When was Xilinx founded?

Xilinx was founded in 1984 and raised its 1st funding round 26 years after it was founded.

Where is Xilinx located?

Xilinx is headquartered in San Jose, United States.

How many employees does Xilinx have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Xilinx is 1613.

Is Xilinx a funded company?

Xilinx is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Post IPO round, raised on Dec 01, 2010.

When was the latest funding round of Xilinx?

Xilinx's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Jan 02, 2013, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Digital ICs. In United States, the Digital ICs sector has seen $6.12B in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of Xilinx?

Annual revenue of Xilinx is more than $1B as on Mar 31, 2021

Where does Xilinx rank among its competitors?

Xilinx ranks 11th amongst 236 active competitors, of which 25 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was NanoXplore, which secured $23.5M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Xilinx?

Xilinx's top competitors include Altera, Coreel and Efficient Computer. Among them, NanoXplore secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Xilinx - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Xilinx is an acquired company based in San Jose (United States), founded in 1984 by James V Barnett, Ross Freeman and Bernie Vonderschmitt. It operates as a Provider of processors, graphics, adaptive SoCs, FPGAs, software, and tools. Xilinx has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 236 active competitors, including 25 funded and 34 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Altera, Coreel and Efficient Computer.

Company Details

Provider of processors, graphics, adaptive SoCs, FPGAs, software, and tools. The company offers processors for data centers, business systems, personal and gaming use, and embedded applications. It provides GPU and telco accelerators, Ethernet adapters, and related documentation. The company also offers adaptive SoCs, FPGAs, system-on-modules, and associated intellectual property. Additionally, it develops software tools for processors, graphics, and adaptive SoCs, along with AI software and developer resources.

Website: xilinx.com
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Founded Year

1984

Location

San Jose, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Jan 02, 2013, $*****

Investors

Point Financial & 9 more

Ranked

11^th among 236 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Mar 31, 2021

Employee Count

1,613 as on Jul 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

SiFive & 38 more

Similar Companies

Altera & 208 more

Exit Details

Acquired by AMD (Oct 27, 2020)

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Xilinx is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
XILINX INC CIN: 743988 , United States, Active	Feb 04, 1990	$1B+ (As on Mar 31, 2021)	-	-
XILINX INDIA TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200TG2006PTC049156 , India, Active	Feb 15, 2006	₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	1636 (As on Sep 30, 2024)
Xilinx CIN: 770188631 , Belgium, Active		-	2069 (As on Dec 31, 2021)	-

Xilinx got acquired by AMD on Oct 27, 2020.

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Xilinx has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 01, 2010. Xilinx has 10 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Xilinx:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 02, 2013	2781709	Post IPO	9270230	3938933	5216935	8392696
Jun 28, 2012	8825349	Post IPO	9888115	5583127	6913976	7781367
Dec 01, 2010	1303849	Post IPO	8249517	3002516	8384517	7577092

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The founders of Xilinx are James V Barnett, Ross Freeman and Bernie Vonderschmitt.

Here are the details of Xilinx's key team members:

James V Barnett: Former Co-Founder of Xilinx.
Ross Freeman: Former Co-Founder of Xilinx.
Bernie Vonderschmitt: Former Co-Founder of Xilinx.

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Xilinx's employee count trend

Xilinx has 1,613 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Xilinx's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Xilinx include Altera, Coreel and Efficient Computer. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Xilinx, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Altera 1983, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Provider of programmable solutions including FPGAs, CPLDs, intellectual property and development tools	-	daVinci Capital Group, PointGuard Ventures ... & 1 others	63/100
2nd	Coreel 1999, India, Series B	Provider of advanced electronic system-level products and technology solutions	$46M	360 One, ValueQuest & 40 others	63/100
3rd	Efficient Computer 2022, Pittsburgh (United States), Series A	Programmable processor architecture for computers	$76.2M	Eclipse, Triatomic & 8 others	62/100
4th	Gowin Semiconductor 2014, Guangzhou (China), Series B	Provider of FPGA devices, design tools, IP cores, and development kits	$132M	-	61/100
5th	EFinix 2012, Santa Clara (United States), Series A	Provider of programmable logic cores	$9.75M	Xilinx, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund & 7 others	60/100
6th	Lattice Semiconductor 1983, Portland (United States), Public	Manufacturer of low power field programmable gate arrays and software	-	Lion Point	58/100
7th	NanoXplore 2010, Bievres (France), Series B	Fabless semiconductor company which develops IP solutions for embedded FPGA	$23.5M	Defence Innovation Fund, Europa & 1 others	56/100
8th	SP Devices 2004, Linkoping (Sweden), Acquired	Signal processing solutions for communication industry	$3.89M	SEB, Europa	54/100
9th	congatec 2004, Deggendorf (Germany), Acquired	Manufacturer of embedded computer-on-modules including COM-HPC, COM Express, SMARC, and Qseven	$1.09M	GAP Technology Holding, Bayern Kapital & 2 others	54/100
10th	Advantech 1983, Bengaluru (India), Public	Network equipment, automation, and embedded computing solutions provider	-	IoT Evolution, Herald Investment Management ... & 1 others	53/100
11th	Xilinx 1984, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Provider of processors, graphics, adaptive SoCs, FPGAs, software, and tools	-	Point Financial, SquareOne & 8 others	53/100

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Xilinx has made 26 investments in companies including SiFive and Kameleon. Xilinx has also acquired 13 companies including Silexica and Falcon Computing.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Mar 16, 2022	Investments	SiFive	2015	Santa Clara (United States)
Jul 21, 2021	Investments	Kameleon	2018	Caesarea (Israel)
Jun 10, 2021	Acquisition	Silexica	2014	Cologne (Germany)