engineering support.
Silicon
Software
Service

2. Programmable Logic Takes Market Share from Others
Total 1997 Market – $9.5B
Total 2002 Market – $12.0B
Mask Programmed Gate Arrays $4.0B
Mask Programmed Gate Arrays $5.2B
34%
55%
23%
22%
23%
43%
Discrete Logic $2.2B
Programmable Logic Share
$2.1B
Discrete Logic $2.8B
Programmable
Logic Share $5.2B
Source: Dataquest, May 1998

3. Xilinx Revenue Growth 1990–1998 Fiscal Year Revenues $ Millions $613
$568
$561
$355
$256
$178
$136
$98
$50
Fiscal year ends March 31

4. Strategic Business Model Ensures Focus
“Fabless” strategy
Leading edge IC process technology
Wafer capacity at competitive prices
Fastest, lowest cost, densest parts
Independent sales organization
Sales is a variable cost
Permits greater reach—over 15,000 customers
Focus on key strengths
Research and development
Marketing
Applications engineering 1

5. The Benefits of Adopting Leading Edge Process Technology
Smaller parts
Faster performance
Lower costs
More die per wafer
Increased reliability
Size of Die from Older Process
Size of Die from Newer Process
Same Size Wafers 2

6. Process Technology Leadership Roadmap
Feature Size (µm)
5V “cost reduction line” has
been valid for >10 years
5.0 V
3.3 V
2.5 V
1.8 V
Year 3

7. Competitive Advantages
Customer focus
Unparalleled customer support
Committed to providing complete solution
Dedicated leader in research and development
Superior management of product life cycle
Market leader in FPGA technology
Performance, density, low power, software
Unsurpassed financial management 4

8. Xilinx vs. Competitors 1997 Calendar Year Revenues
$ Millions
Source: Company reports & In-Stat

9. Why Xilinx? Silicon Software Service Process Technology
Largest, fastest, lowest power FPGAs
Lowest cost CPLDs
Software
Alliance Series: HDL, synthesis, EDA integration, optimization
Foundation Series: ready to use, complete solutions
LogiCORES & AllianceCORES: optimized and supported
CORE Generator: delivery vehicle for paramaterized cores
Service
Most comprehensive field and on-line technical support
Advanced Internet Web solutions
Process Technology
Deep submicron capacity — Sampling 0.25 micron now
Better price, performance, density