Xilinx is the world's leading provider of complete programmable logic solutions. Xilinx develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, and IP (Intellectual Property) cores as predefined system-level features. Customers use Xilinx and its partners' automation software tools and IP verification devices to program specific logic operations. Founded in 1984, Xilinx pioneered the innovative technology of Field Programmable Logic Array (FPGA) and first introduced commercial products in 1985. At the moment, Xilinx meets more than half of the world's demand for FPGA products. The Xilinx product line also includes Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs). CPLDs are typically faster than FPGAs in some control applications, but they provide less logic resources. Xilinx programmable logic solutions reduce the risk for manufacturers by reducing the time it takes for electronics manufacturers to develop products and speed time-to-market. With Xilinx programmable devices, customers can design and verify their circuits faster than traditional methods such as fixed logic gate arrays. Moreover, since Xilinx devices are standard components that only need to be programmed, customers don't have to wait for samples or pay a lot of money as they would with a fixed logic chip. Xilinx products have been widely used in digital electronic applications from wireless telephone base stations to DVD players. Traditional semiconductor companies have only a few hundred customers, and Xilinx has more than 7,500 customers and more than 50,000 design starts around the world. Its customers include Alcatel, Cisco Systems, EMC, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Nortel, Samsung, Siemens, Sony, Oracle and Toshiba.