Xilinx was founded in 1984 by Ross Freeman, Bernard Vonderschmitt, and James V Barnett II. Xilinx invented the field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Xilinx sells a broad range of FPGAs, complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), design tools, intellectual property and reference designs. On October 27, 2020, AMD reached an agreement to acquire Xilinx in a stock-swap deal, valuing the company at $35 billion. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2021. Xilinx strongly encourages its customers to purchase all Xilinx semiconductor products through Xilinx’s authorized sources: either directly from Xilinx or through a Xilinx-authorized distributor...