Business Combination

12 Months Ended

Apr. 03, 2021

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

Business Combinations

During fiscal 2021, the Company acquired Falcon Computing Solutions, a privately-held leading provider of high-level synthesis compiler optimization technology for approximately $12.0 million. The acquisition will make adaptive computing more accessible to software developers by enhancing the Xilinx Vitis unified software platform with automated hardware optimizations. The Company recognized $1.3 million of goodwill and $10.7 million of acquisition-related intangibles from this acquisition.

During fiscal 2020, the Company acquired Solarflare Communications, Inc. (Solarflare), a leading provider of high-performance, low latency networking solutions for customers spanning FinTech to cloud computing for approximately $400.0 million. This acquisition enables the Company to combine its industry leading solutions with Solarflare's ultra-low latency network interface card (NIC) technology and onload application acceleration software, to enable new converged SmartNIC solutions. The Company recognized $237.2 million of goodwill and $106.0 million of acquisition-related intangibles from this acquisition.

During fiscal 2020, the Company acquired Airrays GmbH, a German-based company that develops a game-changing radio antenna technology in mobile communications for approximately $29.0 million . This acquisition is part of the Company’s wireless strategy to build end-to-end radio reference designs, allowing the Company to maximize the value in its RFSoC technology. The Company recognized $14.1 million of goodwill and $18.2 million of acquisition-related intangibles from this acquisition.

During fiscal 2020, the Company acquired NGCodec, Inc., a leader in cloud video business for approximately $54.0 million. This acquisition accelerates the Company's strategic roadmap to help advance the key verticals within the data center. The Company recognized $28.9 million of goodwill and $26.7 million of acquisition-related intangibles from this acquisition.