Xilinx, Inc.The electronics company who invented the {FPGA}. Xilinx was founded in San Jose, California, in 1984, and invented the {field-programmable gate array}. They claim to command more than half of the world market for these devices today. More recent innovations include {complex programmable logic devices}. {Home (http://www.xilinx.com/)}. Address: 2100 Logic Drive, San Jose, CA 95124, USA. (1998-09-25)