XILINX INC: insider trades · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About XILINX INC

Xilinx Inc. was a US semiconductor company historically listed on the American NYSE/NASDAQ market under ticker XLNX before its acquisition by AMD, which closed on February 14, 2022. The company was headquartered in San Jose, California, United States. For investors, Xilinx remains a benchmark name in field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), adaptive SoCs and reconfigurable computing. It was founded in 1984 and became one of the early pioneers of programmable logic, building a long-standing position in hardware architectures that can be optimized for specific workloads and upgraded over time. ([xilinx.com](https://www.xilinx.com/publications/prod_mktg/corporate-backgrounder.pdf)) From a business perspective, Xilinx’s core portfolio centered on FPGAs, Adaptive SoCs, Zynq platforms, and major product families such as Virtex, Kintex, Artix and, later, Versal. These solutions were used to accelerate workloads in data centers, networking, automotive systems, industrial applications, aerospace and defense, and test and measurement equipment. The company’s strategic appeal came from combining programmable hardware, software tools and application-specific acceleration, making it a key supplier for intelligent embedded systems and high-performance infrastructure. ([amd.com](https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/xilinx-acquisition.html)) In competitive terms, Xilinx built a durable franchise through technology leadership in FPGAs and a diversified end-market base. AMD stated at the time of the integration that Xilinx’s strategic partnerships in wired and wireless communications, automotive, industrial, aerospace and defense, and test and measurement complemented AMD’s own exposure to PCs and data centers. That mix shows Xilinx was not merely a niche component supplier, but a critical technology provider embedded in several long-duration industrial ecosystems. ([amd.com](https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/xilinx-acquisition.html)) Geographically, Xilinx maintained an international footprint with major locations in San Jose, Dublin, Tokyo and Singapore, reflecting its global sales, support and engineering reach. For French-speaking investors, this matters because it highlights a US-based company with worldwide demand exposure and a business model tied to global semiconductor investment cycles rather than only domestic activity. ([xilinx.com](https://www.xilinx.com/publications/prod_mktg/corporate-backgrounder.pdf)) A major recent milestone was AMD’s completed acquisition of Xilinx in February 2022, after which the Xilinx business became part of AMD’s Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group. That transaction underscored the strategic value of Xilinx’s IP, FPGA platforms and customer relationships. For investors tracking SEC Form 4 insider activity, the important point is that the issuer Xilinx ceased to exist as an independent listed company after the deal, so later insider-transaction context must be viewed through AMD rather than XLNX as a standalone stock. ([amd.com](https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/xilinx-acquisition.html))