Xilinx | 255,921 followers on LinkedIn. Xilinx is now part of AMD. Follow the AMD LinkedIn page for Xilinx tech updates and job opportunities. | Xilinx was founded in Silicon Valley in 1984 and was the inventor of the FPGA and Adaptive SoCs. Xilinx’s highly flexible, programmable silicon, enabled by a suite of advanced software and tools, drove rapid innovation across a wide span of industries and technologies. Xilinx delivered the most dynamic processing technology in the industry, enabling rapid innovation with its adaptable, intelligent computing.