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  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=1>As filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on November 6, 2009</FONT></B></P>
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  <CENTER><B><FONT face=serif size=5>UNITED STATES <BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif size=5>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif>Washington, D.C. 20549 <BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif size=1>_________________________ </FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif></FONT></B></CENTER>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=5>FORM S-8 </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
  ACT OF 1933</FONT></B><FONT face=serif> <BR></FONT><B><FONT face=serif size=1>_________________________ <BR><BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif size=5>XILINX, INC. <BR></FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=1>(Exact name of
  registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT><FONT face=serif size=1>
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      <TD noWrap align=center width="49%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Delaware</FONT></B> </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="50%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>77-0188631</FONT></B> </TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="49%"><FONT face=serif size=1>(State or
        other jurisdiction of</FONT> </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="50%"><FONT face=serif size=1>(I.R.S.
        Employer</FONT> </TD></TR>
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      <TD noWrap align=center width="49%"><FONT face=serif size=1>incorporation
        or organization)</FONT> </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="50%"><FONT face=serif size=1>Identification
        No.)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=1>_________________________</FONT></B></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif>2100 Logic Drive <BR>San Jose, California
  95124<BR></FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=1>(Address of Principal Executive
  Offices) </FONT></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif>Amended and Restated 1990 Employee
  <BR>Qualified Stock Purchase Plan and <BR>2007 Equity Incentive Plan
  <BR></FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=1>(Full title of the plan)
  <BR></FONT><B><FONT face=serif size=2>____________&nbsp;<BR><BR></FONT></B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT face=serif size=2>Moshe N. Gavrielov <BR>President, Chief Executive Officer
  <BR>Xilinx, Inc. <BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif size=2>2100 Logic Drive, San
  Jose, California 95124 <BR></FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=1>(Name and address
  of agent for service) <BR></FONT><B><FONT face=serif size=2>_____________
  <BR><BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif size=2>(408) 559-7778</FONT></B><B><FONT face=serif size=2> <BR></FONT></B><FONT face=serif size=1>(Telephone number,
  including area code, of agent for service) <BR></FONT><B><FONT face=serif size=2>_____________ </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Indicate by check mark whether the
  registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
  filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
  filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the
  Exchange Act. (Check one): </FONT></P>
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="68%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Large
        accelerated filer </FONT><FONT face=Wingdings size=2>&#254;<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT size=2>Accelerated
        filer&nbsp;<FONT face=Wingdings size=2>o<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="68%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Non-accelerated
        filer (do not check if a smaller reporting company)&nbsp;<FONT face=Wingdings size=2>o<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>
        </FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Smaller
        reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face=Wingdings size=2>o<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>This registration statement shall
  hereafter become effective in accordance with Rule 462 promulgated under the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=1>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  </FONT></B></P>
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      <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="19%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Title of Each Class
  of</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2pt double; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Amount to
        be</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2pt double; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Proposed
        Maximum</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2pt double; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Proposed
        Maximum</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 2pt double; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Amount
        of</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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      <TD noWrap align=center width="19%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Securities</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Registered (1)</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Offering Price</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Aggregate Offering</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Registration</FONT></B></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="19%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>to be Registered</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%"></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Per
        Share(2)</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Price(2)</FONT></B></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%"><B><FONT face=serif size=1>Fee</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="19%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common Stock, $0.01 par</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD></TR>
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="19%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;value, to be issued under
      the</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD></TR>
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="19%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amended and Restated 1990</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>2,000,000</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>$21.29</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>$42,580,000.00</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>$2,375.96</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="19%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee Qualified Stock</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD></TR>
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      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=left width="19%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase Plan</FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="19%"><FONT face=serif size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common Stock, $0.01 par</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%"></TD></TR>
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="19%"><FONT face=serif size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;value, to be issued under
      the</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%"><FONT face=serif size=1>5,000,000</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%"><FONT face=serif size=1>$21.29</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%"><FONT face=serif size=1>$106,450,000.00</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="20%"><FONT face=serif size=1>$5,939.91</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=left width="19%"><FONT face=serif size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2007
        Equity Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%"></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%"></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%"></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=left width="19%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total</FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>7,000,000</FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>$21.29</FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>$149,030,000.00</FONT></TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" noWrap align=center width="20%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face=serif size=1>$8,315.87</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT face=serif size=1>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="100%"><FONT face=serif size=1>In accordance with Rule 416(a)
        under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement
        shall be deemed to cover additional shares of common stock which may be
        issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated 1990 Employee Qualified Stock
        Purchase Plan and 2007 Equity Incentive Plan as a result of stock splits,
        stock dividends or similar transactions.</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT face=serif size=1>(2)</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="100%"><FONT face=serif size=1>Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under
        the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the offering price is estimated
        solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee upon the basis
        of the average of the high and low prices of the common stock of Xilinx,
        Inc. on November 3, 2009 as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select
        Market.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>PART I </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION
  10(a) PROSPECTUS </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 1. Plan Information.*
  </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 2. Registrant Information and
  Employee Plan Annual Information.* </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><BR>* All information required by Part I
  to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
  Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of
  1933 and the Note to Part I of Form S-8. </FONT></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>PART II </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by
  Reference. </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>The
  following documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange
  Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) by Xilinx, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) pursuant to the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) are hereby
  incorporated by reference: </FONT></P>
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      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT face=serif size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="100%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Registrant&#146;s annual report on
        Form 10-K filed pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
        containing audited financial statements for the Company&#146;s fiscal year
        ended March 28, 2009, as filed with the Commission on June 1,
      2009.</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT face=serif size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="100%"><FONT face=serif size=2>All other reports filed pursuant
        to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal
        year covered by the Registrant&#146;s document referred to in (a)
      above.</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT face=serif size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="100%"><FONT face=serif size=2>The description of the
        Registrant&#146;s common stock set forth in its Registration Statement on Form
        8-A (File No. 0-18548) filed with the Commission on April 27, 1990,
        including any amendment or report subsequently filed by the Registrant for
        the purpose of updating the description.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>All other
  documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a),
  13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the filing of this
  Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
  this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have
  been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
  deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be
  a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.</FONT></P>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 4. Description of Securities.
  </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>The class of securities to be
  offered is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and
  Counsel. </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>Not applicable. </FONT></P>
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  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors
  and Officers. </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Section 145
  of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to indemnify any
  of its directors or officers who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
  party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
  whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
  by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is
  or was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses (including
  attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
  reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or
  proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
  reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
  corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
  reasonable cause to believe that such person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. In a
  derivative action, i.e., one by or in the right of the corporation, the
  corporation is permitted to indemnify any of its directors or officers against
  expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such
  person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if
  such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed
  to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
  indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been adjudged liable to
  the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such
  action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that such person is
  fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such
  adjudication of liability. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>The Registrant&#146;s currently effective
  Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall
  indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware
  law. The Registrant currently carries indemnity insurance pursuant to which its
  directors and officers are insured under certain circumstances against certain
  liabilities or losses, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933,
  as amended. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>The Registrant has entered into
  indemnity agreements with certain directors and executive officers. These
  agreements, among other things, indemnify the directors and executive officers
  for certain expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines, and
  settlement payments incurred by such persons in any action, including any action
  by or in the right of the Registrant, in connection with the good faith
  performance of their duties as a director or officer. The indemnification
  agreements also provide for the advance payment by the Registrant of defense
  expenses incurred by the director or officer; however, the affected director or
  officer must undertake to repay such amounts advanced if it is ultimately
  determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified.
  </FONT><B><FONT face=serif size=2></FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 7. Exemption from Registration
  Claimed. </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2><FONT size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>Not applicable. </FONT></P>
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  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 8. Exhibits. </FONT></B></P>
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    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=center width="3%"><FONT size=2>Exhibit No.</FONT> </TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap width="5%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Description of Exhibit</FONT>
  </P></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap width="90%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Restated Certificate of
        Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
        the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 30, 2007).
        </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
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      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Bylaws of the Company, as amended
        and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s
        Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 31, 2006).</FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
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      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Opinion of Counsel.
  </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>23.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Consent of Counsel (included in
        Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>23.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.
        </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>24.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Power of attorney (included on
        signature pages hereto). </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Amended and Restated 1990 Employee
        Qualified Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to
        the Company&#146;s Schedule 14A filed on June 2, 2009).</FONT><FONT face=serif size=2> </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;99.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>2007 Equity Incentive Plan
        (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company&#146;s Schedule 14A
        filed on June 2, 2009).
  </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>____________________
  <P align=left><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Item 9. Undertakings. </FONT></B></P>
  <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>(a)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="98%" colSpan=3>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>The undersigned Registrant hereby
        undertakes:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>(1)</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>To file, during any period in which
        offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
        Registration Statement: </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>(i)</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="96%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>To include any prospectus required
        by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="96%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>(ii)</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="96%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>To reflect in the prospectus any
        facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration
        Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
        individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
        information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
        foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
        the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
        was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
        estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
        prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
        aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
        percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
        "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration
        Statement;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="96%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>(iii)</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="96%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>To include any material information
        with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
        Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
        Registration Statement;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="99%" colSpan=4>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="99%" colSpan=4>
        <P align=left><I><FONT face=serif size=2>provided, however</FONT></I><FONT face=serif size=2>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this
        section do not apply if the information required to be included in a
        post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed
        with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section
        13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
        incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
    </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
  <HR align=center width="100%" noShade SIZE=2>
  <PAGE><BR>
  <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>(2)</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>That, for the purpose of determining
        any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
        amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to
        the </FONT><FONT face=serif size=2>securities offered therein, and the
        offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
        </FONT><I><FONT face=serif size=2>bona fide</FONT></I><FONT face=serif size=2> offering thereof. </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>(3)</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="97%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>To remove from registration by means
        of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
        remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby
  undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
  Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to section
  13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
  applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
  section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
  reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
  Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><I><FONT face=serif size=2>bona fide</FONT></I><FONT face=serif size=2> offering thereof.
  </FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>(c) Insofar as indemnification for
  liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
  directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
  foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
  opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
  against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
  than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
  officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
  action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
  person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
  unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
  precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
  such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
  will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>
  <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2pt double" width="100%">&nbsp;
    </TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P align=center><B><FONT face=serif size=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></B></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Pursuant to
  the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
  has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
  filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of San
  Jose, State of California, on this 6th day of November 2009. </FONT></P>
  <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR>
      <TD width="50%"></TD>
      <TD width="50%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>XILINX, INC.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="50%"></TD>
      <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="50%"></TD>
      <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="50%"></TD>
      <TD width="50%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>By: /s/ Moshe N. Gavrielov
        </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="50%"></TD>
      <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="50%"></TD>
      <TD width="50%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Moshe N. Gavrielov<BR></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2>President, Chief Executive Officer
    </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
  <HR align=center width="100%" noShade SIZE=2>
  <PAGE>
  <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>KNOW ALL
  PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
  constitutes and appoints Moshe N. Gavrielov and Jon A. Olson, and each of them
  severally, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
  substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
  any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
  amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
  exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
  agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
  every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
  premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
  person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
  agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully
  do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Pursuant to
  the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
  Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
  on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>
  <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Signature</FONT></B>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Title</FONT></B> </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"><B><FONT face=serif size=2>Date</FONT></B> </TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><FONT face=serif size=2>By:<U>
        </U></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2><U>/s/ Moshe N.
        Gavrielov</U></FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>President, Chief
        Executive Officer and</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>November 6,
        2009</FONT> </TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Moshe N. Gavrielov</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT size=2>(Principal Executive
        Officer)</FONT> </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%">&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><FONT face=serif size=2>By:<U>
        </U></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2><U>/s/ Jon A. Olson</U></FONT>&nbsp;
  </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Senior Vice
        President and Chief Financial</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>November 6,
        2009<FONT size=3> </FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Jon A. Olson</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Officer
        (Principal Financial Officer and</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Principal
        Accounting Officer)</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><FONT face=serif size=2>By:<U> </U><FONT face=serif size=2><U>/s/ Philip T. Gianos</U></FONT><FONT size=3>&nbsp;
        </FONT></FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Chairman of the
        Board of Directors</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>November 6,
        2009<FONT size=3> </FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Philip T. Gianos</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%">&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><FONT face=serif size=2>By:<U>
        </U></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2><U>/s/ John L. Doyle</U></FONT>&nbsp;
      </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Director</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>November 6,
        2009<FONT size=3> </FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>John L. Doyle</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%">&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><FONT face=serif size=2>By:<U>
        </U></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2><U>/s/ Jerald G.
        Fishman</U></FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Director</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"><FONT face=serif size=2>November 6,
        2009<FONT size=3> </FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Jerald G. Fishman</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="99%" colSpan=5>&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><FONT face=serif size=2>By:<U>
        </U></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2><U>/s/ William G. Howard,
        Jr.</U></FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT size=2>Director</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"><FONT size=2>November 6,
        2009</FONT><FONT size=3> </FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>William G. Howard, Jr.</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="54%" colSpan=3>&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD width="35%"></TD>
      <TD align=center width="10%"></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><FONT face=serif size=2>By:<U>
        </U></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2><U>/s/ J. Michael
        Patterson</U></FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT size=2>Director</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"><FONT size=2>November 6,
        2009</FONT><FONT size=3> </FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>J. Michael Patterson</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><FONT face=serif size=2>By</FONT><FONT face=serif size=2>:<U> /s/ Marshall C. Turner, Jr.</U></FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT size=2>Director</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"><FONT size=2>November 6,
        2009</FONT><FONT size=3> </FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Marshall C. Turner, Jr.</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><FONT face=serif size=2>By:<U>
        </U></FONT><FONT face=serif size=2><U>/s/ Elizabeth W.
        Vanderslice</U></FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><FONT size=2>Director</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=center width="10%"><FONT size=2>November 6,
        2009</FONT><FONT size=3> </FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif size=2>Elizabeth W. Vanderslice</FONT>&nbsp; </TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="35%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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  <P align=center><FONT face=serif size=2>EXHIBIT INDEX</FONT></P>
  <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=center width="3%"><FONT size=2>Exhibit No.</FONT> </TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap width="5%">
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Description of Exhibit</FONT>
  </P></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap width="90%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Restated Certificate of
        Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
        the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 30, 2007).
        </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Bylaws of the Company, as amended
        and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s
        Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 31, 2006).</FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Opinion of Counsel.
  </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>23.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Consent of Counsel (included in
        Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>23.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.
        </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>24.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Power of attorney (included on
        signature pages hereto). </FONT></P></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" colSpan=2></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top align=right width="3%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top width="95%" bgColor=#c0c0c0 colSpan=2>
        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>Amended and Restated 1990 Employee
        Qualified Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to
        the Company&#146;s Schedule 14A filed on June 2, 2009).</FONT><FONT face=serif size=2> </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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        <P align=left><FONT face=serif size=2>2007 Equity Incentive Plan
        (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company&#146;s Schedule 14A
        filed on June 2, 2009). </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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text: As filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on November 6, 2009
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  _________________________
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
  ACT OF 1933
  _________________________
  XILINX, INC.
  (Exact name of
  registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  77-0188631
  (State or
        other jurisdiction of
  (I.R.S.
        Employer
  incorporation
        or organization)
  Identification
        No.)
  _________________________
  2100 Logic Drive
  San Jose, California
  95124
  (Address of Principal Executive
  Offices)
  Amended and Restated 1990 Employee
  Qualified Stock Purchase Plan and
  2007 Equity Incentive Plan
  (Full title of the plan)
  ____________
  Moshe N. Gavrielov
  President, Chief Executive Officer
  Xilinx, Inc.
  2100 Logic Drive, San
  Jose, California 95124
  (Name and address
  of agent for service)
  _____________
  (408) 559-7778
  (Telephone number,
  including area code, of agent for service)
  _____________
  Indicate by check mark whether the
  registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
  filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
  filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
  Exchange Act. (Check one):
  Large
        accelerated filer
  þ
  Accelerated
        filer
  o
  Non-accelerated
        filer (do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  o
  Smaller
        reporting company
  o
  This registration statement shall
  hereafter become effective in accordance with Rule 462 promulgated under the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Title of Each Class
  of
  Amount to
        be
  Proposed
        Maximum
  Proposed
        Maximum
  Amount
        of
  Securities
  Registered (1)
  Offering Price
  Aggregate Offering
  Registration
  to be Registered
  Per
        Share(2)
  Price(2)
  Fee
  Common Stock, $0.01 par
  value, to be issued under
      the
  Amended and Restated 1990
  2,000,000
  $21.29
  $42,580,000.00
  $2,375.96
  Employee Qualified Stock
  Purchase Plan
  Common Stock, $0.01 par
  value, to be issued under
      the
  5,000,000
  $21.29
  $106,450,000.00
  $5,939.91
  2007
        Equity Incentive Plan
  Total
  7,000,000
  $21.29
  $149,030,000.00
  $8,315.87
  (1)
  In accordance with Rule 416(a)
        under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement
        shall be deemed to cover additional shares of common stock which may be
        issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated 1990 Employee Qualified Stock
        Purchase Plan and 2007 Equity Incentive Plan as a result of stock splits,
        stock dividends or similar transactions.
  (2)
  Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under
        the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the offering price is estimated
        solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee upon the basis
        of the average of the high and low prices of the common stock of Xilinx,
        Inc. on November 3, 2009 as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select
        Market.
  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION
  10(a) PROSPECTUS
  Item 1. Plan Information.*
  Item 2. Registrant Information and
  Employee Plan Annual Information.*
  * All information required by Part I
  to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
  Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of
  1933 and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by
  Reference.
  The
  following documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange
  Commission (the "Commission") by Xilinx, Inc. (the "Registrant") pursuant to the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") are hereby
  incorporated by reference:
  (a)
  Registrant's annual report on
        Form 10-K filed pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
        containing audited financial statements for the Company's fiscal year
        ended March 28, 2009, as filed with the Commission on June 1,
      2009.
  (b)
  All other reports filed pursuant
        to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal
        year covered by the Registrant's document referred to in (a)
      above.
  (c)
  The description of the
        Registrant's common stock set forth in its Registration Statement on Form
        8-A (File No. 0-18548) filed with the Commission on April 27, 1990,
        including any amendment or report subsequently filed by the Registrant for
        the purpose of updating the description.
  All other
  documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a),
  13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the filing of this
  Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
  this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have
  been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
  deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be
  a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
  Item 4. Description of Securities.
  The class of securities to be
  offered is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
  Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and
  Counsel.
  Not applicable.
  Item 6. Indemnification of Directors
  and Officers.
  Section 145
  of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to indemnify any
  of its directors or officers who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
  party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
  whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
  by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is
  or was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses (including
  attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
  reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or
  proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
  reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
  corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
  reasonable cause to believe that such person's conduct was unlawful. In a
  derivative action, i.e., one by or in the right of the corporation, the
  corporation is permitted to indemnify any of its directors or officers against
  expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such
  person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if
  such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed
  to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
  indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been adjudged liable to
  the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such
  action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that such person is
  fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such
  adjudication of liability.
  The Registrant's currently effective
  Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall
  indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware
  law. The Registrant currently carries indemnity insurance pursuant to which its
  directors and officers are insured under certain circumstances against certain
  liabilities or losses, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933,
  as amended.
  The Registrant has entered into
  indemnity agreements with certain directors and executive officers. These
  agreements, among other things, indemnify the directors and executive officers
  for certain expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and
  settlement payments incurred by such persons in any action, including any action
  by or in the right of the Registrant, in connection with the good faith
  performance of their duties as a director or officer. The indemnification
  agreements also provide for the advance payment by the Registrant of defense
  expenses incurred by the director or officer; however, the affected director or
  officer must undertake to repay such amounts advanced if it is ultimately
  determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified.
  Item 7. Exemption from Registration
  Claimed.
  Not applicable.
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibit
  4.1
  Restated Certificate of
        Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
        the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 30, 2007).
  4.2
  Bylaws of the Company, as amended
        and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's
        Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 31, 2006).
  5.1
  Opinion of Counsel.
  23.1
  Consent of Counsel (included in
        Exhibit 5.1).
  23.2
  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
  24.1
  Power of attorney (included on
        signature pages hereto).
  99.1
  Amended and Restated 1990 Employee
        Qualified Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to
        the Company's Schedule 14A filed on June 2, 2009).
  99.2
  2007 Equity Incentive Plan
        (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company's Schedule 14A
        filed on June 2, 2009).
  ____________________
  Item 9. Undertakings.
  (a)
  The undersigned Registrant hereby
        undertakes:
  (1)
  To file, during any period in which
        offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
        Registration Statement:
  (i)
  To include any prospectus required
        by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii)
  To reflect in the prospectus any
        facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration
        Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
        individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
        information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
        foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
        the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
        was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
        estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
        prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
        aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
        percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
        "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration
        Statement;
  (iii)
  To include any material information
        with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
        Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
        Registration Statement;
  provided, however
  , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this
        section do not apply if the information required to be included in a
        post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed
        with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section
        13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
        incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
  (2)
  That, for the purpose of determining
        any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
        amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to
        the
  securities offered therein, and the
        offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (3)
  To remove from registration by means
        of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
        remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby
  undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
  Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to section
  13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
  applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
  section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
  reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
  Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (c) Insofar as indemnification for
  liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
  directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
  foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
  opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
  against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
  than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
  officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
  action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
  person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
  unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
  precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
  such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
  will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to
  the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
  has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
  filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of San
  Jose, State of California, on this 6th day of November 2009.
  XILINX, INC.
  By: /s/ Moshe N. Gavrielov
  Moshe N. Gavrielov
  President, Chief Executive Officer
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW ALL
  PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
  constitutes and appoints Moshe N. Gavrielov and Jon A. Olson, and each of them
  severally, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
  substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
  any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
  amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
  exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
  agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
  every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
  premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
  person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
  agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully
  do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to
  the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
  Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
  on the dates indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  By:
  /s/ Moshe N.
        Gavrielov
  President, Chief
        Executive Officer and
  November 6,
        2009
  Moshe N. Gavrielov
  (Principal Executive
        Officer)
  By:
  /s/ Jon A. Olson
  Senior Vice
        President and Chief Financial
  November 6,
        2009
  Jon A. Olson
  Officer
        (Principal Financial Officer and
  Principal
        Accounting Officer)
  By:
  /s/ Philip T. Gianos
  Chairman of the
        Board of Directors
  November 6,
        2009
  Philip T. Gianos
  By:
  /s/ John L. Doyle
  Director
  November 6,
        2009
  John L. Doyle
  By:
  /s/ Jerald G.
        Fishman
  Director
  November 6,
        2009
  Jerald G. Fishman
  By:
  /s/ William G. Howard,
        Jr.
  Director
  November 6,
        2009
  William G. Howard, Jr.
  By:
  /s/ J. Michael
        Patterson
  Director
  November 6,
        2009
  J. Michael Patterson
  By
  :
  /s/ Marshall C. Turner, Jr.
  Director
  November 6,
        2009
  Marshall C. Turner, Jr.
  By:
  /s/ Elizabeth W.
        Vanderslice
  Director
  November 6,
        2009
  Elizabeth W. Vanderslice
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibit
  4.1
  Restated Certificate of
        Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
        the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 30, 2007).
  4.2
  Bylaws of the Company, as amended
        and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's
        Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 31, 2006).
  5.1
  Opinion of Counsel.
  23.1
  Consent of Counsel (included in
        Exhibit 5.1).
  23.2
  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
  24.1
  Power of attorney (included on
        signature pages hereto).
  99.1
  Amended and Restated 1990 Employee
        Qualified Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to
        the Company's Schedule 14A filed on June 2, 2009).
  99.2
  2007 Equity Incentive Plan
        (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company's Schedule 14A
        filed on June 2, 2009).