Exhibit

Exhibit 99.1

Investor Relations Contact:

Suresh Bhaskaran

Xilinx, Inc.

(408) 879-4784

ir@xilinx.com

XILINX ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2018 RESULTS

EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER OF REVENUE GROWTH

SAN JOSE, CA, October 25, 2017-- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced sales of $620 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, up approximately 1% from the prior quarter and up 7% from the second quarter of the prior fiscal year. This marks the eighth consecutive quarter of sales increase for the Company. September quarter net income was $168 million, or $0.65 per diluted share.

The Xilinx Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per outstanding share of common stock payable on December 6, 2017 to all stockholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2017.

Additional September quarter comparisons are represented in the charts below:

GAAP Results

(In millions, except EPS)



	Q2 FY 2018	Q1 FY 2018	Q2 FY 2017	Q-T-Q	Y-T-Y
Net revenues	$620	$615	$579	1%	7%
Operating income	$185	$180	$177	3%	5%
Net income	$168	$167	$164	0%	2%
Diluted earnings per share	$0.65	$0.63	$0.61	3%	7%

“Our multimarket diversification, technology leadership, and consistent execution are yielding sustainable results as we delivered our eighth consecutive quarter of revenue growth with strong profitability,” said Moshe Gavrielov, Xilinx President and Chief Executive Officer. “Revenues from Advanced Products continued to be solid, increasing 21% from the same quarter a year ago, supported by accelerated growth from our highly innovative Zynq SoC platform, as well as from our industry-leading 20nm and 16nm technology nodes. At the 16nm technology node, we have shipped 34 unique products to well over 900 customers, denoting a sequential increase of 50% in the number of products and 75% increase in the number of customers.”

Net Revenues by Geography:



	Percentages			Growth Rates
	Q2 FY 2018	Q1 FY 2018	Q2 FY 2017	Q-T-Q	Y-T-Y
North America	31%	29%	33%	8%	1%
Asia Pacific	40%	43%	38%	-7%	12%
Europe	20%	19%	20%	2%	4%
Japan	9%	9%	9%	8%	14%

Net Revenues by End Market:



	Percentages			Growth Rates
	Q2 FY 2018	Q1 FY 2018	Q2 FY 2017	Q-T-Q	Y-T-Y
Communications & Data Center	37%	41%	41%	-10%	-5%
Industrial, Aerospace & Defense	45%	42%	41%	7%	17%
Broadcast, Consumer & Automotive	18%	17%	18%	11%	12%

Net Revenues by Product:



	Percentages			Growth Rates
	Q2 FY 2018	Q1 FY 2018	Q2 FY 2017	Q-T-Q	Y-T-Y
Advanced Products	52%	52%	46%	1%	21%
Core Products	48%	48%	54%	1%	-5%

Products are classified as follows:

Advanced products: UltraScale+, Ultrascale and 7-series products.

Core products: Virtex-6, Spartan-6, Virtex-5, CoolRunner-II, Virtex-4, Virtex-II, Spartan-3, Spartan-2, XC9500, products, configuration solutions, software & support/services.

Key Statistics:

(Dollars in millions)



	Q2 FY 2018	Q1 FY 2018	Q2 FY 2017

Annual Return on Equity (%)*	27	27	25

Operating Cash Flow	$202	$191	$184

Depreciation Expense	$12	$11	$11

Capital Expenditures	$12	$10	$11

Combined Inventory Days	116	111	111

Revenue Turns (%)	53	42	55

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

Product and Financial Highlights - September Quarter


•	The Industrial, Aerospace & Defense end market set a quarterly record with revenues of $278 million, an increase of 17% from the same quarter a year ago, and constituted 45% of total Xilinx revenues. The success of this end market is a clear illustration of the robustness and diversification of the Xilinx product portfolio.

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The Advanced Products category continues to deliver solid revenue growth, posting an increase of 21% from the year ago quarter. Broad-based growth was driven from the Zynq SoC platform and from the industry-leading 20nm and 16nm technology nodes. Zynq revenue increased 65% from the same quarter a year ago with growth driven largely by applications in Advanced Driver Assist (ADAS), Industrial, and Aerospace and Defense. Revenues from the 20nm node increased more than 40% from the year ago quarter and revenues from the 16nm node nearly quadrupled during the same period, reflecting broader customer and multi-market adoption.

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Xilinx made several significant announcements highlighting strong momentum in its Cloud Computing market expansion opportunity. Xilinx announced availability of the software defined development environment, SDAccel, on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for use with F1 instances. In addition, Xilinx announced that Huawei has chosen the Company’s high performance Virtex® UltraScale+™ FPGAs to power their first FaaS instance as part of a new accelerated cloud service. Lastly, Alibaba Cloud, the largest cloud service provider in China, recently announced its next generation FaaS F2 and F3 instances, based on Xilinx FPGAs.


•	Xilinx, ARM, Cadence and TSMC announced a collaboration to build the first Cache Coherent Interconnect for Accelerators (CCIX) test chip in TSMC 7nm FinFET process

technology for delivery in year 2018. The test chip aims to provide a silicon proof point to demonstrate the capabilities of CCIX in enabling multi-core high-performance ARM® CPUs working via a coherent fabric to off-chip FPGA accelerators.

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Xilinx announced delivery of its Zynq® UltraScale+™ RFSoC family, a disruptive integration and architectural breakthrough for applications including 5G, cable and wireless backhaul. Based on Xilinx’s 16nm technology, the RFSoCs integrate RF data converters for up to 50-75% system power and footprint reduction. With silicon samples already shipping to multiple customers, the early access program for this product family is now available.

Business Outlook - December Quarter Fiscal Year 2018


•	Sales are expected to be approximately $615 - $645 million.


•	Gross margin is expected to be 69% to 71%.


•	Operating expenses are expected to increase to approximately $260 million.


•	Other income is expected to be approximately $4 million.


•	December quarter tax rate is expected to be approximately 11 - 14%.

Conference Call

A conference call will be held today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss the September quarter financial results and management's outlook for the December 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 (855) 859-2056 and referencing confirmation code 80382363. 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. Statements that refer to or are based on projections, uncertain events or assumptions also identify forward-looking statements. Such forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the semiconductor market, the growth and acceptance of our products, 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 December quarter of fiscal year 2018. 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, costs and liabilities associated

with current and future litigation, and other risk factors listed in our most recent Forms 10-Q and 10-K.

About Xilinx

Xilinx is the leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs, MPSoCs, and 3D ICs. Xilinx uniquely enables applications that are both software defined and hardware optimized - powering industry advancements in Cloud Computing, Embedded Vision, Industrial IoT, and 5G Wireless. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.

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XILINX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended							Six Months Ended
	September 30, 2017		July 1, 2017		October 1, 2016			September 30, 2017		October 1, 2016
Net revenues	$	619,503	$	615,446	$	579,209		$	1,234,949	$	1,154,190
Cost of revenues	184,786		192,095		175,875			376,881		344,172
Gross margin	434,717		423,351		403,334			858,068		810,018
Operating expenses:
Research and development	157,985		153,051		141,814			311,036		277,939
Selling, general and administrative	91,053		89,175		83,463			180,228		166,573
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles	510		705		1,244			1,215		2,488
Total operating expenses	249,548		242,931		226,521			492,479		447,000
Operating income	185,169		180,420		176,813			365,589		363,018
Interest and other income (expense), net	1,831		1,839		(1,151		)	3,669		(5,738		)
Income before income taxes	187,000		182,259		175,662			369,258		357,280
Provision for income taxes	19,468		15,014		11,470			34,481		30,039
Net income	$	167,532	$	167,245	$	164,192		$	334,777	$	327,241
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.68	$	0.67	$	0.65		$	1.35	$	1.29
Diluted	$	0.65	$	0.63	$	0.61		$	1.28	$	1.22
Cash dividends per common share	$	0.35	$	0.35	$	0.33		$	0.70	$	0.66
Shares used in per share calculations:
Basic	248,094		247,911		253,466			247,960		253,056
Diluted	258,217		265,797		270,373			261,739		267,885



XILINX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
	September 30, 2017		April 1, 2017*
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	$	3,560,220	$	3,321,457
Accounts receivable, net	286,855		243,915
Inventories	215,397		227,033
Other current assets	109,758		87,711
Total current assets	4,172,230		3,880,116
Net property, plant and equipment	304,118		303,825
Long-term investments	99,862		116,288
Other assets	454,640		440,303
Total Assets	$	5,030,850	$	4,740,532


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	372,255	$	386,301
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	50,966		54,567
Current portion of long-term debt	—		456,328
Total current liabilities	423,221		897,196
Long-term debt	1,738,666		995,247
Deferred tax liabilities	359,323		317,639
Other long-term liabilities	23,557		21,411
Temporary equity	—		1,406
Stockholders' equity	2,486,083		2,507,633
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	5,030,850	$	4,740,532

* Derived from audited financial statements



XILINX, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
	September 30, 2017			July 1, 2017		October 1, 2016			September 30, 2017			October 1, 2016
SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Depreciation	$	11,732		$	11,232	$	11,182		$	22,964		$	22,807
Amortization	3,432			3,729		4,001			7,161			7,714
Stock-based compensation	36,372			32,036		29,802			68,408			59,206
Net cash provided by operating activities	202,140			190,908		183,593			393,048			522,229
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	12,223			9,926		11,313			22,149			31,950
Payment of dividends to stockholders	86,957			87,303		83,878			174,260			167,477
Repurchases of common stock	170,454			67,062		99,985			237,516			200,139
Net proceeds (withholding) from issuance of
common stock to employees	(23,765		)	1,070		(1,784		)	(22,695		)	9,513

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION INCLUDED IN:
Cost of revenues	$	2,147		$	2,150	$	1,930		$	4,297		$	4,049
Research and development	20,096			17,466		16,529			37,562			31,649
Selling, general and administrative	14,129			12,420		11,343			26,549			23,508