Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Tong Vincent
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/13/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
XILINX INC [XLNX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2100 LOGIC DRIVE, BLDG 5
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP Worldwide Quality
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95124
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
XLNX common 8,447
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1999 Aug 16 09/16/1999 08/16/2009 XLNX common 10,000 $ 35.5625 D  
2000 April 03 05/03/2000 04/03/2010 XLNX common 20,000 $ 77.625 D  
2001 April 02 05/02/2001 04/02/2011 XLNX common 20,000 $ 33.125 D  
2001 Nov 15 12/15/2001 11/15/2011 XLNX common 8,000 $ 37.57 D  
2002 Feb 15 03/15/2002 02/15/2012 XLNX common 400 $ 38.89 D  
2002 April 01 05/01/2002 04/01/2012 XLNX common 20,000 $ 42.46 D  
2003 April 01 05/01/2003 04/01/2013 XLNX common 28,000 $ 23.49 D  
2004 April 05 05/05/2004 04/05/2014 XLNX common 28,000 $ 40.11 D  
2005 July 01 08/01/2005(1) 07/01/2015 XLNX common 20,000 $ 25.48 D  
2005 Dec 8 01/08/2006(2) 12/08/2015 XLNX common 25,000 $ 26.02 D  
2006 July 03 08/03/2006(3) 07/03/2016 XLNX common 20,000 $ 22.8 D  
2006 Aug 8 09/08/2006(4) 08/08/2016 XLNX common 25,000 $ 19.79 D  
2007 Jul 02 07/02/2008(5) 07/02/2014 XLNX common 6,438 $ 0 D  
2007 July 02 07/02/2008(6) 07/02/2014 XLNX common 2,188 $ 0 D  
2007 July 02 08/02/2007(7) 07/02/2014 XLNX common 26,250 $ 26.97 D  
2008 May 12 06/12/2008(8) 05/12/2015 XLNX common 60,000 $ 26.34 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Tong Vincent
2100 LOGIC DRIVE, BLDG 5
SAN JOSE, CA 95124
      SVP Worldwide Quality  

Signatures

Vincent Tong 05/13/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Subject to the continued employment of the reporting person through the applicable vesting date, this option is exercisable in 48 substantially equal installments beginning on the grant date. Total vesting period is over four years.
(2) Subject to the continued employment of the reporting person through the applicable vesting date, this option is exercisable in 48 substantially equal installments beginning on the grant date. Total vesting period is over four years.
(3) Subject to the continued employment of the reporting person through the applicable vesting date, this option is exercisable in 48 substantially equal installments beginning on the grant date. Total vesting period is over four years.
(4) Subject to the continued employment of the reporting person through the applicable vesting date, this option is exercisable in 48 substantially equal installments beginning on the grant date. Total vesting period is over four years.
(5) Subject to the continued employment of the reporting person through the applicable vesting date, the restricted stock units may vest in equal installments and be settled on each of the first 4 anniversaries of the date of grant
(6) Subject to the continued employment of the reporting person through the applicable vesting date, the restricted stock units may vest in equal installments and be settled on each of the first 4 anniversaries of the date of grant
(7) Subject to the continued employment of the reporting person through the applicable vesting date, this option is exercisable in 48 substantially equal installments beginning on the grant date. Total vesting period is over four years.
(8) Subject to the continued employment of the reporting person through the applicable vesting date, this option is exercisable in 48 substantially equal installments beginning on the grant date. Total vesting period is over four years.

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