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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   GLASER STEVEN L 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/09/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol XILINX INC [XLNX] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2100 LOGIC DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. Vice President 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 STOCK 2,207 D Â

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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
NQSO (Right to Buy)	02/10/2012(1)	02/10/2018	XLNX COMMON STOCK	45,000	$ 33.42	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit (2)	02/10/2012(3)	02/10/2015	XLNX COMMON STOCK	3,750	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit (2)	01/10/2013(3)	01/10/2016	XLNX COMMON STOCK	2,000	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GLASER STEVEN L 2100 LOGIC DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA 95124	Â	Â	  Sr. Vice President	Â

Signatures

Steven L. Glaser		05/18/2012
**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 25% exercisable after 1 year from the date of grant with 36 substantially equal monthly installments following the 1 year vesting anniversary. Total vesting period is over four years.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of XLNX common stock.
(3)	Subject to the continued employment of the reporting person through the applicable vesting date, the restricted stock units will vest in equal installments and be settled on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant through the expiration date indicated. Date Exercisable refers to the initial grant vesting date.

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