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XilinxAMD is a term used to describe the integration of Xilinx’s programmable logic technology with AMD’s processor and graphics business following AMD’s acquisition of Xilinx. It is not an official corporate brand, but it is used in discussions of the two companies’ combined strategy and product lines after the merger.

Background and timeline

Xilinx, founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, developed field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), and adaptive compute acceleration platforms. In October 2020, AMD announced an agreement to acquire Xilinx in a deal valued at about $35 billion. The acquisition closed on February 14, 2022, integrating Xilinx as a wholly owned subsidiary of AMD and aligning its programmable logic technology with AMD’s CPU, GPU, and data-center portfolios.

Strategic rationale and product impact

The merger aimed to expand AMD’s addressable market by incorporating Xilinx’s programmable and adaptive computing capabilities into AMD’s heterogeneous computing platform. Key technologies from Xilinx, including FPGAs, Versal ACAPs (adaptive compute acceleration platform), and related IP, were positioned to complement AMD’s data-center processors (EPYC), accelerators (Instinct), and client GPUs. The combined entity pursues opportunities in data centers, networking, enterprise AI, automotive, and embedded markets, with an emphasis on workloads that benefit from hardware specialization, low-latency processing, and energy efficiency.

Market positioning and operations

Post-merger, Xilinx’s product lines have continued to serve existing customers while being integrated into AMD’s broader go-to-market and development efforts. The combined organization emphasizes heterogeneous computing—leveraging CPUs, GPUs, and programmable devices to accelerate diverse workloads. The integration also focused on supply chain alignment, roadmap synchronization, and sustaining customer relationships across traditional Xilinx markets and AMD’s core segments.

See also: AMD, Xilinx, Versal, ACAP, FPGA.