SAN JOSE, Calif., June 12, 2002 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX), announced today that Xebeo Communications, a leader in metro area networking solutions, selected the Xilinx® Virtex-II™ Platform FPGA, to deliver advanced packet processing capabilities in its carrier class packet switching platform, the Xebeo MetroBridge. Corporate internal LAN bandwidths and applications are growing at a much faster rate than access out of the building creating the 'Metro Gap'. Xebeo multi-services switches enable carriers to simply, reliably and profitably deliver premium connectivity and services to bridge this gap in the metro network. Xebeo's optical wire speed packet processing and legacy service and network interfacing intelligently bridges the optical access, metro and transport networks and scales from 40 Gigabits per second to 4 Terabits per second. Xebeo Communications is among a growing number of next-generation networking companies to use Xilinx FPGAs in metro area networking (MAN) applications.

"The Virtex II FPGA series from Xilinx offers wide range of key, high performance features including: high speed serial and memory interfaces in addition to application specific hard macros, such as DLLs, numerous clock trees, and multipliers. These features are critical in meeting the performance requirements of modern packet processing and switching platforms and in enabling new and exciting services for network operators," said Dr. Lampros Kalampoukas, chief technology officer at Xebeo Communications. "Furthermore, they offer an excellent and more economic alternative to custom silicon solutions, while accelerating time-to-market availability."

Xilinx is fast becoming the supplier of choice for the MAN market. The constantly evolving standards require a flexible alternative to ASICs. "With the recent introduction of Virtex-II Pro FPGAs, we have been able to extend the industry's leading programmable platform to provide the optimal mix of flexibility, density, performance, and features required to address the most demanding applications such as Metro Area Networking, " said Robert Bielby, senior director of Strategic Solutions Marketing at Xilinx. "Through close collaboration between Xilinx and Xebeo engineering, we have also been able to refine timing and characterization of the high-speed inter-chip communication interfaces ensuring maximal performance for packet switching applications. We are very pleased with the results of this collaboration and look forward to continuing our efforts with Xebeo."

About the Metro-Optical Networking Forum
On July 25, 2002 in Santa Clara, Calif., Xilinx, along with other industry leaders, will host a free one-day event to address the challenges of designing and developing products for the metro area and edge access networks. Xebeo's Dr. Kalampoukas will be among the many industry leaders and visionaries to present on where this dynamic market is headed and technologies driving success in the MAN space. Locations and agenda information can be found at www.xilinx.com/metro.

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